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

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

Culture and Ecological Transition Forum for a Sustainable Mediterranean
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

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

Building a contemporary matrix for Mediterranean cities
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,

Repair Festival 2024 in Marseille: choose repair, reuse, and upcycling!
The first edition of the REPper Festival is taking place in Marseille on 18 and 19 October 2024, in celebration of the International & French

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

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

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

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

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

AVITEM becomes a member of the Friends of the Mediterranean Macro-Region CPMR, declaration of 24 April 2023 in Brussels
AVITEM becomes a member of the Friends of the Mediterranean Macro-Region. The declaration was signed by the President of AVITEM, Mrs. Agnès RAMPAL on April