29-30 September 2025, Ankara (Türkiye) – The UfM Ministerial Declaration on Water (Malta, 27th April 2017), called for “a Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda to enhance regional cooperation towards sustainable and integrated water management in the UfM region” and mandated the UfM Regional Platform on Water (previously known as the Water Expert Group, WEG), under the guidance of the UfM Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM), and in consultation with regional institutions, donors and non-governmental actors of the UfM region, to “elaborate and implement the UfM Water Agenda”.