Author Archives: Veronica Vidotto

Synthesis Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report The IPCC finalized the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel’s 58th Session held in Interlaken, Switzerland from 13-19 March 2023. This structure, substantially different to what was adopted for AR5 SYR, enables a holistic framing that integrates across the Working Groups, better enabling the SYR to cover different aspects of climate change. Read the Full Report here.

The EAERE POC event “Environment, Resources, and Cooperation in the Mediterranean“, co-organised by Vision – Crafting the Future and the University of Siena, will take place on September 13, 2024 at 15:30 CEST in Pontignano, Siena (Italy) and will be streamed. The event is framed within the Vision Pontignano Conference on the Future of Europe 2024. The panelists will discuss the main challenges to be addressed in the future for the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the Mediterranean area. The event will also be the opportunity to promote MEDAERE, Mediterranean Association for Cooperation on Environment and Resource Economics, that intends to complement and extend beyond the European borders the activities of EAERE.

The 14th edition of The State of the Union took place in Florence last 23 and 24 May 2024. This year, the conference had a special emphasis on the core themes of democracy and the rule of law, the digital and green transition, the future enlargements of the European Union, all of which will play a crucial role in the run-up to the European elections in June 2024.
A policy session on “Resilient economies and institutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change” was jointly organised by FSR Climate and the EAERE Policy Outreach Committee. The frequency of natural disasters due to climate change is increasing, and institutions across different geographic areas are not equally ready to cope with such events. In fact, the lack of adequate institutional responses is likely to exacerbate the consequences of these events. Making the EU and developing countries more able to cope with the devastating consequences of climate change requires an articulated policy mix around carbon price, and resilient and reactive institutions and processes. In the policy session, feasible manners to enhance resiliency to climate change were explored. The event also addressed how to better prepare agriculture, biodiversity, the health system and our economies in general to cope with climate change and how to protect the most vulnerable populations in developing countries and in Europe. More information here.

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced the external review of the methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. During this external review, the first draft of the chapters and the first draft of the summary for policymakers will be made available for review for a period of 8 weeks, from 24 July to 17 September 2024. To ensure the highest scientific quality and policy relevance of the assessment, the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel is seeking peer review from the widestpossible participation of experts from all relevant disciplines and backgrounds. Click here to know how to participate as an expert reviewer.