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FEAST Project – Three preparatory days in the territory of Tirana

by avitemadminNon classifié(e) 28 January 20257 February 2025Comments are Disabled

A key milestone for the FEAST project (Food sovereignty, Ecotourism, Agroecology and Sustainable Territories), which is helping to co-build more sustainable rural territories. Led by a partnership between France and Albania, with the support of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the project connects four Mediterranean territories: Tirana, Marseille, Arghjusta è Muricciu (South …

Urban heat: a priority issue and a health challenge in the Mediterranean

by avitemadminClimate, Nature in the city, Health 7 January 202510 January 2025Comments are Disabled

Heat is becoming a priority and a health issue in Mediterranean cities. By 2050, it is estimated that heatwaves will have doubled, while by 2100, the rise in temperature in France could reach +4°C. This is known as ‘survival’ urban planning. Urban heat, a complex, cross-disciplinary issue The issue of urban heat lies at the …

INTERVIEW with Mardig Boghossian, Mayor of Bourj Hammoud (Lebanon)

by avitemadminGouvernance, Non classifié(e) 21 November 20249 January 2025Comments are Disabled

During a brief visit to Marseille, at the premises of Avitem, Mardig Boghossian, Mayor of Bourj Hammoud, accompanied by Georges Krikorian, Deputy Mayor, recently shared his vision for the “Bourj Hammoud 2021-2031” project amidst a growing crisis. The interview is available in French. Mardig Boghossian, maire de Bourj Hammoud (au centre), Georges Krikorian, adjoint au …

Culture and Ecological Transition Forum for a Sustainable Mediterranean

by avitemadminNon classifié(e) 7 November 20249 May 2025Comments are Disabled

On 28 and 29 November 2024, the City of Nice is hosting the first open forum of the decentralized cooperation project “Territoires Cultivés,” coordinated by AVITEM. An event held under the banner of the Mediterranean Day, highlighting the cultural and environmental challenges faced by Mediterranean countries. Two days that will bring together key stakeholders from …

CIRCULAR ECONOMY: the Tripluch tool in service of composting for businesses

by avitemadminNon classifié(e) 29 October 20249 January 2025Comments are Disabled

As part of the European alpine cooperation project CEFoodCycle, which aims to optimise organic waste in the food sector, a Circular Food Award was given to one exemplary practice in each of the five partner countries (France, Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany). Through the testimony of Maud Tribaudeau, discover the services of Tripluch, a tool that makes …

Building a contemporary matrix for Mediterranean cities

by avitemadminEvents Partnerships 15 October 202414 October 2024Comments are Disabled

What is the common DNA of Mediterranean Cities? Take part in the debate to rethink the matrix of contemporary Mediterranean cities. On October 15, 2024, a Round Table open to the general public, to experts and civil society is held as part of the Alexandria Metropolitan Seminar led by AVITEM. This Round Table is organized …

Repair Festival 2024 in Marseille: choose repair, reuse, and upcycling!

by avitemadminCircular economy, Events Partnerships 14 October 202422 October 2024Comments are Disabled

The first edition of the REPper Festival is taking place in Marseille on 18 and 19 October 2024, in celebration of the International & French Repair Days! Come and learn how to change your consumption habits by choosing repair, reuse, and upcycling of your everyday items. Become an active participant in the circular and sustainable …

WORKSHOP – Climate change risk management in coastal cities

by avitemadminClimate, Climate, Events Partnerships, Events Partnerships, Non classifié(e), Territorial resilience, Territorial resilience 14 October 202416 October 2024Comments are Disabled

Join us in making a unified statement at the UN Ocean Summit UNOC 2025, positioning the Mediterranean as a pioneering region of resilience in the face of climate change risks. The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) will be held in Nice in June 2025, under the co-presided of France and Costa Rica. At …

Event : Alexandria Metropolitan Seminar

by avitemadminNon classifié(e) 14 October 202414 October 2024Comments are Disabled

Kick off of the Alexandria Metropolitan Seminar in the presence of Heba el Rafey, Head of the Public Relations and Media sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina – مكتبة الإسكندرية , François-Xavier Léger, Director General of AVITEM, Lina Blin, Consul General of France in Alexandria, Vincent Languille, Mayor of Le Tholonet and Deputy Counsellor for the …

APPOINTMENT: AVITEM welcomes François-Xavier LEGER as Director General

by avitemadminGouvernance, Non classifié(e) 1 October 20241 October 2024Comments are Disabled

On October 1st, 2024, François-Xavier LEGER joins AVITEM as Director General. As a diplomat with a 32-year career, he previously held the position of French Ambassador to Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Tuvalu and Kiribati (2021-2024), in the context of France’s re-engagement in the Pacific, with a specific focus on issues of climate change, economic development, human …