Mediterranean Regions for Water Resilience: Territorial Solutions, Shared Priorities

The Dialogue4Innovation (D4I) Territorial Innovation Policy Lab (TIPLab) on Water Scarcity is a year-long, three-stage co-creation process linking Mediterranean regions and expert stakeholders to build shared EU-level advocacy on water resilience, following the Bologna Challenge Workshop (June 2026) and the online Solutions Webinar (September 2026).

This session gives two voices a dedicated stage and direct industrial/scientific relevance: Mediterranean regions present their own delivery-scale initiatives on water scarcity across two panels, then a closing roundtable of Mediterranean expert networks widens the lens into shared, basin-wide priorities feeding the Mediterranean Joint Policy Position on Water (finalised early 2027).

Session Chair
Francesco Camonita, CPMR-IMC

Program

16:00 Welcome & Framing
Francesco Camonita, CPMR-IMC

16:10 Panel A - Non-Conventional Water Resources & Reuse
Speakers: 
Jordi Molist Gazapo, Catalan Water Agency, Catalonia (tbc)
Josette Zerafa, Ministry for Gozo, Malta (tbc)
Roberta Maria Rana, Apulian Water Authority, Puglia Region (tbc)
Jose Sandoval, Region of Murcia (tbc)

16:50 Panel B - Water Demand Management & Efficiency
Speakers: 
Valentin Velez Palacio, Generalitat Valenciana (tbc)
Claudia Ziosi, Emilia-Romagna Region (tbc)
Frederique Cancel-Tonellot, Region Occitanie (tbc)

17:20 Mediterranean Expert Roundtable - Networks & Advocacy Perspectives on Water Resilience
Speakers: 
Antonio Francisco Lopez Nicolas, MENBO - Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (tbc)
Manuel Sapiano, IME - Institut Mediterraneen de l'Eau (tbc)
Patrizia Bianconi, Regional Water Alliance (tbc)

17:50 Discussion, wrap-up and next steps
Francesco Camonita, CPMR-IMC