Events and News

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.

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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!

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EcoAtl@nte

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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.

Fourth National Congress of the Italian Association of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology

The Congress is intended as a moment of reflection for the Italian scientific community that deals with atmospheric sciences, meteorology and climatology and is a valuable opportunity to promote an analysis on these issues.

ISPRA experts participated at the Glaswgow conference

ISPRA participated in the work of COP26 in the Italian technical delegation. The overall evaluation of the results is essentially positive, but it is necessary not to lower the ambition of the targets and to rapidly implement them.
The role of technicians in supporting decision makers is fundamental.

Presentation of Earth Technology Expo 2022

On Tuesday 11 January the 2022 edition of Earth Technology Expo will be presented in Rome, which will be held in Florence from 5 to 8 October.
Catastrophic Pandemic, the technological breakthrough of PNRR for cities and smart services, the control of the Earth from Space, resilience, adaptation, prevention, management of meteorological and natural risks will be the main issues addressed during the new edition of Earth Technology Expo.

The post COP-26 and the role of the university education

The session "The world of research" will have the participation of the ISPRA President, Stefano Laporta.
It will be possible to follow the seminar in streaming on the official YouTube channel of the Pontifical Lateran University or to participate in person. In compliance with current legislation, it will be mandatory to access the University with the Covid-19 green certification (Green Pass).

Open ecological transition. Where is the Italian environment going?

A country covered almost 40% by forests, more than Germany and Switzerland, and which has seen protected areas of land and sea grow up to 20% of the national territory. Greenhouse gas emissions, which have decreased by 19% in the last 30 years, are reduced, as are the main sources of air pollution. However, ozone, the situation of large urban centers and the Po Valley are worrying. Progress also for the circular economy: the economy uses less and less natural resources, separate waste collection continues to increase and landfill is increasingly reduced. On the other hand, the situation for land consumption is worsening: 60 square kilometers still lost every year or 15 hectares a day.
ISPRA presented the Open Ecological Transition report on 13 December which allows us to interpret the changes that have occurred in recent years in the aspects of the Italian environment.
It is a clear synthesis of the many dynamics that determine the Italian ecological transition, which immediately brings the most important aspects of each problem or phenomenon to the attention of society, highlighting the critical issues but also the results already achieved or achievable.The document is divided into three parts: The Italian environment at a glance, Natural systems, Human systems, for a total of 12 chapters and 66 items.

Press release (ita)

Open ecological transition

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Photo gallery

The Parliament role in the Italian climate governance

Reflection on the effectiveness of existing regulatory instruments and on the adequacy of the Italian climate governance system
A greater involvement of Parliament in determining Italian climate governance is more than ever necessary to provide the country with a specific regulatory instrument, which reorganizes the matter in its many aspects and which sets ambitious and binding objectives, which could be, following the example of other European countries, an Italian climate law.

Climate crisis and the role of trees

The webinar "Climate crisis and the role of trees" aims to spread right information on a topic which was discussed during the last internation meeting such as G20 and COP26. An ISPRA expert is participating at the event with a presentation on "The climate is changing: ecosystem services and urban forestation actions".

Greenhouse gas emissions: in 2021 estimated increase of 4.8% compared to 2020. Down compared to 2019 (-4.2%)

Based on the data available for 2021, as a consequence of the recovery of economic activities, an increase in greenhouse gas emissions at national level is expected; in fact in 2021 emissions on the national territory increased by 4.8% compared to 2020 against an increase in GDP of 6.1%; compared to 2019, greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4.2%.

National conference on climate 2021

On 2 December, a few days after the closure of COP26 in Glasgow, the National  Conference on climate returns, the main appointment of Italy for Climate to analyze every year on the progress made by the country on the path towards climate neutrality and to discuss strategies to be implemented to achieve climate goals.

Climate change: how to deal with it?

The tools developed by the Veneto ADAPT Project.
The final conference of the Veneto ADAPT Project aims to now start a comparison between the various institutional exponents, in order to expand the perspective of adaptation to climate change throughout the European Union.

Be ready for the effects of climate change and protect our natural and cultural heritage

The round table is organized as part of the Awareness Raising Event activities envisaged by the Interreg Central Europe STRENCH project - STRENgthening resilience of Cultural Heritage at risk in a changing environment through proactive transnational cooperation. The event aims to compare the experiences and skills of the different competing subjects for the protection of cultural heritage exposed to extreme events related to climate change.

After COP26. Science, challenge and prospective for the greenhouse monitoring

In the aftermath of COP26 in Glasgow, the United Nations International Conference on Climate Change of 2021, ICOS Italia (Integrated Carbon Observation System) organizes a webinar to discuss the perspectives, challenges and needs that emerged from the debate that saw as protagonists the governments around the world.

Climate trend in Italy

On 10 November, the state and trend of the climate in Italy will be illustrated. During the event, the results of the latest report "Climate indicators in Italy", which reached its 16th edition in 2021, will be presented.
The report, which describes the climate trend in 2020 and updates the estimate of climatic variations in recent decades in Italy, is largely based on climate data and indicators developed through the National System for the collection, processing and dissemination of Climatological Data of Environmental Interest (SCIA), developed by ISPRA and fed in collaboration with the ARPAs and other bodies that own the main observation networks present on the national territory.

COP26: the activities are continuing to finalize the reporting and monitoring tables of greenhouse gases

Intense day of negotiations yesterday between the delegates at COP26 to finalize the reporting and monitoring tables of greenhouse gases, while today negotiations continue on the transparency of the data on which the credibility of the process is based

The Italian long-term strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions: emission scenarios and historical trends

In January 2021, the Ministry of the Environment published the Italian long-term strategy on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The document is the result of the collaboration, launched in 2019, between different Ministries and is largely based on the studies and analyzes of a technical working group in which ISPRA, RSE, GSE, Politecnico di Milano, ENEA and CMCC participated.

ICAT project: ISPRA technical support to Vietnam

With the technical support of ISPRA, Vietnam, a country participating in the ICAT project, presented the NDC update. With this update, it is committed to taking drastic action to respond to climate change. In line with its socio-economic development strategy, Vietnam has pledged to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 9% with national resources, reaching up to 27% with international support.

The importance of data transparency. ISPRA - Argentina collaboration within the ICAT Project

Argentina, one of the countries participating in the ICAT "Initiative for Climate Action Transparency" project. The video  explains how fundamental data transparency is to generate trust in society and guide policy makers to develop more effective national climate policies.