FEAST Project – Three preparatory days in the territory of Tirana

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 …

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

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 …

WORKSHOP – Climate change risk management in coastal cities

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

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

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 …

Territoires innovants : visite d’étude de la Municipalité de Bourj Hammoud en région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Une semaine de visites des projets innovants d’aménagement urbain et des acteurs clés du territoire PACA, dans le cadre d’un projet de coopération décentralisée pour le renouvellement urbain de Bourj Hammoud. Nous avons été particulièrement honorés de la visite de Mardig Boghossian, Maire de Bourj Hammoud au Liban, Georges Krikorian, adjoint au Maire, Christiane Sfeir, …

Carnets Métropolitains : regards sur les métropoles méditerranéennes

Le regard singulier de professionnels du développement urbain sur les évolutions des métropoles des trois rives de la Méditerranée. A l’origine des Carnets Métropolitains, ce sont 10 années de connaissances produites lors des Séminaires Métropolitains animés par l’AVITEM, en collaboration avec l’Agence Française de Développement. Depuis 2014, ces séminaires sont un temps de formation et …

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 …