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Presentation of the Air Quality Report - 2023 Edition

The Air Quality Report - 2023 Edition, which describes the state and trend of air pollution in Italy, was presented on 15 March in Turin.

In 2023, the annual limit values ​​for atmospheric particulate matter PM10 were respected at all measurement points, as were those for PM2.5 (311 out of 312), with an average reduction for the latter of approximately 13% compared to the average of decade 2013-2022. The daily limit value for PM10 was also respected in 89% of the monitoring stations, with exceptions concentrated above all in the north-east area of ​​the Po basin (47 out of 63 exceedances), in the Vesuvius area and in the province of Frosinone.
The annual value of nitrogen dioxide is within the limits in almost all monitoring stations (98%), which in 2023 marks a reduction of 19% compared to the decade 2013-2022.
The exceedances occur in stations influenced by high road traffic flows: Turin, Milan, Brescia, Genoa, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Catania and Palermo.

"SNPA contributes to the pursuit of homogeneous levels of environmental protection throughout Italy. With 650 air quality monitoring stations it has one of the largest facilities in Europe and produces 25 million data per year” declared the President of ISPRA and SNPA, Stefano Laporta.

"The 2023 data outline an improvement compared to the recent past. But situations of non-compliance with the limit values ​​persist and we have fallen far behind the deadlines set by the EU directives" declared the ISPRA General Director, Maria Siclari.

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Report Air Quality 2023 (ita)

Adapt the city to heat waves and rising temperatures

On March 13th there will be the third appointment of the public consultation of the Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome Capital.

There are four priority critical issues to address: the greater intensity of rainfall and floods; the security of water supplies in scenarios where there are greater periods of drought; the growth of heat waves in a city with neighborhoods at risk due to the so-called 'island effect' of urban heat and the intensification of impacts on the coasts in a scenario of rising sea levels.

On-line the new environmental indicators data base ISPRA

An effective tool to understand the state of the environment in Italy
Developed with a view to improvement, to face increasingly pressing environmental challenges and to satisfy new knowledge needs, including future scenarios, the ISPRA environmental indicators database disseminates detailed statistical information in a dynamic and timely manner characterized by a high scientific solidity.

Presented "CIRO", the first database in Italy to guide the regions towards climate neutrality

Presented on February 29th at KEY – The Energy Transition Expo (IEG) CIRO, the first database in Italy to guide regions towards climate neutrality, developed by Italy for Cliamte, in collaboration with ISPRA, which collects, analyzes and monitors data and good environmental practices.

The Regions and the challenge of climate neutrality

The Regions and the challenge of climate neutrality is the event organized on 29 February as part of Key-The Energy Transition Expo by Italy for Climate which will see the Regions as protagonists, fundamental for achieving the energy transition and achieving climate objectives. The CIRO platform will be presented during the event.

CIRO (Climate Indicators for Italian RegiOns) is the first database, developed by Italy for Climate in collaboration with ISPRA, which collects data and good practices from the Regions with the aim of disseminating updated analyzes on the path towards climate neutrality of the Regions in the public debate Italian companies and successful experiences.

Climate change: where are we going?

The central theme will be that of Climate Change, one of the most urgent critical issues of our era. The event aims to contribute to awareness on this crucial topic by providing reliable and accessible information through the contribution of high-level scientists and experts.

Reduce losses, strengthen the recovery and reuse of purified water, guarantee security of supplies

On February 27th there will be the second appointment of the public consultation of the Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome Capital.

There are four priority critical issues to address: the greater intensity of rainfall and floods; the security of water supplies in scenarios where there are greater periods of drought; the growth of heat waves in a city with neighborhoods at risk due to the so-called 'island effect' of urban heat and the intensification of impacts on the coastal coast in a scenario of rising sea levels.

Presentation of the "Environment Report SNPA" - edition 2023

The Report, now in its fourth edition, offers a detailed overview of the state of our environment based on objective, reliable and comparable information, with 21 environmental indicators that allow us to evaluate the achievement of the numerous set objectives and to effectively address future environmental challenges . The second part of the document highlights the commitment and work of ISPRA and the ARPA/APPA, through a focus on best practices for the fight against climate change, to support the circular economy, to contribute to the process of sustainable finance, to protect our health and our planet and to raise awareness and inform the community.

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Environment Report SNPA - Edition 2023

Long-term analysis of microseism during extreme weather events: Medicanes and common storms in the Mediterranean Sea

Study meteorological-marine phenomena with seismology tools in order to obtain a better understanding of extreme events also resulting from climate change.
This is the objective of the research Long-term analysis of microseism during extreme weather events: Medicanes and common storms in the Mediterranean Sea, just published in the prestigious journal 'Science of the Total Environment'.

Strengthen resilience against heavy rains and floods

The first appointment of the public consultation of the Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome Capital will take place on 8 February.
At the Bioparco of Rome, one of the four priorities identified to secure the city from increasingly frequent and intense impacts will be analized.

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service Project - Environmental Monitoring and Protection at a National Level

The project represents a milestone in the field of atmospheric monitoring in Italy, as it promotes development actions based on real user needs, encouraging specific communication and information activities. Launched with the signing of the agreement between the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and ISPRA on 14 December 2022, the initiative aims to improve the performance of existing national models based on the products of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service – CAMS) provided by ECMWF Thanks to CAMS, it is possible to monitor in real time and predict the presence of pollutants in the atmosphere, thus helping to ensure a better understanding of the environment around us and to make informed decisions for our health and well-being.

The National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) approved

The National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) was definitively approved in December 2023 to implement the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (SNAC). In addition to the Plan and its annexes, the data packages used for its definition by the CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) are available on the National Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change. In particular, it is possible to download indicators relating to the climate for the reference period and future scenarios for land and marine areas.
The documentation (n.162 Documents) of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) procedure to which the PNACC was subjected for its definitive approval is also available.

Presentation of Roma Capitale's climate adaptation strategy

At the conference on 23 January, the proposal for the first Climate Adaptation Strategy of Rome Capital will be presented - with the climate scenarios and territorial risks, intervention priorities, objectives and measures - and will be the start of the process of discussion and public consultation on the document.

Concluded the COP28 in Dubai

The United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai (COP28) closed on Wednesday 13 December with an agreement approved in the plenary session, with the aim of maintaining the commitment to limit the increase in global temperature to within 1.5 °C.

The new administration portal of the Italian Registry for Emissions Trading (ARIET) is online

The new website for the administration of the Italian Registry for Emissions Trading, named ARIET, is online. The website allows you to stay updated on issues relating to Emission Trading, consult materials for operating in the Registry, and communicate with the National Administrator through a simple and intuitive ticketing system.

Friuli Venezia Giulia in the changing climate: events, evidence, measures

The climate is constantly changing: in the world, in Italy and also in Friuli Venezia Giulia. For this reason it is important to compare different territories from a climatic point of view, analyzing the extreme events that characterized this 2023. A comparative reading of the phenomena, to understand the causes, the strengths and weaknesses of the individual territories, but also to analyze the actions implemented to address a changing climate, from the global level to Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Launch of the ASviS position paper on the national plan for adaptation to climate change and urban settlements

“Urban settlements in the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change” is the title of the new Position paper, created by the Working Group on Goal 11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities” of the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASviS), which will be presented on November 30th at 2.30pm at the Roma Tre University to draw attention to the Pnacc and, in particular, to the sector relating to urban settlements.

The italian soil and the climate crisis

The report "The Health of Italian soil in the time of the climate crisis" is the first attempt to bring together, in a single publication, the photograph of the impact of the main forms of degradation on Italian soils and highlight which are the most exposed territories, presenting at the same time the proposals developed by the experts

COP 28 - UN Climate Change Conference

The UAE will host COP28 in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023, bringing together leaders from governments, civil society, industry and finance at a key moment to gauge the world's progress on the Agreement for the first time Paris.

The need to find concrete answers to the effects of climate change is increasingly evident and pressing. Several authoritative institutes at a global level are increasingly underlining the urgency of implementing stronger policies than those adopted to date to keep the rise in global temperature within 1.5°C.

Climate change, energy transition: ISPRA/RENAEL memorandum of understanding signed

The President of ISPRA and SNPA, Prefect Stefano Laporta and the President of the National Network of Local Energy Agencies (RENAEL), Eng. Piergabriele Andreoli, have signed a memorandum of understanding, lasting three years, to strengthen their respective activities on the issues of mitigation and adaptation to climate change. The protocol provides, among other lines of activity, information and awareness-raising on sustainable mobility, energy transition, urban regeneration, environment and health and the dissemination of data and information on the priorities defined in the local plans for sustainable energy and climate .

Green General States

The "Green General States" are an opportunity for discussion and study to take stock of the state of Rome's green heritage, on the interventions implemented and on the future prospects of its evaluation and regeneration within the framework of the environmental challenges that await the city.

Cities and climate challenge

The Bioarchitecture and Sustainability Week returns from 13 to 17 November 2023. The exhibition, now in its 20th edition, will have as its theme “Lands of water and energy. Sharing resources to combat the climate crisis”. On 17 November, an ISPRA researcher will participate in the webinar "Cities and climate change" with the speech "What can cities do to adapt to the changing climate?".

Second conference on climate impacts

The second edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference “Mare Climaticum Nostrum” is the event during which the updated map of current and expected climate risks in the Mediterranean area and in Italy will be presented, together with the results of the UN Conference on Water of 2023.
The conference will present studies and research on the impacts of climate change and natural risks, with urban systems, water, natural ecosystems, agriculture and production sectors, energy, relief and emergency management monitoring, prediction and prevention technologies. There will be an in-depth analysis of the short, medium and long-term climate projections in the various territories, their causes and local consequences with the reports of the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change-IPCC UN and UNESCO.

Methane emissions in Italy's climate policies

The Roundtable for the reduction of methane emissions from the natural gas supply chain organizes an event dedicated to the topic of methane emissions in Italy's energy-climate policies at the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security.

Climate change and coastal erosion: in Italy 54 coastal municipalities have high erosion rates

ISPRA publishes the current state of the national coastline at municipal level with updated data

https://sinacloud.isprambiente.it/portal/apps/sites/#/coste

Among the 644 Italian coastal municipalities, those with high erosion rates have been identified by ISPRA; there are 54 who to date have seen their stretch of coast retreat by more than 50% of the entire stretch of competence; there are 22 municipalities with an overshoot of between 50% and 60% of the coast; there are 16 between 60% and 70%, 8 between 70% and 80% and 7 between 80% and 90%. Rotondella in Basilicata appears to be the only municipality characterized by widespread erosion over the entire coastal stretch. If the number of municipalities appears limited, compared to a total number of 644 coastal municipalities, it should be considered that the percentages reported concern the entire coast of each municipality, also occupied by stretches that are not beaches and which therefore cannot undergo erosion , such as the stretches of rocky coast, the river mouths and all the anthropic works. Furthermore, the percentages do not show a "natural" trend of coastal dynamics, but downstream of all the coastal defense works and nourishment carried out.

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Twenty-first session of the Committee to Review the Implementation of the Convention

CRIC 21, the twenty-first session of the Committee for Review of the Implementation of the Convention, subsidiary body of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will take place from 13 to 17 November in Samarkand (Uzbekistan). The event will be attended by delegations from 197 countries that have signed the Convention, including Italy which has been a signatory to the UNCCD since 1994, as well as representatives of the private sector and civil society.

Review of the Eighth National Communication (NC8) and the Fifth Biennial Report (BR5) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

From 23 to 27 October, the in-country review of the eighth National Communication (NC8) and the fifth Biennial Report (BR5) transmitted by Italy to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC) in December 2022, in compliance with climate commitments.

The Italian System in the ecological and energy transition of the territories

The fight against climate change and the mitigation of its effects will be the great challenges of the century. To date, the Euro-Mediterranean area is among the most exposed to damage resulting from Planet Fever: extreme meteorological phenomena, drought, desertification are just some of the examples before everyone's eyes. Among the anthropic activities that release greater quantities of greenhouse gases are those resulting from the use of fossil fuels. As regards Europe, it is estimated, for example, that energy processes caused 78% of the EU's total emissions in 2015. The types of energy sources and consumption therefore have an enormous impact on the climate.

Festival Planet Earth

From 5 to 8 October the Pianeta Terra Festival returns to Lucca, a multidisciplinary event in which we will talk about ecosystems, climate, new economic models, energy, agriculture, food, urban development, but also new political visions , social, philosophical, anthropological, artistic.

The ecological transition of water. Knowledge, quality, integration

To face the increasingly constant water crisis that Italy has been experiencing for several years now, we need a strategy for the ecological transition of water, which makes the water footprint increasingly sustainable in all sectors and which puts water at center of adaptation to the climate crisis. From drought to floods, from the protection of ecosystems to anthropic uses, water management passes through a single vision that guarantees the achievement of global objectives.