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The news is not on the social networks of the Ministry of the Environment and was not even discussed in the press conference at the end/beginning of the year of the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni.Yet the fact that Italy has finally equipped itself with a National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) it should be a source of pride for the government, especially because the previous five executives had failed to do so.The sensation that emerges is that of a commitment completed very late, without great confidence, like an obligation that must be respected and of which we do not share much of the urgency and need. After almost nine years of waiting and disinterest across the political spectrum (Renzi, Gentiloni, Conte, Conte bis, Draghi), the government has finally published the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change.It's a good start and we celebrate it.But the plan has… pic.twitter.com/RffV5SNOQI— Ferdinando Cotugno (@FerdinandoC) January 4, 2024 In the short no...

A small town in southern Ecuador has solved the drought problem by using an ancient rainwater collection system used in the past by the indigenous people of the pre-Inca era, the Paltas.We are talking about Catacocha, a town located in a province known for its extremely dry conditions.The rains only appear two months a year, between January and February, and climate change is only exacerbating this.The unexpected solution therefore arrived by looking at the past, a an ancient system of artificial lagoons which the native peoples used to cope with the already intense aridity.The local historian who discovered it, Galo Ramón, convinced the inhabitants of Catacocha to apply it and the results were surprising.Nine years later, the change that has taken place is visible. In 2005, the community recreated, on one of the highest points of Catacocha, Cerro Pisaca, this water collection and supply system created by the Palta, an indigenous community that lived in the area more than a thou...

Eight thousand kilometers long and fifteen kilometers wide.These are the impressive measures of the Great Green Wall, a tree belt that the African Union is building in order to counter the advance of the desert.The ambitious project aims to cross the African continent horizontally.From Senegal to Djibouti, the tree-lined line will pass through 11 nations with the noble aim of combat environmental degradation and poverty in the region.The costs have been estimated at approximately 33 billion dollars, of which 14 have already been invested.More than ten years after the official launch of the project, approximately 20% of the route has been completed.According to several sources, however, the initiative is already changing things for the better.Because, to be honest, the Great Green Wall is not just a work aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change.More than a line, it is in fact a “restoration mosaic” which protects agriculture, offers jobs, promotes social cohesion an...

In the years in which Vietnam rushed towards the industrial and intensive development of its economy, after the end of the war against the United States, much of the Mekong Delta was reshaped to support large-scale agriculture, promoting industrial cultivation methods aimed at increase rice harvests and transform the nation into an export powerhouse for the well-known cereal.Among the few areas not affected by the development plan was the coastal island of With Chem deemed too small for this purpose.Here, locals were able to continue practicing theirs traditional agricultural methods seemingly out of date.A model which, now that the intensive one is showing its long-term effects, characterized by land impoverishment and pollution, is returning to inspire the country which now aims to return to agricultural practices more based on nature.Once forgotten, the island of With Chem it is therefore now recognized as a guide to a more sustainable agricultural future. Con...

In Italy the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change has been approved.It took almost seven years and four governments, but in the end the Bel Paese also equipped itself with an indispensable tool for address the consequences of the climate crisis.The news of the approval was given by the Ministry of the Environment itself, explaining that the main objective of the Floor is to "provide a national framework for the implementation of actions aimed at reducing the risks deriving from climate change to the minimum possible, improving the adaptive capacity of socio-economic and natural systems, as well as taking advantage of any opportunities that arise will be able to present themselves with the new climatic conditions".The text was therefore officially adopted, albeit with a delay, but whether it is actually implemented is a different matter.The risk is that the Strategy you just stay on paper.For the moment, in fact, few of the planned actions have a corresponding f...