The project provides technical assistance to support the transition of Southern Neighbourhood countries towards sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient development.

The project works at national level to assist governments on climate change governance and mainstreaming as well as awareness raising, engaging different stakeholders.

The project also works at local level supporting local authorities in the development and implementation of local climate action, and notably on the development of Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAPs) thereby also promoting these local authorities’ participation in the Global Covenant of Mayors initiative. And indeed, the project supports the Mediterranean branch of the GCoM, known as CoM-MED.

The project also assists countries in the development of pilot projects drawn from these SECAPS, and supports local authorities in their efforts to attract funding for these initiatives, especially from private funds.
Clima MED builds on the previous EU funded regional projects: ClimaSouth (2013-2018) and CES-MED (2013-2018).

The project aims to support the transition of Southern Neighbourhood countries towards sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient development.

• Supporting sustainable climate and energy policies and strategies both at national and local levels;
• Providing technical assistance for the formulation and implementation of local Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plans (SEACAPs) in line with the Global Covenant of Mayors principles;
• Identifying concrete pilot actions to be implemented by national and local authorities;
• Facilitating climate investments and the setup of finance mechanisms at national and local levels to concretely accomplish those actions;