Posted on July 04, 2025
On June 30, July 1, and 2, 2025, in Cairo, the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), the Egyptian Agricultural Research Center (ARC), and CIHEAM Montpellier organised a regional conference dedicated to the governance of the "Water-Environment-Food-Energy" Nexus in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Based on the sharing of results from several projects carried by the three co-organizers (SUPMED, NATAE, STE CATHERINE, etc.), the 80 participants of the conference were asked to reflect on the third day on how to set up an interface dedicated to the “science, society, policy” dialogue to better inform public policies in favour of more sustainable and resilient agriculture in the Mediterranean and the Middle East. A roadmap was developed to guide the work of CIHEAM Montpellier, particularly within the framework of the DIONYSUS project, in the coming months.
To find out more: https://www.supmed-project.com/


From left to right: Dr Adel Abdel Azzim Abu Al Yazid Al Akhdar, President of the Agricultural Research Center, Egyptian delegate to the CIHEAM. Dr Amjad Badr, Syrian Minister of Agriculture. Pr Ibrahim Al Dukheri, Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development. Thierry Dupeuble, Director of the CIHEAM Montpellier

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