Marseille awarded the European label “100 carbon neutral cities by 2030

The City of Marseille is proud to have been chosen to participate in the European program “One hundred carbon neutral cities by 2030”. .It was selected among the 377 municipalities that applied, announced this Thursday, April 28, the European Commission.“This is a great victory for Marseille. We went straight to Brussels to get this victory, said Mayor Benoît Payan. It …

Membership of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region to AVITEM – 14 Dec 2021

Membership of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region in AVITEM Welcome to the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, a new member of AVITEM, alongside the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Southern Region, the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, the City of Marseille, and the Collectivity of Corsica. Together, we build innovative strategies and projects for urban development, ecosystem sustainability and …

Interview with Philippe Meunier, Ambassador, Director General of AVITEM – URBANISM REVIEW – AUGUST 2021

Interview with Philippe Meunier, Ambassador, Director General of the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (Avitem).   What is your perception of the evolution of the Mediterranean basin where conflict situations seem to prevail over cooperation dynamics? Philippe Meunier/ In its long history, the Mediterranean has rarely experienced very peaceful periods. Unfortunately, the first …

AVITEM’s webinar dedicated to waste innovation in the Mediterranean was held on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

AVITEM’s webinar dedicated to waste innovation in the Mediterranean was held on Thursday, June 3, 2021.   For the occasion, the AVITEM partners met in order to explore the many ways in which traditional knowledge can be reconciled with the use of innovative solutions, which are numerous in the Mediterranean region. As a reminder, here …

Philippe Meunier, new Director General of the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (AViTeM) article March 2021

Philippe Meunier has just been appointed by the Board of the GIP AViTeM as Director General of the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories. He succeeds Ambassador Bernard Valero, whose term expires on February 28, 2021. French Ambassador to Croatia from 2016 to 2019, Philippe Meunier has devoted most of his diplomatic career to …