Activity Report – GIP AVITEM 2025 In 2025, AVITEM strengthened its role as a platform for innovation and cooperation in Mediterranean territories, focusing on three key areas: territorial resilience, ecological transition of economies, and health-nature-territories. In the face of climate urgency, the Mediterranean, a shared space, requires collective, responsible, and solidarity-based action. Through …
An event to understand and take action against inequalities exacerbated by global warming. Thursday, June 4, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Auditorium of the Musée d’Histoire de Marseille (Port Antique, rue Barbusse, 13001 Marseille) Free admission (subject to availability) Marseille is warming twice as fast as the global average (+1.8°C since the 1960s). …
Culture as a lever for ecological and territorial transition 4 guides to rethink the Mediterranean through culture The four booklets, born from the exchanges and reflections throughout the project, showcase the richness of the collaborations that emerged from this collective adventure. They offer keys to action and rethinking culture’s role in the Mediterranean. Download the …
From April 26 to May 6, 2026, students from the École nationale supérieure du paysage (ENSP), Paoli Tech Engineering School | Università di Corsica, and the Agricultural University of Tirana gathered in Tirana as part of the FEAST project (Food Sovereignty, Ecotourism, Agroecology, and Sustainable Territory). This inter-university workshop aimed to analyze the challenges of …
Europe is facing unprecedented water challenges: flooding, droughts, groundwater salinization, and rising sea levels. These climate-exacerbated phenomena threaten coastal and inland territories, as well as the populations and ecosystems that depend on them. The WaterAdapt project (Interreg Europe) brings together seven regional and local authorities (Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Albania) to improve …
Discover the program of the Tirana Metropolitan Seminar from June 1 to 5, 2026. An immersive 5-day urban seminar to understand, get inspired, and… get a head start on Tirana before everyone else! Explore a Mediterranean metropolis undergoing rapid transformation. European, Balkan, and Mediterranean, Tirana-Durrës has been experiencing accelerated transformation for about fifteen years, combining …
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Water Management: A Shared Challenge Beyond Borders Facing the growing scarcity of water resources—a direct consequence of climate change—how can we adapt our management models to ensure the resilience of territories? In both the Mediterranean and the Alps, France and Italy share common challenges but also solutions that can inspire broader action. Funded by Interreg …
From 2 to 6 February 2025, the Avitem team carried out a mission to Tirana as part of the project F.E.A.S.T. and the project WATERADAPT.The objective was to meet with local stakeholders, visit farms and analyse the agricultural, water and urban challenges facing the metropolis. The mission highlighted the importance of combining local expertise and …
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Marie Baduel, AVITEM’s Director of Strategy, has been honored by Traits Urbains among the “100 people shaping the city” in the 2026 rankings of the most committed personalities in favor of urban and territorial transformation. We would like to thank Traits Urbains for including AVITEM in a network of committed players and for relaying a …
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In the face of increasingly intense heatwaves, adapting cities has become a major challenge for Mediterranean territories. On October 16, 2025, in Avignon, the COP du Vaucluse – the second territorial meeting of Ecological Planning – brought together elected officials, technical staff, and local stakeholders around this priority issue. The event was co-organized by the …