MedClimat 2024 Conference
"A Mediterranean in Motion: Feeding and Adapting to Climate Change"
Académie du Climat, 2 Place Baudoyer – Paris 4e
Tuesday, December 17, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Contact: contact.medclimat@gmail.com
The CIHEAM, in partnership with the FARM Foundation and iReMMO Alumni, organized the MedClimat 2024 Conference on the theme: "A Mediterranean in Motion: Feeding and Adapting to Climate Change," taking place on December 17 at the Académie du Climat in Paris.
Why MedClimat 2024?
The Mediterranean, a crossroads of millennia-old agricultural traditions, is facing profound upheavals: rising temperatures, resource scarcity, environmental crises, and geopolitical tensions. These pressures threaten the sustainability of food systems, making transnational cooperation and the search for innovative solutions essential.
This event brought together key players from across the Mediterranean basin—farmers, researchers, policymakers, businesses, and members of civil society—to tackle the major agricultural and climate challenges in the region.
MedClimat 2024 is an opportunity to collectively strengthen the resilience of our food and agricultural systems.
A Rich and Engaged Program
3:00 – Opening Remarks
- Karim Amellal, Ambassador and Interministerial Delegate for the Mediterranean
- Teodoro Miano, Secretary General of CIHEAM
- Catherine Migault, Director General of the FARM Foundation
3:30 – Producing Under Constraints: The Mediterranean Facing Climate Change
- Serge Zaka, Agroclimatologist and President of AgroClimat 2050
4:15 – Producing Sustainably: What Future for Mediterranean Food Systems?
- Paul Reder, Farmer and Winegrower, Cournonterral, Hérault, France
- Lydia Merrouche, Director and Founder of Fossoul, Urban Agriculture Consultant
- Vanessa Riou, Director of Farming Spirit and member of the Conseil National pour la Résilience Alimentaire (CNRA)
Moderator : Précila Rambhunjun, Climate - Resilience Project Manager, FARM Foundation
5:30 – Between Competition and Tensions: What Levers for Cooperation?
- Mouin Hamze, Beans Meta Network (Legume-Based Initiative)
- Bruno Lepoivre, Director of Net-Zero and Social Engagement Program at Pacifica
- Riad Balaghi, Mission Lead at INRA Morocco and Project Director for the AAA Initiative (
(Adaptation of African Agriculture) - Guenaël le Guilloux, general director of Agropol (Development of oilseed sectors in North Africa)
Moderator : Claire Maréchal, CIHEAM Project Manager
7:00 – A Mediterranean That Takes Action
- Yasmine Seghirate, CIHEAM Administrator
- Matthieu Brun, Scientific Director of the FARM Foundation and Associate Researcher at SciencesPo Bordeaux and iReMMO