Integrated solutions to adapt water systems to climate change: European and Mediterranean impacts, solutions and innovation actions

Climate change is exacerbating both water scarcity and water-related hazards (such as floods and droughts), as rising temperatures disrupt precipitation patterns and the entire water cycle. The Mediterranean basin is a climate change hotspot and projected climate water-related risk from IPCC are serious. Water solutions include healthy aquatic ecosystems and improved water management can lower greenhouse gas emissions and provide protection against climate hazards, wetlands also serve as a buffer against extreme weather events, early warning syste s for floods, droughts and other water-related hazards, water-resilient infrastructure planned and constructed following a systemic and nexus-based approach, climate smart agriculture.

This workshop will be divided in n.3 sessions addressing main challenges and solutions with contributions from international networks and consortia, water authorities, agencies and utilities as well as the innovators.

Session Chairs

Giuseppe Bortone, ASSOARPA
Andrea Rubini, Ecomondo STC and Water Europe
Francesco Fatone, Ecomondo STC and Marche Polytechnic University

Programme

10.00-11.30 Session 1
Climate change observed, monitored and projected impacts

10.00 Introduction by chairs

10.10-10.22 Water risk management and water resource efficiency: roadmap and solutions for the organization
India Antonino, ​Manuela Gussoni, Katia Zavaglia - BUREAU VERITAS NEXTA
Alessia Carmignani, Marco Cataldi - BUREAU VERITAS ITALIA

10.22-10.34 La gestione della risorsa idrica e il clima che cambia – La versione di Acquedotto Pugliese
Luciano Venditti, Acquedotto Pugliese SpA

10.34-10.46 The flood risks amplified by climate change: the management of NaTech events in Seveso sites
Romualdo Marrazzo, ISPRA

10.46-10.58 From source to tap: methods for optimizing water use in a changing climate
Martin Duff, Business Development Director at Atmos International

10.58-11.10 Sustainable water management in Italian oil refineries related to climate change
Geneve Farabegoli, Federico Blesi, Maria Cortese, Paola Giorgioli, Chiara Giuliani, Simona Spuri - The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)

11.00-11.22 The VeBS project - "The Proper Use of Green and Blue Spaces for the Promotion of Health and Well-being"
Elena Maestri1, Nicolò Accornero2, Laura Mancini3, Giacinto Ciappetta4, Sisto Milito5, Annamaria Colacci6, Manuela De Sario7, Leonardo Villani8, Marco Domenicali9, Silvia Brini10, Massimo Giusti11, Chiara Acciavatti11, Luca Avellis3, Chiara Badaloni7, Anna Chiesura10, Alessandra Lasco10, Gaia Lombardi8, Aurora Mancini3, Angela Nardin3, Andrea Ranzi6, Walter Ricciardi8, Doris Zjialic8, Paola Michelozzi7, Gianpiero Di Francesco12, Pasqualino Rossi12 and Nelson Marmiroli1;
1-Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali; 2-Università degli Studi di Parma; 3-Istituto Superiore di Sanità; 4-ARPA Calabria; 5-Regione Calabria; 6-ARPAE, Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione, Ambiente e Energia dell'Emilia-Romagna; 7-Dipartimento Epidemiologia del S.S.R. - ASL Roma1 Regione Lazio; 8-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; 9-Università di Bologna; 10-Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale; 11-ARTA Abruzzo, Italy; 12-Ministero della Salute

11.22-11.34 Development of an integrated strategy for ecotoxicological assessment in urban aquatic ecosystems affected by climate changes
M. Barra, M. Carere, I. Lacchetti, L. Mancini - ISS Italian National Institute of Health, Department of Environment and Health, EcoHealth Unit

11.34-11.46 Reuse of treated groundwater for environmental purposes
Loredana Vitale, Eni Rewind

11.46-11.58 The use of modular geocellular drainage systems to restore the local hydrological cycle in new urbanizations: some meaningful experiences
Zausa Marco, Graf Italia Srl

11.58-12.46 Session 2
The full scale solutions from large water industries

11.58-12.10 Safe water reuse with Performic Acid disinfection
Jordi Ruiz Franco, Kemira Ibérica S.A.
Jean-Christophe Ades, Kemira Chimie SASU
Outi Grönfors, Kemira Oyj

12.10-12.22 Water polishing and reuse with UV-Advanced Oxidation Processes
Eduardo Gracia, Trojan Technologies (Spain)

12.22-12.34 Artificial Intelligence for an efficient, resilient and sustainable water industry
Davide Ciano, SIEMENS SpA

12.34-12.46 Speech by a representative of Grundfos (TBD)

AFTERNOON

Session Chairs

Andrea Rubini, Ecomondo STC and Water Europe
Francesco Fatone, Ecomondo STC and Marche Polytechnic University
Camilla Braguglia, Ecomondo STC and CNR-IRSA
​Luigi Patìmo, Italy Country Manager Acciona

14.00-17.30 Session 3
Strategic and systemic EU-funded and international innovation actiions and missions (HEU, PRIMA, grandi LIFE) focus Mediterraneo

14.00 Introduction by the Chairs

14.10-14.22 Water4All: updates after first period of implementation and alignment with national and local water-related programs
Maria Chiara Sole, ISPRA
Vittoria Laterza, ISPRA
Francesco Fatone, Ecomondo STC and Marche Polytechnic University

14.22-14.34 I progetti finanziati EU, inseriti all’interno di strategie degli enti di governo del territorio, possono diventare cruciali per mettere a terra e arricchire le politiche di sviluppo sostenibile: l'esperienza della città metropolitana di Milano
Cinzia Davoli, Città metropolitana Milano Area Ambiente e Tutela del Territorio Responsabile Servizio Sviluppo Sostenibile e Sistemi di supporto alle decisioni

14.34-14.46 The contribution of Horizon Europe to water innovation
Giulio Pattanaro, Commissione Europea, Research Executive Agency

14.46-14.58 Water-related focus in circular cities and regions within CSS Boost
George Arampatzis, Technical University of Crete

14.58-15.10 Boosting the uptake of innovative solutions in the context of water and circular economy
Stevo Lavrnic, University of Bologna

15.10-17.10 Workshop on Urban Water Runoff Management 

Presentations from:

HORIZON EUROPE STOP-UP (www.stopup.eu)
Thomas Wintgens, Protecting the aquatic environment from urban runoff pollution
Vittorio Di Federico and Dario Frascari – Italian case study
Combined sewers overflows in coastal area

HORIZON EUROPE WATERUN (www.waterun.eu)
Luz Herrero, Implementing Water-Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) concept
Lucia De Simoni and Massimiliano Sgroi – Risk-based approach and tool to reuse stormwater: case studies

PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES 
Challenges and solutions for integrated urban water management and combined sewers overflows in coastal areas 
Cristiana Bollettini, CIIP SpA

17.10-17.22 Solutions for climate change mitigation: water reuse and nature based solutions in Gruppo CAP experience
Michele Platé, CAP Evolution

17.22-17.34 Environmental monitoring of an urban forest: A tool for Climate Change prevention and mitigation. The case study of Bosco di Meolo (Venice, Italy)
Francesca Coccon, Pierpaolo Campostrini - CORILA Consorzio per il coordinamento delle ricerche inerenti al sistema lagunare di Venezia
Giorgio Serra, Carlo Pesce - Piave Servizi S.p.A.

17.34-17.46 Life SandBoil: Environmentally friendly solution to mitigate flood risks
Laura Tonni, Università di Bologna e Officine Maccaferri Italia S.r.l.

17.46-17.58  CARDIMED - Boosting Mediterranean climate resilience through widespread adoption of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) across regions and communities
Simos Malamis, project coordinator
Fabio Masi and Lorenzo Tombolini, National Technical University of Athens, IRIDRA and Marche Polytechnic University

17.58-18.10 SEACURE - Innovative solutions to prevent, reduce and remediate nutrient pollution along the land-river-sea system in the Mediterranean basin
Lorenzo Proia, project coordinator, BETA Technology Centre

POSTER SESSION

1. The ConSenso agri-tech project to support the coffee industry in addressing the impact of global warming
Massimo Battaglia, Accademia del Caffè Espresso (La Marzocco S.r.l.) - Coffee Research Leader; Camilla Pandolfi, CEO Pnat; Angelo Fienga, Cisco - Director Sustainability Solutions EMEA Cisco

2. The Alliance For Water Stewardship: a recognized, innovative, resilient solution to water risks and challenges
Ilaria Troncia, HPC Italia S.r.l.; Beatrice Bizzaro, HPC Italia S.r.l.; Martina Mazzocchi, HPC Italia S.r.l

3. Solar-powered brackish water desalination: Genius Watter’s sustainable solution to the water crisis
Franco Traverso

4. Mitigation of hydrogeological risk in Fosso Epitaffio, Pisticci (Italy)
Alessandro Cavagni; Officine Maccaferri Italia S.r.l.

5. Wind energy to power the Benisaf company's desalination plant
N. CHARIF1, H. DAAOU2, M. CHAFFI3
1-Department of Fluid Mechanics and Energy, University of Science and Technology of Houari Boumediene; 2-Wind Energy Division, Renewable Energy Development Center; 3-Benisaf Water Company

6. Urban social gardens as a solution for climate adaptation: social innovation for the co-design of water-resilient solutions. The case of Bologna
Sara Rizzo (IUAV), Francesca Cappellaro (ENEA), Giulia Lucertini (IUAV), Simone Busi (ENEA), Marco Ferraris (ENEA)

7. Integrazione di processi power-to-gas in un impianto di depurazione delle acque per l'upgrading sostenibile del biogas e la gestione circolare del digestato
S. Rossi1, M. Nordio1, S. Lorenzini2, S. Galati2, L. Pedrazzi2, A. Rossetti1; 1Ricerca Sistema Energetico, RSE S.p.A., 2BrianzAcque s.r.l.

8. Water leakages pre-localization in drinking water networks via the cosmic-ray neutron sensing technique
L. Morselli, Finapp S.r.l.; M. Lunardon, Finapp S.r.l.; A. Basso, Mitotech; L. Stevanato, Finapp S.r.l.

9. Circular wastewater filtration with biosolids biochar for PFAS and Pharmaceuticals elimination - feasibility study
Kai Bester Aarhus University, Denmark Jiexi Zhong Aarhus University, Denmark Sara Letholm Skaarup, Odsherred Utility Company, Denmark Christian Wieth, AquaGreen ApS, Denmark

10. Studio di fattibilità tecnico-economica per il recupero delle acque da processi di lavorazione dei metalli
Tecnoimpianti Water Treatment S.r.l.

11. Demonstration of a platform demonstrator for a laboratory pilot reactor for solar wastewater depollution: Testing and validation
FELLA-NAOUEL ALLOUCHE*, FAYCAL TLEMSANI Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables (CDER), BP. 62, ALGERIA

12. Ottimizzazione della gestione dei fanghi di depurazione a fronte della Nuova Direttiva Acque Reflue e di un mercato che cambia: lo Sludge Management Plan di Alfa S.r.l.
Paolo Provani, Daniele Cecconet, Oscar Facco, Annalisa Berni - Alfa S.r.l.

13. Il contributo ed il potenziale dei depuratori delle acque reflue urbane per la gestione circolare delle risorse
Davide Scaglione, Cap Evolution

14. Urban Wastewater Treatment (UWWT) Plants (UWWTPs) screenings (SCs) valorization options
Alessandro Frugis(1), Massimo Spizzirri (3), Giancarlo Cecchini(1), Giulia Sagnotti(1)Marianna Villano(2), Gaia Salvatori(2); (1) Acea Infrastructure S.p.A. (2) Dipartimento di chimica Università la Sapienza (3) Acea Ato 2 S.p.A