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Hydrological Balance and Water Resource Availability: 2025 Update, Seasonal Forecasts and Climate Projections
Hydrological Balance and Water Resource Availability: 2025 Update, Seasonal Forecasts and Climate Projections
Mar 24, 2026 09:00 AM — Mar 24, 2026 01:30 PM Rome, ISPRA headquarter

On the occasion of the celebration of World Water Day, ISPRA intends to present the 2025 update of the estimates of the components of the hydrological balance and the natural availability of renewable water resources provided by the BIGBANG model – GIS-Based Hydrological Balance at the National Scale on a Regular Grid. The presentation will also include assessments of the 2025 drought conditions and long-term hydro-climatic statistics.

The BIGBANG assessments at the national and river basin district scale for total precipitation, evapotranspiration, aquifer recharge, and water resource availability (the so-called “internal flow”) constitute the official national data for the WISE SoE – Water Quantity (WISE-3) data flow and for the evaluation of the Water Exploitation Index Plus (WEI+), within the framework of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, as well as for the reporting requirements of the OECD/Eurostat Joint Questionnaire on Inland Waters.

Furthermore, starting from the National Statistical Programme 2023–2025, the National Hydrological Balance indicators produced through the BIGBANG model constitute official statistics within SISTAN – the National Statistical System.

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VISIONS FROM THE SKY: Growing and Learning with CLMS
VISIONS FROM THE SKY: Growing and Learning with CLMS
Mar 20, 2026 09:30 AM — Mar 20, 2026 01:30 PM

The meeting “VISIONS FROM THE SKY: Growing and Learning with CLMS,” which will take place at ISPRA headquarters in Rome and in hybrid format, represents the final event of the first phase of the CLMS National Collaboration Programme.

The event provides an opportunity to present the experiences and activities launched under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 9 October 2024 between ISPRA and the European Environment Agency (EEA). This agreement has seen ISPRA play a leading role through its strategic function as National Focal Point and coordinator of the Eionet network, strengthening Italy’s collaboration with the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS).

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Public Consultation on the “Guidelines for the Preparation of the Environmental Monitoring Plan for Projects Subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure”
Public Consultation on the “Guidelines for the Preparation of the Environmental Monitoring Plan for Projects Subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure”
Mar 13, 2026

Public Consultation on the “Guidelines for the Preparation of the Environmental Monitoring Plan for Projects Subject to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Procedure”

Start of consultation: 13 March 2026
Deadline for submission of contributions: 13 April 2026

Law No. 132/2016, which established the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA), identifies among its institutional functions the monitoring of environmental effects associated with the implementation of infrastructure projects of national and local interest.

For the implementation of the projects listed in Part II of Legislative Decree 152/2006 and subsequent amendments, project proposals must undergo an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure through the preparation of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS). This study includes the Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) for the potentially significant and negative environmental impacts deriving from the construction and operation of the project.

In accordance with Article 28 of Legislative D

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World Recycling Day
World Recycling Day
Mar 18, 2026 — Mar 18, 2026

March 18 is World Recycling Day, an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about the importance of recycling and the responsible use of resources, promoting practices that reduce energy consumption, improve the quality of the water and air we breathe, and combat climate change.

ISPRA has recently updated its Environmental Indicators Database. In the “Circular Economy” section, indicators are collected to monitor the transition toward a circular economic model in which materials are used, recycled, and reused as much as possible.

With a focus on food waste and separate waste collection, ISPRA and the Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy are promoting the “Facciamo Circolare” campaign.

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