The presentations of the several speakers at the final conference of LIFE Veneto Adapt “Climate change: how to deal with it? The tools developed by the Veneto ADAPT project” are available at the links below: Lectio magistralis “Climate change and cities: research and experimentation” by Luca Mercalli and Francesco Musco (part 1 and part 2) (in Italian language) “European Climate …
The last documents produced in the framework of LIFE Veneto Adapt project are now online in the download section (in Italian language). The project has reached its conclusion and is now sharing tools and possible actions for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Starting from the guidelines of the project, available to all public administrations interested in replicating the “Veneto Adapt …
The increase in average temperatures (+0.6 °C in the last decade), in the frequency of extreme phenomena (such as floods, hail, sea storms, intense wind) and in heat waves with consequent periods of drought, are some of the effects caused by climate change in the Central Veneto region in recent years, which are severely testing the resilience of cities. This …
The Action Plan for Sustainable Energy and Climate (SECAP) was approved on 21 October by the Vicenza City Council. The SECAP of Vicenza was also developed thanks to LIFE Veneto ADAPT project, on which, in addition to Vicenza, the cities of Padua, Treviso, the metropolitan area of Venice and the Unione dei Comuni del Medio Brenta (Cadoneghe, Curtarolo, Vigodarzere) worked …
The Municipality of Cadoneghe (Padua), in participation with the Unione dei Comuni del Medio Brenta, thanks to the European Project LIFE Veneto ADAPT has approved the Action Plan for Sustainable Energy and Climate (SECAP), a tool through which the Municipality organizes and plans its actions to make the territory more “resilient” to the effects of increasingly violent weather events and …
The Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) has just been approved in Padova City Council. With this instrument the Municipality of Padova plans its actions to react to climate changes, achieve the ambitious reduction of 55.3% of CO2 emissions by 2030 (in line with what was approved by the European Council in December 2020) and progressively reach climate neutrality …
On 27th May 2021, the City of Treviso has approved, in the City Council, the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP). With this tool the City plans its actions to achieve the objectives set by the “Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy” initiative: reduction of CO2 emissions by at least 40% by 2030, increase of energy efficiency and …
On the 23rd of February the first round of meetings finished between the partners of LIFE Veneto ADAPT (Union of Municipalities of Medio Brenta, Municipalities of Padua, Treviso and Vicenza and the Metropolitan City of Venice) and the cities that have taken part in the “call for twinning”: the twinning invitation, promoted by the project with the aim of creating …
Today’s meetings (23 February) between Treviso and Smiltene (Latvia) concludes the first round of twinnings between the cities that are partnered with LIFE Veneto ADAPT and the Italian and European cities selected for the “Call for Twinning” promoted by the project. Representing the Comune di Treviso at the video call, were representatives of the Environment Department Rossella San Filippo, Anna …
