Agenda

Grammenos Mastrojeni, Senior Deputy SG of the UfM and Prof. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Principal Scientist at EFIMED and member of Medecc will brief the media on the state of climate and environmental change in the region.

Building on Catalonia’s Climate Fund as a decentralized model of climate finance, the session will highlight complementary approaches that enhance financial autonomy, improve access to global climate finance, and ensure investments

Join us for a week-long interactive experience designed to transport visitors into the heart of the Mediterranean landscape. Participants will explore iconic tree species through 360° Virtual Reality, complemented by sensory elements.

Join us for a week-long interactive experience designed to transport visitors into the heart of the Mediterranean landscape. Participants will explore iconic tree species through 360° Virtual Reality, complemented by sensory elements.

This side event explores how South-South Cooperation can drive net-zero, climate-resilient solutions through shared technologies, capacities, and cultural knowledge—highlighting regional innovations, co-investment models, and policy pathways

To meet global climate goals, emissions from the transport sector must decline rapidly—particularly in urban areas. Building on integrated sustainable urban mobility planning and robust governance, rail, public transport, and active mobility are essential to achieving this transformation. Through their solutions, these sectors must play a central role in the next generation of Nationally Determined Contributions

The Entangled Destiny initiative – supported by the National Geographic Society and the European Forest Institute Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED) – will take part in COP30 in Belém, Brazil, bringing Mediterranean perspectives on biocultural heritage, climate resilience, and traditional ecological knowledge to the global stage. As part of the Italian Pavilion programme at AquaPraça, Entangled Destiny will host the side event “Entangled Destiny: Trees and Humans of the Mediterranean”, inviting participants to reflect on the deep-rooted relationships between Mediterranean communities and three iconic tree species: the olive, carob, and stone pine. Through an interactive experience followed by a panel discussion, the session will explore how cultural heritage and traditional knowledge can inspire nature-based climate solutions, sustainable land management, and community resilience. From the millenary carob trees of Sicily to the ancient olive groves of Umbria and the stone pines of the Tyrrhenian coast, these emblematic species symbolise the intertwined history of people, land, and culture. Entangled Destiny demonstrates how traditional knowledge and Mediterranean heritage can inspire resilient, nature-based climate solutions that bridge ecological, cultural, and community priorities.