14th Annual Conference of the Italian Society for Climate Sciences
02–04 November 2026 | Bolzano
More information about the Conference
The CMCC Foundation is a partner of the 14th Annual Conference of the Italian Society for Climate Sciences (SISC), taking place on 02–04 November 2026 in Bolzano. The conference is hosted by Eurac Research and co-organised by SISC and Eurac Research.
The Conference brings together leading scientists, researchers, economists, practitioners, business leaders, and policymakers working on various aspects of climate change, its impacts, and related responses. It provides a unique interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary platform to share new research findings, exchange knowledge, and discuss practical solutions to one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
In the context of rapidly intensifying climate risks, this year’s Conference aims to address interconnected climate challenges and strengthen societal resilience. It will focus on understanding the dynamics of the climate system, assessing impacts and vulnerabilities across natural and socio-economic systems, and exploring strategies to enhance resilience and support climate transitions. Particular attention will be given to integrating scientific knowledge with governance, innovation, and societal transformation in order to promote effective and equitable responses to climate change.
Discover more about the CMCC presence at the Conference and consult the full programme.
CMCC at SISC26:
Conference opening and welcome
2 November, 11:00–11:30, Auditorium
Speaker: Paola Mercogliano, SISC President
Chaired sessions
2 November, 11:30–13:00 | S1.1 | Auditorium
Climate Governance I: Justice, Global Order and Science-Policy Interfaces
Chair: Elisa Fiorini Beckhauser
3 November, 11:00–12:30 | S4.2 | Seminar 1+2+3
Extreme Precipitation I: Trends, Projections and Flood Risk
Chair: Silvia Torresan (TBC)
4 November, 11:00–12:30 | S6.1 | Auditorium
Climate Risk Assessment and Early Warning Tools II
Chair: Nunzia Gabriella Fasolino (TBC)
Oral presentation
2 November
11:30 | S1.2 – “Coastal Challenge”: A serious game to explore coastal
Speaker: Mathilde Joly
11:50 | S1.3 – Beyond the test set: Map-based evaluation of data-driven Fire Danger Index models
Speaker: Shahbaz Alvi
12:10 | S1.3 – When social research and fire modelling meet: a participatory planning framework for forests, agro-silvo-pastoral systems, and urban-rural and forest interface areas
Speaker: Alessio Menini
12:10 | S1.4 – Valuation of climate services: insights and lessons learnt from the italian climate services landscape
Speaker: Francesca Larosa
16:10 | S2.4 – Spatial Resolution gains in kilometer-scale CMIP6 downscaling of wind and precipitation over the Alpine region
Speaker: Alejandro Vichot Llano
16:30 | S2.3 – Multi-hazard susceptibility mapping reveals priority areas for early warning system deployment: A European exposure analysis
Speaker: Jacopo Furlanetto
3 November
9:00 | S3.1 – A Multi-Hazard Climate Service Integrating the Catalogues of Extreme Events and Impacts
Speaker: Alessandro Pugliese
9:00 | S3.3 – Governance conditions for transformative adaptation: preliminary reflections from three EU Mission on Adaptation projects
Speaker: Fulvio Biddau
9:20 | S3.2 – Preliminary Multiscale Framework for Urban Heat Hotspot Identification and Nature Based Solution Assessment: A Case Study of Rome
Speaker: Davide Morale
11:20 | S4.3 – Fostering coastal resilience in Europe using climate litigation as an empowering legal tool: a toolkit for the civil society in coastal areas
Speaker: Elisa Fiorini Beckhauser
11:40 | S4.2 – Sub-hourly temporal downscaling of rainfall timeseries using transformer-based deep learning
Speaker: Adriana Torelli
15:05 | S5.1 – Bridging climate science and engineering practice for climate-proof infrastructure design
Speaker: Alfredo Reder
15:25 | S5.4 – Integrating Network Science, Agent-Based Modelling and AI for Resilience stress tests under High-Impact Low-Probability Events: A Case Study in Venice Metropolitan City
Speaker: Silvia Torresan
4 November
11:40 | S6.1 – Integrating climate, land use, and river connectivity to assess current and future risks on water quality in the Venice Lagoon Basin leveraging graph neural networks
Speaker: Jacopo Furlanetto
Poster sessions
Poster session 1 | 2 November, 14:45–15:30
Towards CMCC-regESM: a high-resolution regional Earth system model for the Mediterranean basin
Speaker: Marco Chericoni
A Multidimensional Assessment of Meteorological, Hydrological, Agricultural, and Socioeconomic Drought in Africa
Speaker: Roshanak Tootoonchi
ClimaaxNext: a new community model for local and regional climate risk assessment
Speaker: Silvia Torresan
Poster session 2 | 4 November, 9:45–10:30
Climate Risk Assessment for Local Adaptation Policies: The Metropolitan City of Bologna Case Study
Speaker: Nunzia Gabriella Fasolino
A Governance Framework for Transformative and Locally Led Climate Adaptation: The Regional Adaptation Board and Climate Innovation Hub Model
Speaker: Nunzia Gabriella Fasolino
Side event
19 November, 17:45–18:45, Museion (in italiano)
“Raccontare l’acqua: nuovi linguaggi per il clima”
Speakers: Sara Mattiazzi, Ocean Space e Daniele Lupo, Lungomare
Moderator: Silvia Torresan