Special session - Natural resources and hazards in the Mediterranean

  

  

Chairperson:

Luca Demicheli, Secretary General of EuroGeoSurveys, The Geological Surveys of Europe

 

 

The session, organized in collaboration with EuroGeoSurveys, should stimulate a technical and political discussion on the main geo-environmental questions of the Mediterranean. Climate change, soils, water resources, coastal systems management, energy resources and natural risks are the tasks of the discussion that will focus on the contribution that Earth Sciences should make to ensure that the quality of growth in the future leads to a sustainable future for the Mediterranean.

 

14.30

 

 

 

Bernardo de Bernardinis, 
President of the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
Video Presentation

Invited lectures   

15.00

The 2012 May 20 earthquake in the Emilia plain. The geologic point of view
Luca Martelli, Geological Seismic Soil Survey of Emilia-Romagna Region

Conference speaker: Luca Martelli,
Presentation,
 Video Presentation

15.45

 

 

 

GeohazardS in the Mediterranean area - An overview
Marko Komac, President of EuroGeoSurveys and Director General of the Geological Survey of Slovenia, and  Tina Peternel Geological Survey of Slovenia

Conference speaker: Marko Komac

16.30

INTEGRATED COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL AS A FRAME FOR MANAGING COASTAL SYSTEMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Marko Prem, Deputy Director Priority Actions Programme/Regional Activity Centre (PAP/RAC)

Conference speaker: Marko Prem, 
Presentation

17.00

Coastal systems under changing meteo and climate conditions
Agustin Sánchez-Arcilla, Catalonia University of Technology (UPC) Barcelona 

Conference speaker: Agustin Sánchez-Arcilla,
Presentation,
 Video Presentation

17.20

FRESHWATER AVAILABILITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION – A CONSTRAINT TO REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Anthony Rizzo, Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Resources Authority

Conference speaker: Anthony Rizzo,
Presentation

17.40

Climate change from the global to the local scale  
Stefano Tibaldi, Director General ARPA - Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Emilia-Romagna

Conference speaker: Stefano Tibaldi,
Presentation

18.00

IMPACTS OF LAND AND SOIL RESOURCES ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION
Pandi Zdruli, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Mari (CIHEAM – IAMB, Italy)

Conference speaker: Pandi Zdruli,
Presentation,
 Video Presentation

18.20

SUBSIDENCE MONITORING AS KEY FACTOR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE OIL AND GAS PROJECT
Francesco Italiano and Fabio Casolini, ENI Italian Central-Northern District (Italy)  

Conference speaker: Fabio Casolini,
Presentation,
 Video Presentation