Venice Sustainability Foundation (VSF) is an institutional partner of the 9th European Congress of Local Governments: “The Future of Decentralization in a Changing World”, scheduled for March 4 and 5 in Mikołajki, Poland.
The Congress, organized by Foundation Institute for Eastern Studies, aims to serve as a platform for the exchange of views and a meeting place for leaders of local governments, representatives of regional elites, members of the state administration, NGOs and business.
In this context, more than 200 events including discussion panels, workshops, lectures and presentations are planned.
A variety of topics will be covered: from the problems of contemporary urban planning and mechanisms of city and regional development, to debates around investment financing, city management, environmental protection, and health policy.
On March 5, Alessandro Costa, Director General of the VSF, had a speech on the panel “Climate Crisis: Global Challenges, Local Solutions” dedicated to the main challenges posed by climate change and innovative local approaches to address them. The presentation, entitled “Waterproof Venice: defending a world cultural heritage from sea level rise”, revolved around the MOSE system, the set of complex works placed to defend the Venetian territory from high tides. It has also been an opportunity to present the Foundation and its goals.
For more information about the Congress: https://www.forum-ekonomiczne.pl/en/event/9th-european-congress-of-local-governments/
