Statements of the Foundation

Considering that:

• Science is an universal language, common to all, irrespective of their political, philosophical or religious beliefs,
   
• The development of Science now mandates worldwide collaborations in order to cope with changes which have themselves become worldwide and also with an even more costly mobilization of resources,
   
• Progress in scientific knowledge cannot be borne only by developed countries,
   
• Partnerships should be set-up in order to educate elites that will allow, in time, less advanced countries to contribute in furthering scientific knowledge.

The Foundation sets itself the following goals:

• To encourage a dialogue between scientists coming from North, East and South shores of the Mediterranean,
   
• To build a network from within the Civil Society dedicated to realizing concrete projects contributing to a sustainable development,
   
• To contribute to the reduction of the disparities and the imbalance between nations,
   
• To organize for that purpose multidisciplinary conferences following the models of the “Sharing Knowledge across the Mediterranean” meetings, initiated since 2004 by Robert Klapisch within the framework of AFAS, in order to tackle:
   
  • the satisfaction of basis needs (water, energy, food),
  • access to the digital civilization 
  • access to fundamental science,
  • the prevention of catastrophes whether natural or man-made,
  • and other timely topics.