Here the agenda and all information about “Rethinking the Futures of Mediterranean Land and Water” meeting on November 11, 2025 at the Academy of Athens! Registering with the form will also allow access to the Zoom link for those unable to be in Athens.
🕘 Agenda
Morning Plenary Session – Open to All Participants
09:00 – Welcome and Opening Remarks
Christos S. Zerefos and Stavros Solomos – Academy of Athens, Greece
09:10 – Session 1 – The Future of Land and Water in the Mediterranean
Chair: Pier Paolo Roggero – University of Sassari, Desertification Research Centre (NRD), Italy
09:20 – The Future of Research and Innovation to Address the Challenges of Land and Water in the Mediterranean Region
Rachid Serraj – Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
09:40 – FAO Priorities for Land and Water in the Mediterranean and NENA Countries
Walid Saleh – FAO Regional Officer for Near East and North Africa Feras Ziadat – FAO Land and Water Officer
10:00 – For the Planet and for the People’s Wellbeing: Global Perspectives on Land Protection and Restoration
Barron Orr – Chief Scientist for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Anna Luise – Italy UNCCD Scientific and Technical Correspondent, Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
10:30 – Break
Session 2 – Youth Perspectives and Aspirations for Mediterranean Land and Water Futures
NextGen4MED – Daniele Secci & Chiara Ceseracciu
11:00 – The PRIMA Programme: Future Directions and Key Priorities
Antonella Autino – PRIMA Programme
11:20 – Intergenerational Panel: Lessons Learned from PRIMA-funded Projects and the Role of Next Generations
PRIMA Ambassadors from SALAM-MED, OurMED, NATMed, AG-WAMED, and SUREPASTOR Projects
(with junior and senior representatives, facilitated by NextGen4MED)
🍽️ Lunch & Poster Session
13:30 – Poster Exhibition (go to poster vademecum)
Achievements of PRIMA-funded projects (SALAM-MED, OurMED, NATMed, AG-WAMED, SUREPASTOR, OliveAlarm …)
Highlighting scientific results alongside social and political outcomes, with particular attention to youth and women’s engagement.
Afternoon – Interactive Session 3
15:00 – Interactive Drafting Session: Future Priorities for Research and Implementation (part I)
Facilitated by NextGen4MED – Daniele Secci & Chiara Ceseracciu
Process design: Kevin Collins, Open University
16:30 – break
16:45 – Interactive Drafting Session: Future Priorities for Research and Implementation (part II: a Joint Declaration summarizing key insights and recommendations for advancing Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on land and water sustainability)
Conclusions
16:30 – Conclusions and Forward-Looking Perspectives
Daniele Secci & Chiara Ceseracciu- NextGen4Med; Antonella Autino – PRIMA; Walid Saleh – FAO; Barron Orr – UNCCD; Rachid Serraj; Mohamed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
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