An international ‘task force’ of researchers will study the effects of climate change with an interdisciplinary approach, from environmental science to economics. On 13th April the VEGA Marghera Scientific Park Climate Study Centre CMCC @ Ca’ Foscari will be opened, with the support of Ca’ Foscari and CMCC.
Schedule:
Friday 13th April, 11:30 am
Vega Scientific Technological Park in Venice Marghera
Porta dell’Innovazione Building
11:30 am - Welcome Address
Michele Bugliesi, Rector, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Roberto Ferrara, Sole Manager, VEGA
Representatives of the City, Venice
11:45 am - The CMCC Foundation, an Italian network for international research on the climate
Antonio Navarra, President of the CMCC Foundation
11:55 am CMCC @ Ca’ Foscari presentation: the Climate Centre based in Venice
Antonio Marcomini, Director, Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Monica Billio, Director, Department of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
12:20 pm - Italian research on the climate. Recent results in the Arctic and Antarctic
Carlo Barbante, President, Italian Society for the Science of Climate, CNR, IDPA Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
Carlo Carraro, Vice President, WGIII-IPCC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
After the inauguration it will be possible to visit the spaces of the center.
