On Monday, March 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., the event "The Invisible Reserve: Freshwater Under the Sea" will take place at the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sala Tessitori, Piazza Oberdan 5, Trieste.

The event, organized in collaboration with the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, is open to the public and aimed at stakeholders from industry, business, and science. It is part of the "RESources in Coastal Groundwater Under Hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE)" project, funded by the European Water 4 All Partnership and co-financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR). The initiative is promoted in conjunction with the celebration of World Water Day, established in 1992 by the United Nations, and is organized in collaboration with the Blue Economy Forum "The Blue Way", part of the Interreg Italy-Slovenia WABIN project.

PROGRAMME:

10:00 – 10:15 Introduction to the proceedings

Regional Councillor for Employment, Training, Education, Research, University, and Family Paola Del Negro, Director General of OGS

10:15 – 11:15 Informational Briefing

Moderator: Maria Cristina Pedicchio, President of APRE Agency for the Promotion of European Research

Freshwater Under the Sea - Angelo Camerlenghi, OGS

The Northern Adriatic – Cristina Corradin, OGS

What to Do with This Water – Luca Zini, University of Trieste

Whose Water Does This Water Belong to – Emma Mazzotta, OGS

Marine Groundwater: History and Society – Corinna Guerra, Ca' Foscari University

11:15 – 12:00 Round Table

Moderator: Franco Scolari, General Director of the Northern Adriatic Technology Center

Paolo De Alti, Director of the Water Resources Management Service, Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Maurizio Spoto, Head of the Miramare Marine Protected Area

Michele Pipan, RESCUE Project Coordinator, University of Trieste

Franco Clementin, President of the CIA (Italian Farmers' Association) of Friuli Venezia Giulia

Rodolfo Tlustos, Plastidite, Confindustria Northern Adriatico

12:00 – 12:15 Conclusions and launch of the community

Maria Cristina Pedicchio, President of APRE - Agency for the Promotion of European Research

The event is organized by: University of Trieste, National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS, and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

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