What kind of environmental transition for the mediterranean region?
October 14th, 15th and 16th, 2019
Amphi A Gastaut, Palais du Pharo, Marseille, France
Given the impacts of global changes, the Earth system is reaching its limits on use of natural resources and biosphere integrity. The Paris Agreement for climate signed in 2015 targets the fight against climate change as a non-negotiable condition for sustainable development of our societies. The IPCC special report on a 1.5°C warming concludes that, although it is not too late to act, a 1.5 °C maximum warming requires a drastic society model change, taking into account not only economic, but also environmental and human development. Such a transition thus relies on new paradigms and practices changes.
The research consortium Labex OT-Med coordinates and funds research projects on global change and natural hazards in the Mediterranean region and semi-arid Sahel regions since 2012. It plans to evolve into a Mediterranean Environmental Transition Institute (ITEM) in 2020. This October 2019 international conference is designed to share its research results and what is at stake with international collaborators.
Monday 14
| Start | Title | Speakers |
| 9:00 | Welcome message and introduction : Framework of the environmental transition for the Mediterranean region | Yvon BERLAND, Joël GUIOT |
| 9:30 | Session 1 : Biodiversity, ecosystem services, adaptation | Guillermo GEA-IZQUIERDO, Rutger DE WIT, Luis-Miguel CHEVIN, Abdelhamid KHALDI, Bruno FADY et al., Nathalie BOUTIN |
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Session 2 : Water resources, risks and adaptation | Khatim KHERRAZ, Julio GONCALVES, Piero LIONELLO, Yves TRAMBLAY, Valenti RODELLAS, Virginie BALDY, François CARLOTTI |
| 19:00 | Conference diner, Salon Eugénie in Palais du Pharo |
Wednesday 16
| Start | Activity - (in French, upon invitation only) |
| 9:00 | Ateliers de réflexion participatifs, coordonnés par des animateurs professionnels : élaborer un scénario de collaboration science/société adapté à un besoin territorial |
| 11:00 | Séance plénière – Restitution des ateliers : Les blocages, les manques et les besoins identifiés dans le processus de collaboration science-société |
| 12:30 | Déjeuner |
Thuesday 15
| Start | Title | Speakers |
| 9:00 | Session 3 : Natural hazards, associated risks and adaptation | Matteo VACCHI, Laura PERUZZA, Fantina TEDI, Goneri LE GOZANNET, Freddy VINET |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Session 4 : Perspectives | Joël GUIOT, Jeroen VAN DEN BERGH, Jean-Paul MOATTI |
| 16:30 | Round Table : How to deal with environmental transition and sustainable development in scientific strategies? | Peter DE MENOCAL, Patrizia ZIVERI, Luc ABBADIE, Jean SCIARE, Jérôme ROSE |
| 19:30 | Free conference for all (in French) : La biodiversité des sols - More info | Lionel RANJARD |
Program
Posters
The Organising Committee invited all researchers from all Labex members to share their scientific results relevant to OT-Med’s research priorities through this call for posters. Researchers who received Labex OT-Med funding since 2012 were particularly encouraged to participate.
