CHANGE WE CARE Final Conference opened with two lectures given by international experts. In particular, Sandro Carniel (Director of the Research Division of the Center for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) of La Spezia) gave a speech aimed to introduce the issue related to the impact of climate change in coastal areas and Toni Domènech Montaña (Consortium Environmental Policies of Terres de l'Ebre, COPATE Consortium, Spain) illustrated the measures implemented to increase the resilience to climate change in the protected area of Terres de l'Ebre, as an example of best practice.

Afterward the CHANGE WE CARE project coordinator, Davide Bonaldo (CNR-Ismar Institute of Marine Sciences), presented the multidisciplinary approach and the main results obtained in these three years of activity and the representatives of the project pilot sites (Kaštela Bay & Jadro River, Vran Lake, Neretva River Delta, Po Delta and  Banco della Mula di Muggia) provided an overview of the adaptation strategies and measures identified during the participative process meetings organized for the different sites.

The third session of the event was focused on the future perspectives. Mili Novak (RERA SD, Croatia) illustrated the developments of the Joint Action Plan, an initiative launched during the mid-term conference of the project to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of INTERREG Italy-Croatia projects committed to facing the challenges of climatic changes, favoring synergies to meet the priority needs of the two countries.
Finally, a Panel Session, moderated by Engelbert Ruoss (USI Università della Svizzera italiana) and attended by Daria Povh (Priority Actions Program / Regional Activity Center (UNEP_PAPRAC), Split, Croatia) and Lorenzo Merotto (Area Marina Protetta Portofino) was aimed at discussing the future challenges and opportunities regarding the implementation of adaptation plans for Adriatic coastal regions.

The CHANGE WE CARE team would like to thank all participants, especially the speakers and the moderators, and hopes that the conference has represented an opportunity for discussion about different ideas and experiences on how to face the climate change impact on coastal zones, and has contributed to the deepening of these issues, suggesting new opportunities for the design of future shared initiatives. 

The Conference video is available at the following link:
https://youtu.be/o1_aCElS9d0