7th biennial European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA)
16-18 June 2025 | Rimini
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The 7th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference (ECCA2025), the CMCC’s flagship event and the leading conference on climate adaptation in Europe, will take place for the first time in Italy from 16 to 18 June 2025.
The Conference is a key milestone in the international climate calendar. This edition is set to bring together influential voices and stakeholders from across Europe and beyond to accelerate climate adaptation efforts.
Entitled “Smarter, Faster and More Systemic Adaptation”, ECCA2025 will serve as a vibrant platform for showcasing cutting-edge research and innovative solutions, sharing knowledge and best practices and fostering collaboration towards a climate-resilient society. It will bring together researchers, decision-makers, practitioners, and other relevant stakeholders to exchange research findings, innovative policy developments and solutions, and practical implementation experiences.
The conference is organised by CMCC Foundation and JPI Climate in the framework of Horizon Europe MAGICA Project. As a recognized leader in climate research and innovation, CMCC plays a central role in coordinating the event, ensuring that cutting-edge scientific knowledge informs real-world solutions for climate adaptation.
Registration for the conference is still open for online and in-person participation.
Shaping climate adaptation: CMCC contributions at ECCA2025
CMCC researchers and scientific leadership will bring key insights and results in line with the conference’s main themes. Taking part in plenary and parallel scientific sessions, they will approach key questions on research and innovation informing climate policies, nature-based solutions for coastal adaptation, citizen engagement for a transformational change, climate litigation for an adapted governance and more.
In addition to the conference organization, CMCC Foundation will also contribute to the debate and the dialogue with innovative scientific approaches, practical solutions and policy-oriented perspectives across all themes addressed by the conference.
Discover the CMCC sessions and ECCA2025 programme.
PLENARY SESSIONS
Opening Plenary session
June 16, h.14:30 – 16:30 CEST | Anfiteatro Hall
Institutional opening and welcoming remarks
Master of Ceremony, Karen Coleman, Journalist
Welcome remarks, Municipality of Rimini, host city
Antonio Navarra, President CMCC Foundation and Chair of JPI Climate
Giulio Boccaletti, Scientific Director CMCC Foundation
Matthias Langemeyer, Head of Green research and Innovation Department, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
Alessandro Guerri, Director General for European, International, and Sustainable Finance, Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security
Morena Diazzi, Director-General for Knowledge, Research, Labour and Enterprises, Emilia-Romagna Region
Lina Gálvez, Member of the European Parliament (invited)
Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of Climate Office, European Space Agency ESA
Carlo Buontempo, Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service ECMWF
Adaptation on the ground
A conversation with:
Blaz Kurnik, Acting Head of the Climate Risk and Resilience Unit, European Environmental Agency EEA
Elena Eva Maria Grandi, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Green Spaces, Municipality of Milano (invited)
Anna Montini, Councilor for Ecological Transition and Blue Economy, Municipality of Rimini
Sabrina Dekker, City Council of Dublin
Joško Klisović, President of the City Assembly of Zagreb
Ronan Dantec, Vice-President of the Committee of sustainable development in French Senate – Région Loire Atlantique
Antonio Navarra, President CMCC Foundation and Chair of JPI Climate
Plenary Session by EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
June 17, h. 9:15 – 10:30 CEST | Anfiteatro Hall
Bridging the gap for faster action Bringing together the research community and regions/local authorities
Philippe Tulkens, Head of Unit, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Deputy Mission Manager of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change
Hein Pieper, Chairmain of the Board, Regional Water Authority Rijn&Ijssel, Netherlands
Catherine Lauranson, Adviser on Ecological Transition, City of Marseille, France (invited)
Richard Smithers, Director Climate Adaptation & Resilience at Ricardo plc, Director of the EU Mission Implementation Platform MIP4Adapt
Vilija Balionyte-Merle, Vilija Balionyte-Merle, Senior Business Developer EU at SINTEF, Coordinator of RESIST Project
Thomas Koetz, Senior Advisor for Climate Neutral and Resilient Regions at EIT Climate-KIC, Coordinator of Pathways2Resilience ProjectF
Antonio Navarra, President CMCC Foundation and Chair of JPI Climate
Closing Plenary – ECCA: a Dialogue Forum in the Global Context
18 June, 16:30 – 18:00 CEST | Anfiteatro Hall
The role of science to inform global negotiations
Frank McGovern, Chief Climate Scientist, Irish EPA and JPI Climate Vice-Chair and Anna Pirani, CMCC, live from UNFCCC negotiations in Bonn
Nadia Pinardi, CMCC and UN Decade Collaborative Center on Coastal Resilience/Knowledge Hub on Sea Level Rise
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Accelerating Transformational Change in Europe: A Roadmap for Citizen Engagement in Adaptation
June 17, h. 11:00 – 12:30 CEST | Lavatoio Room
Chair:
Paola Mercogliano (CMCC Foundation)
Speakers:
Enora Bruley (University of Geneva)
Dmitry Erokhin (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)
Sukaina Bharwani (Stockholm Environment Institute)
Strengthening coastal adaptation in EU regions: closing gaps on Nature-based Solutions
June 17, h. 11:00 – 12:30 CEST | Borgo Room
Chair:
Stefano Gamberoni (Deltares)
Elena Allegri (CMCC Foundation)
Speakers:
Luigi Cipriani (Toscana Region)
Els de Roeck (Province West Flanders)
Samanta Bačić (University of Split)
Silvia Torresan (CMCC Foundation)
Climate Change Litigation for European Coastal Zones: Lessons from Current Cases and Future Paths toward an Adapted Governance
June 17, 11:00 – 12:30 CEST | Parco Room
Chair:
Riccardo Luporini (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa)
Speakers:
Anna Berti Suman (Luiss University)
Mathilde Luna Joly (University of Bologna)
Elisa Fiorini Beckhauser (CMCC Foundation)
Building Resilient Urban Shorelines – Case Study : Gansevoort Peninsula, New York City
June 17, 16:30 – 18:00 CEST | Arengo Room
Chair:
Sanjukta Sen (James Corner Field Operations)
Speakers:
Shlomit Wartenburg (ECOncrete)
Eric Rothstein (eDesign Dynamics)
Giovanni Coppini (CMCC Foundation)
Nature-based Solutions in action: scaling resilience pathways to face climate extremes
June 18, h. 14:30-16:00 CEST | Arengo Room
Chair:
Elisa Furlan (CMCC Foundation)
Speakers:
Carla Asquer (Sardinia Region)
Beniamino Russo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
Marco Ranzoni (Po Delta Regional Park)
Sarah Lund (Midtjylland Region)
Laura Hokajarvi (Finnish Lapland Tourist Board)
An open dialogue on climate resilience at the CMCC and MAGICA booths
Discover crucial scientific insights and the numerous ways to participate in CMCC activities, including job and training opportunities, by visiting the CMCC booth and contacting us for one-on-one meetings.
The CMCC booth will also contribute to the debate and dialogue, showcasing innovative scientific approaches and tools, practical solutions and policy-oriented perspectives across all themes addressed by the conference.
Discover the sea level sensor InterBox – designed to provide high accuracy in measuring water levels – and our work on coastal restoration and nature-based solutions; dive into photographic materials on energy poverty and air conditioning; join the climate community debunking climate misinformation and engage in participatory adaptation processes; learn about our schools for early-career scientists.
You will also find a space dedicated to the Horizon Europe MAGICA Project – an opportunity to learn more about the CMCC-led initiative behind the organization of the conference – as well as JPI Climate, which plays a key role in connecting various scientific disciplines and increasing science-practice interaction at ECCA.
Visitors are invited to meet our researchers, exchange ideas, and establish new collaborations.
Contact us for more information at [email protected].
Registration
Registration for the conference is still open for online and in-person participation.
Join CMCC and MAGICA at ECCA 2025.
Logistics
ECCA2025 will take place at the Palacongressi in Rimini, Italy. For more information regarding the venue and possible accommodation options, please consult the official ECCA2025 website.
Organized by:
The conference is organised by CMCC Foundation and JPI Climate in the framework of Horizon Europe MAGICA Project.
With the patronage of: Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security, Emilia Romagna Region, Municipality of Rimini
Conference Main Partner: European Space Agency.