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Final Conference of the Interreg Project “MAURICE”

February 26 @ 09:00 - 17:00

26 February 2026 | 09:00 – 17:00
Palazzo Lombardia – Sala Belvedere “Silvio Berlusconi” (39th floor, entrance N1)

On Thursday, 26 February 2026, the Final Conference of the Interreg project “MAURICE” – Management of Urban Water Resources in Central Europe Facing Climate Change will take place at Palazzo Lombardia.

The project, led by Politecnico di Milano together with Consorzio Est Ticino Villoresi, with the support of Regione Lombardia, MM S.p.A., and ISPRA, has developed and tested an innovative solution to address drought events based on the use of irrigation canals to promote water circulation and aquifer recharge during the autumn and winter period. Water distributed over agricultural fields infiltrates the soil and replenishes underground reserves, contributing to the creation of a natural storage system available in spring and summer, with positive effects on the resilience of the water system to climate-related risks.

The final conference represents an opportunity to present the results of the pilot actions carried out in Milan and Stuttgart and to foster technical and institutional discussion on the implementation of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) in Italy as a climate change adaptation measure and as a component of integrated water resources management.

Programme

Morning Session (09:00 – 12:00) – in English

Presentation of the results of groundwater modelling activities supporting strategies to address climatic and anthropogenic risks.

Groundwater modelling to inform agricultural managed aquifer recharge in Milan

  • Prof. Luca Alberti, Politecnico di Milano
  • Paolo Colombo, Politecnico di Milano
  • Claudia Medina Montecinos, Politecnico di Milano

Understanding falling aquifer levels through groundwater modelling in Stuttgart

  • Dr. Kristina Schenk, Office for Environmental Protection of the State Capital Stuttgart
  • Dr. Thomas Ertel, Environment & Technology Esslingen
  • Dr. Ulrich Lang, KuP Ingenieurgesellschaft Professor Kobus und Partner, Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Institutional address:

  • Alessandro Nardo, Direttore Generale, Regione Lombardia – Direzione Generale Enti Locali, Montagna, Risorse Energetiche, Utilizzo Risorsa Idrica

The session will conclude with a discussion on lessons learned and the replicability of the tested solutions in different territorial contexts.

Afternoon Session (13:00 – 17:00) – in Italian

MAR projects implemented in Italy

  • Rudy Rossetto, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa
  • Alessandro Cassasso, Politecnico di Torino
  • Paolo Severi, Regione Emilia-Romagna
  • Mara Meggiorin, Ramboll

Round Table – “MAR in Agricultural Contexts”
Applicability of artificial aquifer recharge measures in synergy with agricultural practices (Agricultural-MAR): challenges and opportunities in Italy.

  • Claudio Gandolfi, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Marco Chiesa, Consorzio di Bonifica Muzza Bassa Lodigiana
  • Elena Brugna, Regione Lombardia – Direzione Generale Agricoltura, Sovranità Alimentare e Foreste
  • Luigi Simonazzi, Coldiretti Milano-Lodi-Monza Brianza
  • Alberto Lasagna, Confagricoltura Pavia
  • Claudio De Paola, Parco Lombardo Valle del Ticino

Round Table – “Towards Integrated Water Resources Management”
Synergies between water and land management interventions to strengthen the resilience of the water system to climate risks.

  • Luca Alberti, Politecnico di Milano
  • Francesco La Vigna, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
  • Carlo Enrico Cassani, Regione Lombardia – Direzione Generale Enti Locali, Montagna, Risorse Energetiche, Utilizzo Risorsa Idrica
  • Alessandro Rota, Associazione regionale consorzi gestione e tutela del territorio e acque irrigue Lombardia
  • Francesco Tornatore, Autorità di Bacino Distrettuale del Fiume Po
  • Fabio Marelli, MM S.p.A.
  • Marco Felisa, Città Metropolitana di Milano
  • Mita Lapi, Fondazione Lombardia per l’Ambiente (in attesa di conferma)

Registration

In-person participation is free of charge but subject to registration, subject to availability.

Register at:
https://forms.office.com/e/qz52YJ6uiZ

Registration is open until 13 February at 16:00 (CET).

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