THE « FORUM MONDIAL DE LA MER – BIZERTE »

Since its creation in 2018 under the presidency of Pascal Lamy, the Forum Mondial de la Mer-Bizerte has established itself as one of the leading international events on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, dedicated to maritime issues.

The Forum has played a pivotal role in Tunisia by promoting the creation of the Secretariat for Maritime Affairs, the Maritime Cluster, and the launch of the Deep Water Port of Enfidha. In 2021, it initiated the formation of a “Coalition of Mediterranean Elected Officials.” Following the 5th edition of the Forum in 2022, the group of international and national experts “OCEAN 2050”, the first forward-thinking maritime policy think tank, drafted the “Bizerte Declaration.” In 2023, the Forum explored the theme “The Ocean and the Mediterranean in the Age of Boiling,” which led to the publication of the Bizerte Synthesis.

The Forum has quickly become a space for diverse voices—those of Mediterranean coastal nations and of the African continent, with Bizerte being its northernmost point. In 2021, the presence of Prince Albert II of Monaco and numerous global leaders underscored the growing importance of what we are building together on a regional scale.

 La Saison Bleue, in collaboration with SHARE4MED, is pleased to invite you to the 9th edition of the Forum Mondial de la Mer-Bizerte, which will take place on September 24 and 25, 2026, in Bizerte, Tunisia.

 Under the theme “Acting for a Mediterranean Free of Plastic”  this edition aims to mobilize all stakeholders across the Mediterranean basin around a concrete and collective response to one of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time.

             The Bizerte Forum aims to be a space for building such a collaboration and submitting a realistic "deplasticization" agenda for the Mediterranean basin. While it may not be legally binding initially, the agreement aims to demonstrate that States, elected officials, entrepreneurs, and civil society representatives can work together on the scale of a historic maritime basin. In the name of protecting life itself, they can serve as a laboratory for an ocean freed from a deadly poison.

📅 Join us in Bizerte on September 24, 25 2026 to write the next chapter of this ever-evolving maritime odyssey.

Produced by: La Saison Bleue

Pascal Lamy, President

Rym BENZINA, Director

Mehdi BEN HAJ, General Commissioner of the Forum Mondial de la Mer - Bizerte

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