France, being the President of the European Union, and Egypt, are the co-chairs of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean. The two countries will co-preside together with Jordan, the hosting country, the Ministerial Conference o­n Water that will take place o­n the 22nd December 2008, preceded by a Civil Society Day o­n the 21st December 2008.

This ministerial conference will have a double objective: i)  to set the guidelines of a long-term strategy o­n water in the Mediterranean; ii) to announce first concrete projects that are coherent with this strategy. You can read more about the Ministerial Conference here

Updated on 12/18/2008 3:10:32 PM.