The Cardimed Project, Climate Adaptation and Resilience Demonstrated In the MEDiterranean region, will allow the experimentation of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in various demonstration sites, including Catania and Ferla. The CARDIMED project is funded under the Horizon Europe 2020 program, launched in September 2023, and involves a partnership of 52...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) has initiated an important program of social reintegration and space maintenance, actively involving one of the inmate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science and Technology (L-25) program. Under the supervision of Prof. Daniela Ferrarello, Di3A’s contact person...
On 23 April, during a seminar entitled ‘Green roofs in the Mediterranean context: the case study of the green roof of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Catania’, the Gifluid project was presented to members of the ETNA GARDEN CLUB. The seminar was attended...
Green Infrastructures to mitigate Flood risks in Urban and suburban areas and to Improve the quality of rainwater Discharges...
The GIFLUID project continues its commitment to raising awareness about the importance of natural solutions for water treatment and management. On January 29, 2024, the schools of the M. Bartolo High School of Science in Pachino (Siracusa) and the Galileo Galilei High School of Science in Catania participated in...
Integrated management of stormwater has become a priority in European environmental policies due to the increase in runoff volumes and the limited availability of water resources. For this reason, urban runoff waters are considered a strategic resource to be valued and recovered. Climate change, with the intensification of rainfall...
Green Infrastructures to mitigate Flood risks in Urban and suburban areas and to Improve the quality of rainwater Discharges...
“Green roofs represent a paradigm shift; we work so that flooding due to rain no longer occurs.” This was the explanation given to MeridioNews by Professor Enrico Foti, from the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture. The green roof, installed at the bioscientific hub on Via Santa Sofia of...
Green Infrastructures to mitigate Flood risks in Urban and suburban areas and to Improve the quality of rainwater Discharges...
