ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In the present time, marked by the intensification of the climate crisis, priority is the protection, governance and proper management of water resources, essential organic connector for the conservation of ecosystems, stability and quality of agri-food productions and, clearly, for human health and all living organisms.
To guarantee equal rights and opportunities to each person, the availability and quality of water in the long term and food accessible and safe, it is necessary to implement a sustainable and resilient water management, capable of absorbing extreme shocks such as prolonged drought and flood phenomena. A scenario that, in addition to the maintenance of networks and other existing strategic infrastructures, imposes the realization of new works and infrastructure systems, together with more investments in research and development to promote structured planning, the result of increasingly structural synergies between institutions and stakeholders, aimed at defining policies and developing flexible and integrated governance models.
Preventing criticality that causes permanent emergency management is possible and necessary but in order to respond to these increasingly urgent challenges one cannot ignore a true eco-digital revolution. Safety, quality and sustainability in agriculture and in the water sector can count on technological innovation, capillary digitization of infrastructure, use of algorithms and artificial intelligence that, in synergy with the activity of the excellent research institutes that boasts Italy allow efficiency and circularity.
A vision that allows the agricultural sector and industry to become active custodians of the resource. The primary sector, in particular, with the role played by farmers, represents the first Presidium of environmental protection, ensuring the continuity of vital ecosystem services for habitats and biodiversity. Thanks to precision agriculture and good agronomic practices, food production becomes a fundamental ally in the conservation of natural resources.
This integrated management model and multisectoral and multifunctional synergy directly responds to the need for coordinated action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular the objectives n. 2 “Ear end to hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” and n. 6 “Enhancing to all sustainable water and sanitation initiatives”.
Based on these proposals, the UniVerde Foundation and Coldiretti, with the support of UNESCO WWAP – World Water Assessment Programme, with the sponsorship of Rai and with the main partnership of Almaviva Group, promote the conference “Water, Agriculture and Health: innovation and research for safety, quality and sustainability” that will take place in Rome, Thursday 19 March, at 15.30, at the Salasi delle Statue di Palazzo Rospi.
On the occasion of the event, will be presented the official Italian translation of the United Nations World Report on the development of water resources 2026 “Water for each person: equal rights and opportunities”, curated by the UniVerde Foundation, under the supervision of UNESCO WWAP, in collaboration with Acque del Sud, AVR Italian Association producers Valvole e Rubinetti federata ANIMA Confindustria, G.M.T., CiviSmart and E. and will be presented the XVI Report “Italians and agriculture” with focus on Water, agriculture and climate change, realized by the UniVerde Foundation and Noto Sondaggi in collaboration with ANBI and Fondazione Campagna Amica.
The event will also be illustrated best practices of virtuous Italian companies that can accelerate the ecological and digital transition, in the direction outlined by the United Nations with Agenda 2030 and reach the Sustainable Development Goals. After the addresses of Vincenzo Gesmundo (General Secretary of Coldiretti) and the institutional greetings of Francesco Lollobrigida (Ministro dell’Agricoltura, della Sovereign Food and Foreste), will follow the introductory interventions of Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (President of the UniVerde Foundation), Ettore Prandini (President of Spaceiretti) and Fulvio Conti (Head of Water,).
It will be the turn of the panel “Towards the United Nations World Water Conference” held in Abu Dhabi in December, with the presentation, edited by Miguel De França Doria (Director of UNESCO WWAP – World Water Assessment Programme), of the synthesis of the United Nations World Report on the Development of Water Resources 2026, and the testimony of Fodé Seck (Ambascitore al Ministero Affari Esteri del Senegal e Administrator Generale You will continue with the panel “Water as a strategic infrastructure for the future. The key role of companies” with the interventions of: Enrico Pezzoli (Delegant of Acea Acqua); Luigi Giuseppe Decollanz (President of the South Water Board); Annamaria Barrile (General Manager of Utilitalia); Andrea Villa (Vice President of AVR – ANIMA Confindustria); Emanuele Giglio (Responsible R&D by G.M.T.); Riccardo Amoroso (Delegant of CiviSmart); Carmine Esposito (Council of E.P.M.). It will continue with the presentation, edited by Antonio Noto (Director of Noto Sondaggi), of the XVI Report “Italians and agriculture”.
The panel “Innovation and research for safety, quality and sustainability” will be opened by the institutional greetings of Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (Ministro dell’Ambiente e della sicurezza Energetica) and will intervene: Andrea Lenzi (CNR President); Maria Alessandra Gallone (President ISPRA); Maria Chiara Zaganelli (Director General CREA); Fabio Vitale (Director AGEA); Claudia Brunori (Director Department of Sustainability, Circularity and Adaptation to Climate Change of Production and Territorial Systems, ENEA); Luca Lucentini (Director of the National Water Safety Centre); Francesco Vincenzi (President of ANBI). Modera il Convegno Tessa Gelisio (Giornalista e conduttrice Television). Media partners: Askanews, Italpress, TeleAmbiente, Opera2030.
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