Events and News

The National Platform on Adaptation to Climate Change has been published

The Italian platform on adaptation to climate change, promoted by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and implemented by ISPRA, aims to favor the exchange of information between the central administration, local authorities and all stakeholders, starting from citizens, with respect to the theme of adaptation to climate change, thus representing the main information tool in Italy on this issue.

Second meeting of the seventh Global Environment Outlook

The second meeting of the seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is underway in Nairobi which in 3 years will have to produce a report on the state and prospects of the global environment. Four themes will be worked on for the report that will see the light in 2025: loss of biodiversity, climate change, pollution, land degradation.

Living Planet Report 2022

Thursday 13 October will host the launch event of the Living Planet Report 2022, the WWF's global report on the health of the planet. The Report provides a clear picture of the health status of vertebrate species populations around the world, which can be used to measure the overall health of the ecosystem. Nature has been showing this for years: we live in the full "Anthropocene", the era in which unsustainable human activities are pushing the natural systems that sustain life on Earth, including ours, to the limit. The 2022 edition focuses on the close relationship between nature loss and the climate crisis, identifying the system changes necessary for a nature-positive future.

XXXI Review of the Sea

Safeguarding of biological resources and blue economy
The priority objective of the XXXI Review of the Sea is to address issues related to: sea, fishing, aquaculture, ecosystem services, offshore marine renewable energy, blue economy, maritime spatial planning, climate change, saline intrusion, tourism and ports, sustainable development of marine-coastal areas, integrated maritime policy, biodiversity, European green deal.

Climate change mitigation: the contribution of agriculture and forests

Agriculture, including animal husbandry, is often indicated as an important source of greenhouse gas emissions, even if the data made available by international (IPCC, FAO) and national (ISPRA) organizations indicate a less significant contribution than that of other human activities. However, it remains a priority to act in compliance with EU and national policies to mitigate the contribution of the primary sector (agricultural production, land use and land use change) to the greenhouse effect and climate change.

Renewable sources against the crisis and for the ecological transition

On 5 October will be held as part of the Sustainable Development Festival, the conference "Renewable sources against the crisis and for the ecological transition" 

PAESC: how to plan, finance and implement actions

In the context of the transition from the 2020 mitigation objectives to the 2030 mitigation and adaptation objectives, the European secretariat of the Covenant of Mayors has planned a series of actions aimed at Italian signatories throughout 2022/23.

Report on climate impacts in the Mediterranean area

From 5 to 8 October, Earth Technology Expo will host the Euro-Mediterranean Conference which will involve scientists, experts, political decision-makers, national and international associations and organizations, and all the civil protection structures of the countries bordering the Mare Nostrum.

The event will focus on the presentation of the First Scientific Report on short and long-term climate impacts in the Mediterranean area

European Researchers' Night 2022

Also this year ISPRA will participate in the European Night of Researchers together with 10 other public research bodies and universities.
The initiative, which will be held throughout Europe on Friday 30 September, is an opportunity to bring citizens closer to the world of scientific research and to discover the activities and results of public research on the most topical issues.

With talks, shows, games, experiments, our researchers will talk to us about circular economy, climate change, biodiversity, soil and sea protection and much more ....

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G20 Environment and Climate Ministers meeting in Indonesia

As part of the activities of the G20 in 2022, chaired by Indonesia, on 31 August 2022 the meeting of the Ministers of the Environment and Climate (Joint Environment and Climate Minister's Meeting ( JECMM) 2022), preceded on 29 and 30 August by the meeting of the two G20 working groups on environmental issues (Environment Deputies Meeting) and on climate sustainability (Climate Sustainability Working Group), which will work in parallel in the 3rd EDM-CSWG.

Tech4You Kick-off Meeting

Thanks to the support of the Calabria and Basilicata Regions, Tech4You will be a socio-economic development opportunity capable of creating new jobs and strengthening the resilience of the communities involved.

The climate in Italy in 2021: anomalous heat in February

Exceptional temperature of 48.8 ° C in Syracuse at the end of August. Annual rainfall -7%, but new regional records for exceptional rainfall

The 2021 was, on average, a less hot year than the previous ones; rainfall throughout the country was overall lower than the climatological average (-7%); all months recorded lower than normal rainfall with the exception of January, July and November.
Several heat waves hit Italy in the summer months: the most intense occurred in the second week of August, when 48.8 ° C were recorded in Syracuse, a European record if confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization (OMM - again under verification).

National climate conference 2022

Energy and climate crisis: the new roadmap for Italy
The current crisis comes is the results of a model - energetic and not only - unsustainable. To address the causes in a definitive and structural way, we need to get out of a fossil economy as soon as possible and accelerate on the path of energy transition. With the third edition of the National Climate Conference, Italy for Climate will present a new roadmap to achieve an unprecedented acceleration of the ecological transition in Italy as well.

The climate crisis

On 13 July ISPRA is organizing an in-depth day dedicated to climate change.
Authoritative experts from national and international organizations will be interviewed who will answer questions on the main causes of the global climate crisis. Thanks to their skills, the scenarios that lie ahead will be outlined.
In the three parallel sessions that will follow, ISPRA will present the update of the indicators to describe the state and trend of climate change in Italy, the climate change mitigation interventions, the analysis of the impacts of climate change on the national territory and the interventions of adaptation.

 Interview with the experts (11.00 - 12.30) canale YouTube ISPRA

Indicators, scenarios and actions for the area (afternoon sessions, 2.30 - 4.30 pm):

• "Stato e trend del clima in Italia" (platform zoom1)
• "Adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici: dalla conoscenza degli impatti agli interventi sul territorio" (platform zoom2)
• "Mitigazione dei cambiamenti climatici: le attività di ISPRA per la conoscenza degli interventi sul territorio" (piatform zoom3)

Press release (ita)

Climate indicators in Italy 2021 - Edition XVII

Temperature and precipitation 1991-2020 climatic normals over Italy

The disaggreagation at the provincial level of the national inventory of emissions

Drought and water resources: in the last 30 years (1991-2020) water availability reduced by 19% compared to the thirty years 1921-1950

What are the short, medium and long-term trends and impacts of climate change on the hydrological cycle and, in particular, on the availability of water resources? The situation that emerges from the first assessments carried out by ISPRA is decidedly not reassuring and a reduction in the availability of water resources is expected at national level, ranging from 10% in the short-term projection, (in the case of an aggressive mitigation approach in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions), up to 40% (with peaks of 90% for southern Italy) in the long-term projection, assuming that the growth of greenhouse gas emissions maintains the current trend.

The sustainability of the smaller islands and tourism in the Italian coastal areas

Renewable sources, energy efficiency, water purification, recovery and recycling of materials: the smaller islands could be the place of sustainability, territories at the forefront of managing the challenges of global warming.
Capri will be the protagonist of two days with international guests on the occasion of a conference promoted by Legambiente and CNR-IIA, with Terna as sponsor and the patronage of the Municipality of Capri and Anacapri, on a highly topical issue such as that of the sustainability of the smaller islands and tourism in the Italian coastal areas

Second National Conference on Meteorological and Climate Forecasts

The Second National Conference on Meteorological and Climate Forecasts, organized by AISAM (Italian Association of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology) and SISC (Italian Society for Climate Sciences), will be held in Bologna on 21-22 June 2022 at the headquarters of Emilia Romagna Region.

Complexity and environmental protection

The meeting is among the world events of the Day of Desertification and Drought on the UNCCD website.
Starting from some dramatic evidence now consolidated in the world, the interventions will focus on the reality of Sicily and on the possible remedies that can counter the disastrous results caused by the climate crisis and the mismanagement of our land.

Drought: situation and solutions

In the drought and desertification world day, the event will deal with the actions to carry out to contrast these issues.

Desertification and Drought World Day

The Desertification and Drought World Day 2022 will be celebrated in Sassari in the context of the Summer School “SANAI SA TERRA” (in Sardo language: “Healing the soil”) on the environmental contamination and soil restoration. The event is organized by the Department of Agricultural Sciences and by the Desertification Research Centre (NRD) of the University of Sassari, in Sardinia and is sponsored by
the PRIMA foundation, by the Italian Society of Agronomy, the Italian Association of Agricultural Scientific Societies and Desertnet international. It is addressed to graduate students, PhD students, researchers, agronomists, and other stakeholders will include three sessions.

Towards the United Nations World Day for Combating Desertification and Drought on 17 June

Indications from UNCCD COP 15 and actions for Land Degradation Neutrality

The meetings scheduled in the context of the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) and of the Subsidiary Bodies of the 197 Countries Parties to the United Nations Convention for Combating Desertification and the Effects of Drought - UNCCD, were held in Abidjan (Costa d ' Ivory) from 9 to 20 May 2022.
The topic was “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity ”, and brought together leaders from governments, representatives of the private sector and civil society, to discuss the actions necessary to ensure sustainable land management for present and future generations.

In the Italian delegation, representatives of ISPRA participated in COP 15, together with representatives of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.
During the webinar will be presented the actions carried out, both at European and national level, to achieve the objectives of Land Degradation Neutrality and the characteristics and functioning of the UNCCD.

Program

Adaptation and mitigation to climate change: urban interventions for health promotion

Final workshop of the CLIMACTIONS project
CLIMACTIONS is a CCM project funded by the Ministry of Health coordinated by the DEPLAZIO to which adheres the Istituto Superiore di Sanità; the University of Roma Tre - Faculty of Architecture; ASLTO3 Suprazonal Epidemiology Service; Liguria Region; S.S.R. Emilia Romagna; Ares Puglia; Institute of Translational Pharmacology of the CNR Section of Palermo; Sicily Region. The project aims is to identify urban heat island (UHI) and air pollution mitigation strategies and interventions that promotes health benefits of the population in the urban context of 6 cities (Torino, Genova, Bologna, Roma, Bari and Palermo).

A relay race for the environment

50th World Environment Day
With the aim to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference, the first world conference on the environment, the UNEP (United Nation Environment Program) has chosen the #OnlyOneEarth theme. In the Universe there are billions of galaxies, in ours there are billions of planets, but there is only one planet Earth. In order for all its inhabitants to survive, humans must lead a sustainable lifestyle, safeguarding limited resources and remaining in harmony with nature. In the Conference of 1972, 26 principles were identified on the conservation and enhancement of the environment, which after 50 years remain a useful guide to follow.

We Nature

Nature, experiences, conversation

We Nature begins on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 May, two days dedicated to climate change and the impact on natural habitats, in addition to the conscious behavior of citizens in respect of nature. Talks by climatologist experts and scientific researchers, educational and experiential laboratories, excursions and trek bikes with naturalistic observations in one of the most interesting hotspots of bird migrations in the Adriatic, will be at the center of the WeNature program where it will be possible to meet some of the most important photojournalists of nature.

Programs and projects for the adaptation of cities to climate change

The Energy + Sustainability Forum will be held in Padova from 9 to 11 May, the topics covered will be: PNRR, energy transition, renewable sources, sustainability, sustainable mobility, energy efficiency, energy market, projects in the PA, Digital Energy.

COP 15 of UNCCD

The biennial meeting of the delegations of 197 signatory countries of the United Nations Convention for the Fight against Desertification and the Effects of Drought - UNCCD will take place in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) from 9 to 20 May 2022, during which the sessions will be held of the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) and of the Subsidiary Bodies, i.e. the Twentieth Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 20) and the Fifteenth Session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST 15). Italy has been a signatory of the UNCCD since 1994.

Atmospheric emissions and characterization of the national energy system

On April 14, the webinar dedicated to the presentation of data and information on the emission status will take place with an in-depth study on energy efficiency in Italy.
To evaluate the policies implemented at national level to tackle climate change and compliance with the emission reduction commitments set out in international agreements, it is essential to monitor the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, which will be presented in the course. of the event. This year the second period of the Kyoto Protocol is also concluded and the greenhouse gas data officially communicated to the United Nations Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are accounted for for the verification of the emission reduction commitments established in the context European. The accounting of the LULUCF activities envisaged by art. 3.3 and 3.4 of the Kyoto Protocol for forestry activities and for the management of agricultural land and meadows and pastures.

During the event, the main decarbonisation and energy efficiency indicators for total energy consumption and in the electricity sector in Italy will be disclosed.

Program

Streaming live on Channel Youtube ISPRA

Italian Greenhouse Gas Emissions at the end of Kyoto Protocol second commitment period: emissions reduction target and energy efficiency

Efficiency and decarbonization indicators in Italian energy and power sector

Italian Emission Inventory 1990-2020. Informative Inventory Report 2022

Italian Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2020. National Inventory Report 2022

Presentations

• "L'inventario nazionale dei gas serra" - Romano (ISPRA)
• "La contabilizzazione degli assorbimenti e delle emissioni di gas serra" - Vitullo (ISPRA)
• "Indicatori di efficienza e decarbonizzazione del sistema energetico nazionale e del settore elettrico" - Caputo (ISPRA)
• "Emissioni nazionali in atmosfera e disaggregazione spaziale" - Taurino (ISPRA)

Sustainable forest management: opportunities and guidelines in light of the new Italian forest strategy

Planning, sustainable management and adaptation to the climate crisis of our forests, starting from the results of LIFECO2PES&PEF project and considering the new national forest strategy. What are the opportunities for climate-smart forest management? Is a new agreement between the state, regions and forest owners possible to increase the planned forest area, resistant to climatic adversities and managed in a sustainable way?

Presentation of the EcoAtl@nte

Finally a unique single point of access to Italian environmental data, also accompanied by stories, photos and interactive maps: ISPRA presents the EcoAtlante, the journey into the Italian environment that allows you to discover and share the highly topical issues that affect our country today .

An absolute news: the possibility of creating customized national and local maps with data, trends and SNPA percentages from the various themes.

During the presentation, the operation and the different ways of sharing maps and data will be illustrated.

Come and compose your map!

Program

EcoAtl@nte

Program

Press release (ita) 

Video EcoAtl@nte

Interview with Michele Munafò

SOS Drought. Impacts. Climate forecasts. Monitoring technologies. Emergency Management.

The rainfall trend of recent months is comparable to the great drought suffered by Italy in 2017. If by April there will be no significant rainfall, there will be a considerable deficit of water resources.
The negative trend is recorded both in rain and snow precipitations and in the data of the levels of surface and ground water, with some basins, such as that of the Po and the islands, in very serious resource deficit. What to do and how to improve forecasts, prevention, infrastructures to cope with recurring drought conditions.
This is the topic of the first meeting of the Technological Sapiens, the webinars of approach to Earth Technology Expo in Florence from 5 to 8 October 2022, coordinated by Mario Tozzi, with the participation of leading Italian experts.