Workshop
8–9 November 2026 | Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
CMCC Foundation co-organises the China–Italy Workshop on advancing ocean and climate science, which will be held on 8–9 November 2026 at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. The workshop is co-organised with Sun Yat-sen University, the University of Bologna and the UN Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience (DCC-CR).
The event will bring together scientists and institutional representatives from China and Italy to exchange knowledge, identify common research priorities and explore opportunities for future collaboration. It builds on the existing Memorandum of Agreement between Sun Yat-sen University and the University of Bologna, which provides a framework for closer institutional cooperation involving CMCC.
CMCC will contribute to the scientific programme with presentations and session chairs on artificial intelligence, climate and ocean prediction, extreme events, coastal digital twins and nature-based solutions. Antonio Navarra, President of the CMCC Foundation, will co-chair the session on weather and climate predictability and artificial intelligence and will present advances in AI-based seasonal forecasting. Nadia Pinardi will co-chair the session on monsoon variability and climate change, while Emanuela Clementi and Francesco Maicu will present research on ocean forecasting and multiscale modelling of extreme events.
The second day will focus on coastal resilience. Giovanni Coppini, CMCC Programme Director, will co-chair the session and will present cloud-based solutions for coastal applications. Riccardo Valentini, Maria Vincenza Chiriacò and Ivan Federico will contribute on digital twins, nature-based solutions and innovative approaches to coastal adaptation.
The workshop will also explore potential areas of cooperation between CMCC and Chinese institutions, including the integration of artificial intelligence into climate and ocean prediction, digital twin technologies, and coastal risk assessment and adaptation. Early Career Ocean Professionals and students will take part in the event.