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The Workshop “Water and environmental global challenges: International water infrastructure and security” was jointly organized by the Water Resource Research and Documentation Centre (WARREDOC) of Università per Stranieri di Perugia and University of Florence on november 9th 2017 in occasion of the visit of a US delegation from the Institute of Water and Environment (InWE) of Florida International University (FIU) .
The Workshop was hosted by Università per Stranieri di Perugia at Palazzo Gallenga, in Piazza Fortebraccio.
The live streaming (recorded video) of the event is available here..
Program
Material
Gallery
Acknowledgements
10am-10:45am Opening remarks
Giovanni Paciullo, Rector of Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Giovanna Zaganelli, DSUS Department Director, Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Diego Zurli, Regione Umbria
Stefan Uhlenbrook, UNESCO WWAP
Workshop Introduction
Fernando Nardi, WARREDOC Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Todd A. Crowl, FIU SERC/InWE/CREST Director
Fabio Castelli, University of Florence
10:45am-1:00pm Round table: Issues and challenges
Michela Miletto, UNESCO WWAP
Giuseppina Monacelli, ISPRA
Angelo Viterbo, Regione Umbria
Sergio Formica, Provincia di Perugia
Filippo Maria Soccodato, AGI (Associazione Geotecnica Italiana)
Carlo Ferranti, Central Apennine Hydrographic District
Francesco Napolitano, Sapienza University of Rome
Rita Teutonico, FIU Associate Dean/representative of CASE
Maria C. Donoso, FIU InWE / International Programs – UNESCO Chair Initiative
1:00pm-2:30pm Social event: Lunch break
2:30am-4:00 pm Round table: solutions and science
Elena Bresci, University of Florence
Orazio Carpenzano, Sapienza University of Rome
Fabio Castelli, University of Florence
Todd A. Crowl, FIU SERC/InWE/CREST Director
Fernando Nardi, WARREDOC Università per Stranieri di Perugia
Connected from the US (Video conf call)
Assefa Melesse, FIU CASE
Piero Gardinali, FIU InWE/ CREST
Shahin Vassigh, FIU CARTA
Jim Fourqurean, FIU InWE/MERC
Luca Marazzi FIU SERC
Closing remarks: Wrap up by moderators with input from all participants
The slides related to the interventions that took place during the event are available at the links below:
Fernando Nardi, Introduction on the Warredoc
Stefan Uhlenbrook, Developments at the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) of UNESCO
Fabio Castelli, City of arts at risk, Florence case study
Giuseppina Monacelli, International initiatives on water promoted by EU
Sergio Formica, Progetti per uno sviluppo sostenibile
Filippo Maria Soccodato, Geotechnical Aspects in the Vulnerability Assessment of Existing River Banks
Francesco Napolitano, Adaptation and mitigation strategies for flood risk in urban areas
Rita Teutonico, Sea Level Rise in South Florida
Maria Donoso, International Water Programs at Florida International University
Elena Bresci, Water Harvesting as water security
Orazio Carpenzano, Rome: Coda Della Cometa
Todd A. Crowl, Rome: Florida International University Institute of Water and Environment (InWE): Research, Education and Engagement that is Relevant
Fernando Nardi, Warredoc and Research
The Warredoc Team is pleased to thank all the pertecipants to this friutful event. A special thanks goes to:
AGI (Associazione Geotecnica Italiana),
Autorità di Bacino Distrettuale dell’Appennino Centrale,
FIU CARTA,
FIU CASE,
FIU InWE,
FIU SERC,
ISPRA,
Provincia di Perugia,
Regione Umbria,
UNESCO WWAP,
University of Florence,
Sapienza University of Rome
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