From Budoia to Appenines Charter for local adaptation to climate change in the mountains Piero Di Carlo University ‘G. d’Annunzio’ of Chieti-Pescara, Italy Email: [email protected] Local adaptation to climate change in mountain municipalities: principles and practices from the territory. COP25 Italian Pavillon Introduction: Apennines -Extension: 95000 km2 -Length: ~1300km - Habitants: 7.1 million of people -Altitude: <3000, highest peak in Abruzzo: Gran Sasso (2912 m.asl The Calderone Glacier The southern glacier in Europe, unique in the 1912 Apennines, in Abruzzo Region, is threatened, by climate change Calderone Mass Balance 2007 Energy production in Abruzzo Hydroelectric is the first one We are loosing Biodiversity on the Abruzzo mountains Increase of wildfire 2007 Report 2017 in Abruzzo: wildfire in 136 Municipalities of 305. Lost 6000 hectares of woods and grasslands Local temperature changes ( Abruzzo Region) Local mountain increase rate about two times of that of the mean north Hemisphere 7 2021-2050 temperature projection Apennines like Alps will be the areas more effected by global warming Our activities and plan 1) Pilot project of adaptation to climate change in Alpine villages (A PhD program) 2) Extend the best practice and the activities on the Apennines mountains Alps Apennines Chieti Pescara The collaboration between our Rome University, Eurac, Alpine Convention, the Italian Minister for the Environment, Abruzzo Region has 2 main objectives From Budoia to Borgo Lanciano On 22nd of May 2018 We signed the Apennines Charter following the Budoia charter Municipalities of the Abruzzo Region involved: Provincia dell’Aquila: Aquila, Secinaro, Fontecchio, Ortona dei Marsi, Ovindoli, Sulmona, Cagnano Amiterno, Roccaraso, Molina Aterno, Capitignano, Pacentro, Scanno, Corfinio; Provincia di Pescara: Caramanico Terme, San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, Serramonacesca, Montebello di Bertona, Pescosansonesco, Villa Celiera e Lettomanoppello; Provincia di Chieti: Rapino, Tollo, Guardiagrele e Pretoro; Provincia di Teramo: Civitella del Tronto, Campotosto, Rocca Santa Maria, Campli e Isola del Gran Sasso. Next Steps • Include other Apennine Municipalities • Programmatic conference (with the participation of people of the alpine areas for capitalize good practices) • Seminars on the topic of local adaptation in mountain areas • Identify pilot areas • Synergies with Alpine areas Thank you for your attention! For more info: [email protected] Thanks to for supporting my participation to this event.