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In this section, you can retrace the steps of Life ADA: stay tuned on the latest events and initiatives linked our project.

June 13th, 2023

Second Forum of the Mission on Adaptation to climate change

The European Commission took stock of the Mission’s progress over the past year, with a focus on multi-level governance (national, regional and local authorities) to support adaptation and address how knowledge can help enhance resilience solutions. Life ADA had the opportunity to present its objectives, illustrating the role that insurers can play in promoting risk prevention in the agricultural sector.

May 29th - 31st, 2023

EuAWE 2023

At the European Association of Wine Economists Conference, CREA-PB discussed the economic damage that adverse weather events can cause, the convenience of adopting climate change adaptation measures and the extent to which the implementation of such adaptation measures is appropriate, during an event entitled “Evaluation of climate change adaptation strategies in the wine sector.

May 10th, 2023

The role of the insurance sector in promoting the prevention of climate change risks in the agricultural sector: the ADA project (Adaptation in Agriculture) as a case study

The ADA Tool was presented in a specific webinar, organised in collaboration with ICMIF (International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation), with discussion on the role insurers can play in promoting risk prevention in the agricultural sector.

May 5th, 2023

MacFrut 2023

At the trade fair for professionals working in the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and abroad, the final version of the ADA Tool was presented during the event “Life ADA project: a new app to help farms face climate change”, held at the stand of the Emilia-Romagna Region.

March 30th - 31st, 2023

Third follow-up visit

Project advisor Laura Giappichelli and monitor Carlo Ponzio gained further insight on the project developments. On the first day, they discussed the progress of the actions launched and, on the second day, were able to inspect the project’s practical activities in the field.

March 14th, 2023

Workshop “Enhancing food security under changing weather patterns: farm adaptation”

The workshop, organised by the EU CAP Network, aimed to identify and share innovative solutions that can improve farm adaptation to climate change phenomena such as drought, flooding, hail, frost and other related problems such as soil degradation. Life ADA contributed by organising a farm tour of Azienda agricola Notari, speaking to participants directly in the field.

February 22nd, 2023

Italia Next Dop

At the 1st Scientific Symposium for the DOP IGP product supply chains, the first national initiative organised by Fondazione Qualivita to promote scientific research in the DOP IGP supply chains, CREA-PB presented a guide to the best practices for climate change adaptation identified by the Life ADA project and outlined the costs/benefits of the practices it contains.

January 25th, 2023

Agriculture and climate change, how to create shared value with stakeholders: the Life ADA project

The Forum for Sustainable Finance created a perfect opportunity for operators in the insurance and financial sectors to exchange views on how the financial sector can support system resilience.

December 5th, 2022

Second networking event: “Technological tools and innovations to support adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector”

This day was enriched thanks to the sharing of experiences in the context of co-funded projects. 

Participants included: GoINN4Digital, LIFE PASTORALP, LIFE STONEWALLSFORLIFE, GREAT LIFE, SOIL4LIFE, PRIMA VEG-ADAPT, NRRP: National AGRITECH Centre, BODI Working Group, CAMPI CONNESSI Working Group, VIRECLI Working Group, SmartMeteo Working Group, CAP Solution Working Group, Innovazione in agricoltura: acquaponica.

November 15th, 2022

“Research and technology to support agricultural supply chains in the mitigation of risks deriving from climate change”

At the offices of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Brussels, the results achieved by the Life ADA project two years after its launch were presented during the event “Research and technology to support agricultural supply chains in the mitigation of risks deriving from climate change”. Speakers included: Cristian Maretti (Legacoop Agroalimentare Northern Italy), Giuseppina Felice (Directorate General for Agriculture of the Emilia-Romagna Region), Giulia Villani (ARPAE Emilia-Romagna), Simonetta De Leo (CREA-PB), Egidio Scarlata (Leithà), Stefano Francia (CIA Emilia-Romagna) and various stakeholders such as Alberto Grassi (Apofruit Italia), Elisa Petrini (Bonterre), Marco Nannetti (Terre Cevico), Simona Caselli (AREFLH) and Umberto Di Pasquo (Copa-Cogeca).

November 15th, 2022

Mid-term event “Agriculture facing the challenge of climate change and the opportunities of the Life ADA project”

The event entitled “Agriculture facing the challenge of climate change and the opportunities of the Life ADA project” was held at the offices of the Emilia-Romagna Region in Brussels, attended by Angelo Gentili (Legambiente Agricoltura), Alessio Mammi (Emilia-Romagna regional councillor for agriculture, hunting and fishing), Giulia Balugani (UnipolSai Assicurazioni), Paolo De Castro (Commission for Agriculture and Rural Development) and Nicola Di Virgilio (European Commission DG AGRI B.).

November 9th, 2022

EIMA 2022

At the 45th edition of EIMA (the international exhibition of agricultural machinery), Life ADA presented the results of the training course promoted by the CIA (Italian Farmers Confederation) held in Emilia-Romagna along with the web app that supports farmers and cooperatives/consortia in building their adaptation plans during an event entitled “The challenge of the climate crisis: farmers leading ecological transition. The experience of the Life ADA project”.

September 30th, 2022

Sidea Convention: “Innovation and knowledge in agri-food and environmental systems: challenges and opportunities in times of recovery and resilience”

At the LVIII Convention of the Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (Sidea), CREA-PB presented the library of good practices for adaptation to climate change gathered by the Life ADA project and the costs/benefits of the practices contained therein during a speech entitled “The role of climate adaptation measures in the prevention of climate risk at a farm level”.

September 24th, 2022

10th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food & Environment

At the 10th Conference of the Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food & Environment (HAICTA), CREA-PB presented the library of good practices for adaptation to climate change gathered by the Life ADA project and the costs/benefits of the practices contained therein during a speech entitled “The role of climate adaptation measures in the prevention of climate risk at a farm level”.

September 23rd, 2022

Innovations Forum – EURESA

At the Innovations Forum by EURESA (the cooperation and networking tool of sixteen European mutual companies and insurance cooperatives) Life ADA presented the ADA tool for drafting preparation plans.

September 15th, 2022

Precision agriculture and digital technologies in cereal farming and viticulture

At the networking event of the GoINN4Digital project, Life ADA presented its opportunities as well as other projects co-funded by the EU and certain applications of artificial intelligence linked to precision agriculture.

September 8th, 2022

SANA 2022

At the 34th Salone Internazionale del Biologico e del Naturale event, Life ADA presented: “Il clima cambia, l’agricoltura risponde: gli strumenti del progetto Life ADA” (the climate changes, agriculture responds: the Life ADA project tools) illustrating a reference collection of best practices and their costs and benefits and the web-based app that supports farmers and cooperative/consortia in the construction of the adaptation plans.

September 7th, 2022

A.I.S.Re Italian Association of Regional Sciences Conference

At the XLIII Annual Scientific Conference of the Italian Association of Regional Sciences (A.I.S.Re), CREA-PB presented the library of good practices for adaptation to climate change gathered by the Life ADA project and the costs/benefits of the practices contained therein during a speech entitled “The role of climate adaptation measures in the prevention of climate risk at a farm level”.

June 23rd, 2022

Seminar “Grean Deal Europeo e PAC 2023-2027 – L’agroecologia dal campo alla tavola” (European Green Deal and PAC 2023-2027 – Agro-ecology from farm to fork)

In the fifth and final thematic event held as part of CAPSUS, the Life ADA project and its results were presented. The CAPSUS project – the Common Agricultural Policy toward SUStainability, funded by the European Union IMCAP programme, aims to increase the level of knowledge the benefits of the Common Agricultural Policy in the socioeconomic and environmental areas, and to promote sustainable consumption, especially among young people who live in urban areas.

June 22nd - 24th, 2022

CASEE Conference: “L’agricoltura sostenibile nel contesto del cambiamento climatico e della digitalizzazione” (sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change and digitalisation)

At the 12th CASEE – Central and South Eastern Europe conference – CREA-PB gave a presentation entitled “Il ruolo delle misure di adattamento al clima nella prevenzione del rischio climatico a livello di azienda agricola” (the role of climate adaptation measures in the prevention of climate risk at farm level), illustrating a reference collection of best practices for adaptation to climate change as found by the Life ADA project and the costs/benefits that could be achieved by adopting these practices.

June 21st - 24th, 2022

IFAD Convention: “Jobs, Innovation and Value Chains in the age of Climate Change”

At the IFAD – Investing in Rural People – conference, CREA-PB gave a presentation entitled “Il ruolo delle misure di adattamento al clima nella prevenzione del rischio climatico a livello di azienda agricola” (the role of the adaptation measures to climate in the prevention of climate risk at farm level), illustrating a reference collection of best practices for adaptation to climate change as found by the Life ADA project and the costs/benefits that could be achieved by adopting these practices.

May 19th, 2022

“PAC 2023-2027 e agroecologia: come rendere la filiera agroalimentare protagonista del Green Deal Europeo” seminar (CAP 2023-2027 and agroecology: how to make the agri-food industry a leading player in the European Green Deal)

This thematic event was held as part of CAPSUS – the Common Agricultural Policy toward SUStainability – a project funded by the European Union IMCAP programme. This Florence-based event added a further chapter to the debate relating to the methods that the new CAP will take to deal with the climate challenges and its support of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 strategies. The Life ADA project presented and illustrated the results obtained at this event.

May 16th, 2022

“Le ricadute dei cambiamenti climatici sul Parmense alla luce del 6° Rapporto IPCC 2022” seminar (the impacts of climate change in Parma in light of the 6th IPCC Report for 2022)

Starting from the advances on the final contents of the sixth assessment report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the impacts on our territory of the climate and its growing excesses will be illustrated in simple, concrete terms. It was shown how the best practices that can be put into place – identified by the Life ADA project – can support farmers in addressing climate change.

May 4th - 6th, 2022

Macfrut 2022

Reference event for professionals in the fruit and vegetable sector in Italy and abroad. A global event where business can be carried out, while also providing the unique technical specialisation, know how and excellence of the fruit and vegetable sector. For the entire duration of the fair, Life ADA had a space in the CIA – Agricoltori Italiani stand – where it was able to show its material and respond to any queries by interested parties. Additionally, on the 6th, it illustrated the ADA tool to the public; the tool establishes adaptation plans for individual farmers and producers organisations.

April 21st - 23rd, 2022

Tenth annual IAERE conference

At the tenth IAERE – Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics conference, CREA-PB and ARPAE Emilia-Romagna gave a presentation entitled “Una valutazione costi-benefici associata alle misure di adattamento climatico” (a cost-benefit evaluation associated with climate adaptation measures), illustrating a reference collection of best practices for adaptation to climate change as found by the Life ADA Project and the costs/benefits that could be achieved by adopting these practices.

April 6th, 2022

Second project monitoring visit – field work

The monitor, Mr Carlo Ponzio, accompanied by the partners Festambiente, CIA, Legacoop and UnipolSai, carried out the first on-site inspection at two of the commercial farms involved in the pilot region (Emilia-Romagna).
The visits to the Maicardi and Pedroni agricultural businesses served to show the monitor the data collection activities carried out to check the vulnerability of the farms.

March 23rd - 24th, 2022

Second project monitoring visit

Eighteen months from the beginning of the project, on a hybrid basis, the monitor Mr Carlo Ponzio, from the outside monitoring group Neemo, went into more depth in the Life ADA developments. The first half of the day was spent on the presentation and discussion of advances made on the actions launched. Financial and administrative aspects of the project were examined in the second part.

February 18th, 2022

Expo Dubai 2020

Un viaggio nell’ecosistema della cooperazione innovativa e sostenibile” (a trip through the innovative and sustainable cooperation ecosystem) was the theme of the event held at the Expo Dubai, Italian Stand, Amphitheatre. Life ADA was one of nine accounts given of cooperatives from the Emilia-Romagna region, read through the lens of 17 goals that touched on the issues of urban and living regeneration, sustainable consumption, innovation and technology for the agri-food sector, research and innovation for the environment, the role that the world of insurance can play in managing risks for the business framework and for persons and the understanding of climate scenarios.

December 16th, 2021

Reduction of Agricultural GReenhouse gases EmiSsions Through Innovative Cropping systems

Life ADA presented its results on the second day of the medium-term event of the Life Agrestic project.

November 30th, 2021

First networking event

This day was an opportunity to acquire innovative skills by listening to virtuous experiences and to create a space for fruitful dialogue in round table discussions with other sector professionals in order to share innovative answers and find concrete solutions for the future of agribusiness and our planet.

The Life Derris, MED-GOLD, SURE-Farm and Life AGRESTIC projects participated.

Life and non-life representatives of the MEDCLIV, VINEAS network, LIFE Forage4Climate, Sheep To Ship LIFE and EIT Food Black to the Future projects also participated.

October 14th, 2021

The European SDG Summit

The 2021 European SDG Summit is a European Climate Pact satellite event. UnipolSai put the focus on the Life ADA project at this event.

September 29th, 2021

Italy is moving towards a Green New Deal: research results

Event organised by the Great Life project to discuss and exchange views on Life projects. Life ADA sat at the table along with other projects to discuss its experiences in relation to climate change.

September 22nd, 2021

7th Observatory on sustainable life styles of Life Gate

What do Italians think of sustainability: the response in the 7th Observatory on sustainable lifestyles of Life Gate. Sustainability forms part of day-to-day life. By now, sustainability forms part of the vocabulory of one in two Italians, especially thanks to expressions such as global warming and renewable energy, by now familiar terms for seven interviewees out of ten. This is the topic that Life ADA was called on to discuss, explaining the reasons behind its project objectives and how they are developing.

July 22nd, 2021

MF ESG Awards 2021 (sustainability awards)

UnipolSai presented the Life ADA project at the Milano Finanza award ceremony, for the commitment by companies who distinguished themselves in the Environmental, Social and Governance areas.

July 21st, 2021

Climate change and adaptation: the Life ADA project opportunities

First meeting to present the training opportunities and transfer of skills aimed at farmers and cooperatives, on the new climate challenges and risk management. The event, organised by CIA Agricoltori Italiani in association with Legacoop Agroalimentare Nord Italia, was held as a live stream.

June 30th - July 2nd, 2021

2021 AIAM Convention

Each year the Italian Association of AgroMeteorology organises a convention that deals with the most current matters in research and applications in the agrometeorological area.
In the XXIV edition, ARPAE Emilia-Romagna, with a presentation called “LIFE ADA – ADattamento in Agricoltura: primi risultati delle analisi climatiche” (adaptation in agriculture: first results of climate analyses) set the basis for drafting the hazard maps of the project.

June 22nd - 23rd, 2021

ADAthon

The Life ADA hackathon to help players in the fruit and vegetable, viticulture and dairy sectors.

June 11th, 2021

Life Day

A day dedicated to knowledge of the most important Life projects closely connected to the issues of protection of the soil, sustainability, the fight against climate change and best agricultural practices. This is the sense of the “Life Day” organised by CIA-Agricoltori Italiani in a webinar within the scope of the project co-financed by the European Union, Soil4Life, with Life ADA being one of the key players, sharing its experiences.

February 17th, 2021

First project monitoring visit

Five months from the start of the project, the monitor Mr Carlo Ponzio from the outside monitoring group Neemo could check the first developments of Life ADA through videoconference.
The day began with an examination of the technical aspects, and finished with the financial/administrative aspects. All the partners actively took part in the meeting, describing and discussing the state of progress of the project.

November 13th, 2020

Life ADA presentation event – Agriculture and climate change: adaptation and resilience to stop the world’s fever

The project was presented to the public through the launch event “Life ADA – Agricoltura e cambiamenti climatici: adattamento e resilienza per fermare la febbre del pianeta” (Life ADA – Agriculture and climate change: adaptation and resilience to stop the world’s fever).
The webinar was addressed by Pierluigi Stefanini (Chairperson of Unipol), Alessio Mammi (Councillor for agriculture and the agricultural and food industry, hunting and fishing of the Emilia-Romagna Region) and Secondo Scanavino (President of CIA – Agricoltori Italiani).

September 29th, 2020

Virtual kick off meeting of the Life ADA Project

Following a round of introductions, all of the project actions were summarised with a focus on the upcoming deadlines.