RIM Conference: The City and Water in the Mediterranean

TOPICS ADDRESSED
Conference on the relationship between water and the city in the face of climate change and metropolitan expansion. Water, essential yet under pressure, has become a major societal issue for urban planning. This conference explores history, current metropolitan dynamics, and future challenges in building sustainable and resilient cities, with lectures and a roundtable discussion aimed at proposing suitable solutions.

ORGANIZED IN THREE SESSIONS:

History and Legacies:

• The symbolism of water.
• Heritage values.
• Social integration within urban and economic frameworks.

Present and Metropolitan Expansion:

• Relations between the metropolis and water as a resource.
• New management approaches in response to natural and social realities.
• And Tomorrow?
• Urban living in Mediterranean metropolises.
• Transition toward solutions adapted to water-related challenges: use and sharing.

Prospective Roundtable:
Building a contemporary framework for Mediterranean cities / in partnership with AVITEM (Agency for Mediterranean Cities and Territories).

This conference is organized by the Fédération des Rencontres Interacadémiques Méditerranéennes (RIM) under the auspices of the Académie des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Marseille.

The RIM Federation (law of 1901), created in June 2024 by its founding members (the academies of Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Nîmes, and Marseille), aims to bring together academies and learned societies from both the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean in order to:

• Strengthen the development of intercultural, scientific, and artistic exchanges among Mediterranean countries;
• Organize scientific and cultural events aligned with the federation’s objectives and open to a wide audience;
• Represent its members to public authorities and to organizations and companies interested in its activities.

The federation relies on a scientific committee responsible for the conference “The City and Water in the Mediterranean: Centuries-Old Challenges Becoming Critical”, which includes members of the four founding academies, as well as those of Tunisia, Var, and Montpellier.

For any further information, please contact :
Sentis.ml@gmail.com et site web : https://www.academie-sla-marseille.fr/

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