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Aix-Marseille Université Institute for Research and Education ITEM - Institut Méditerranéen pour la Transition EnvironnementaleTopics: Decision-Making Support, Mediterranean Basin, Biodiversity and Ecology, Climate Change, Geosciences, Territorial Governance, Oceanography, Societal Resilience, Natural ResourcesDisciplinary Fields: Environmental Sciences, Environmental Law, Public Management, Green Engineering, Ecology, Marine Science, Geoscience, Geography, History, Sociology, Social PsychologySummary: The Mediterranean Institute for the Environmental Transition (ITEM) is taking up the challenge of adapting our society to the environmental changes. Understanding  environmental change and its global impact is a major challenge for the 21st century in order to move towards sustainable livelihoods. The Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Transition contributes to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Through its Mediterranean roots, the institute proposes to develop interdisciplinary systemic research to understand the effects of global change on society and natural resources. ITEM is dedicated to the development of innovative solutions to better manage and anticipate natural and industrial risks, support the transformation of cities and develop original approaches to address complex socio-environmental issues.Institut Interlocutors: – Director: Jérôme Rose (CEREGE, UMR 7330)– Deputy Director for Education: Franck Torre (IMBE, UMR 7263)– Deputy Director for Research: Patricia Bonin (MIO, UMR 7294)Research Units:BIAM - Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies d'Aix- MarseilleCEREGE - Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement CERGAM - Centre d’Études et de Recherche en Gestion d'Aix-Marseille CHERPA - Croyance, Histoire, Espace, Régulation Politique et Administration CINaM - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de MarseilleDICE - Droit International Comparé et EuropéenESPACE - Laboratoire Étude des Structures, des Processus d’Adaptation et des Changements de l’Espace IMBE -  Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d’Écologie Marine et Continentale LAMES - Laboratoire Méditerranéen de SociologieLCE - Laboratoire de Chimie de l'Environnement LIEU -  Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Environnement Urbanisme LPED - Laboratoire Population Environnement Développement MIO - Institut Méditerranéen d'OcéanologieRECOVER - Risques, Écosystèmes, Vulnérabilité, Environnement, RésilienceTELEMMe - Temps , Espaces, Langages, Europe Méridionale, Méditerranée  Faculties:ALLSH Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Aix-en-Provence FDSP - Faculty of Law and Political ScienceSMPM - Faculty of Medical and Paramedical SciencesFDS - Faculty of SciencesIMPGT - Institute of Public Management and Territorial GovernanceMMSH - Mediterranean Social Science CentrePythéas Institute - Observatory for Space, Earth and Environmental SciencesDoctoral schools:Economic and Management Sciences of Aix-Marseille (ED 372)Environmental Sciences (ED 251)Legal and Political Sciences (ED 67)Spaces Cultures Societies (ED 355)News from ITEM Institut &#62;&#62;For more information: ITEM on Aix-Marseille University websitePhotography Credits: Photo by David Boca on Unsplash