The Fondation de Monaco Takes Part in an Environmental Round Table for the Centenary of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris

The Monaco Foundation Takes Part in the First Round Table of the “City of the Future” Series

The Fondation de Monaco took part in the first round table of the cycle “The City of the Future”, launched by the Director of the Collège d’Espagne, Mr. Justo ZAMBRANA PINEDA, on the occasion of the centenary of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (CIUP), celebrated this year.

This first meeting, focused on ecology, was held on June 5, World Environment Day, under the theme: “Towards a model of living together that contributes to the balance of the planet.”
On this occasion, Ms. Martine GARCIA MASCARENHAS, Director of the Fondation de Monaco, reaffirmed the Principality’s strong commitment to fighting climate change and its target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 — a goal highlighted as 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. She also emphasized the key role of the building sector in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recalled the creation, in 2016, of the Mission for Energy Transition.

Two representatives of the Prince’s Government — Ms. Pauline CAILLOUET, project manager for the Public Building Maintenance Service, and Mr. Raphaël CAROSSI, building energy specialist at the Mission for Energy Transition — participated in the round table led by Ms. Stéphanie DEMBACK-DIJOUX, Director, trainer-consultant in organizational transformation, and Deputy Mayor of the 19th arrondissement of Paris. They presented some of Monaco’s innovative solutions, such as the “Sustainable Mediterranean Buildings of Monaco” (BD2M) initiative, the integration of photovoltaic panels in protected architectural settings such as the Lycée Albert I, centralized building management systems in collective living spaces like schools, and the educational energy-saving competition “MonaCUBE.”

In front of an audience mainly composed of CIUP residents, three major themes were discussed:

• “Renovating without Betrayal: Preserving Heritage Through the Transition” – a timely subject for the Fondation de Monaco, which is completing its three-year renovation and energy retrofit program this September as part of the Cité’s Recovery Plan.

• “The Park: Biodiversity, Landscapes, and Climate” – the CIUP spans 34 hectares of environmentally responsible land, rich in landscape heritage and biodiversity.

• “Practices: Behaviours, Governance, and Engagement” – a key issue for the 12,000 international students and researchers welcomed annually by the campus and its 47 residential houses.

The conclusions of this round table will be included in the “Centenary Declaration” of the Cité, which will close the official program in December.