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SUMMARY:COP31 | ITALY PAVILION - Side event VSF | ACT 3: “VENICE\, A TALE OF TWO FLOODINGS” Governing the Oldest City of the Future
DESCRIPTION:Venice: A Tale of Two Floodings is the third in a series of COP events on Venice’s resilience that began in Baku in 2024 and continued in Belém in 2025. It explores present-day Venice through the lens of two “floods”. The first is the flooding caused by exceptionally high tides\, which shaped daily life in Venice for years and against which the MOSE flood barriers now protect the city. The second is the influx of visitors\, whose numbers have grown in Venice\, as elsewhere\, over recent decades. These phenomena differ fundamentally in nature. One stems from climate-related pressures from the sea\, the other from the human pressures associated with mass tourism. Both present a similar governance challenge. Cities need to measure\, anticipate and manage global forces that could exceed the carrying capacity of urban areas and their surrounding territories. Left unchecked\, these forces can set in motion a process of decline that threatens the very survival of cities. \nThe event explores how cities can use research\, forecasting\, decision-making and management tools to strengthen urban and environmental resilience in practice. To address water-related risks\, Venice has developed a comprehensive system of protection\, monitoring and adaptation that includes the MOSE flood barriers and nature-based solutions. To manage visitor flows\, new monitoring and data analysis tools give city authorities an increasingly precise picture of the intensity\, distribution and impacts of visitor pressure\, helping them make informed decisions. \nThe common theme is the governance of resilience. How can a city translate data\, scientific knowledge and forecasts into decisions\, policies and actions that keep it liveable as the pressures it faces continue to change? \nThe first part of the panel examines both dimensions of the “double flood”\, drawing on scientific\, academic and technical expertise in lagoon monitoring\, climate risk assessment and visitor flow analysis. CORILA\, Università Iuav di Venezia and data analysis experts outline the challenges and discuss the evidence and analytical tools that can inform public action. \nThe second part shifts the discussion from knowledge to action\, bringing together two cities from very different geographical and institutional settings. Both serve as Resilience Hubs in the Making Cities Resilient 2030 (MCR2030) global network\, an initiative led by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). \nVenice presents its approach to managing climate-related and human pressures in a lagoon environment where land and sea meet. The lagoon is home to one of the world’s most treasured cities\, a place people from across the globe wish to visit. Barcarena\, an Amazonian city in the Brazilian state of Pará\, shares its experience of a territory shaped by water\, where major river systems converge and connect with the Atlantic. The city has developed a multi-stakeholder approach to disaster risk reduction and is strengthening its urban climate planning through the use of risk and emissions data. Comparing the two cities highlights different tools\, policy choices and approaches to governance\, while identifying shared principles and solutions that other cities could adapt. \nVenice thus contributes to an international network of cities testing new approaches to urban resilience. Beyond its role as a case study\, it serves as a laboratory where scientific expertise\, public administration\, the ability to bring people and institutions together\, and innovation all help shape decisions. \nKamal Kishore\, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR\, broadens the perspective in his closing remarks. He places the experiences of Venice and Barcarena in the context of the global challenge of disaster risk reduction. He also highlights how the MCR2030 network and its Resilience Hubs provide platforms for cities and regions to share knowledge\, test solutions and put resilience practices developed elsewhere into use. \nThe panel is a side event at the Italy Pavilion at COP31 in Antalya\, Türkiye. It is organised by VSF in collaboration with Università Iuav di Venezia and CORILA.
URL:https://vsf.foundation/en/eventi/cop31-italy-pavilion-side-event-vsf-act-3-venice-a-tale-of-two-floodings-governing-the-oldest-city-of-the-future/
LOCATION:Antalya\, Türkiye
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