Environmental and resource economists working on the Mediterranean have taken a step forward in shaping up MEDAERE, the Mediterranean Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. The strong regional cooperation of EAERE economists inspired MEDAERE, which was presented at the 2024 EAERE General Assembly of Members in Leuven and promoted during two recent high-level events. At the AERNA XI Conference Roundtable “Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Challenges for the Long-term Stability of the Med Area” chaired by Simone Borghesi, EAERE President, Haithem Bahri (INRGREF, Tunisia), Begüm Özkaynak (Bogazici University, Turkey) and Amandine Pastor (INRAE, France) exchanged views from the Northern, Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. The discussion progressed in Siena at the plenary session of the 5^th Siena Conference on The Europe of the Future. Romano Prodi, former President of the EU Commission and former Prime Minister of Italy, Carmen Arguedas, Raja Chakir and Valeria Costantini, representatives of AERNA, FAERE, IAERE, respectively, Angelo Riccaboni (President of PRIMA) and Marcello Scalisi (Director of UNIMED), chaired by Simone Borghesi, defined the path for an impactful and credible Mediterranean cooperation hinging on international research projects and student exchanges.