Regione Veneto
15.07.2026 European Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the European Day for the Victims of the Global Climate Crisis will be observed across Europe. Venice will take part in the official celebrations with the event “Remembering and Preventing: Through Dialogue, Testimonies and Music”, taking place from 2:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The initiative is organised by Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice, EuCliPA.it – National Coordinator of the Italian Ambassadors of the European Climate Pact, CNR-ISP Venice (National Research Council – Institute of Polar Sciences), CNR-ISMAR (Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council), DVRI – Venetian District for Research and Innovation, Shylock – University Theatre Centre of Venice, IUAV University of Venice, and the Interreg Italy–Croatia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme. The event will feature a full day of activities dedicated to climate change and to promoting the need for a profound transformation of lifestyles, the economy and society.
Participation is free of charge upon registration via the following Eventbrite link.
Francesca Vianello, Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the Municipality of Venice
Cloister of the Church of Sant'Elena, Venice
Gianni Tartari, EuCliPA.it, Country Coordinator of the European Climate Pact for Italy
Bianca Nardon, Shylock University Theatre Centre (C.U.T.)
Fabio Trincardi, Geologist and Oceanographer, Senior Associate, National Research Council (CNR)
Paolo Regini, Paediatrician, President of the Venice Section of ISDE Italy – Doctors for the Environment
Luca Velo, Emanuel Gianotti and Arianna Zaramella, IUAV University of Venice – European Project CLISHE
With the occasion, the call for tenders for the International Competition of Communication and Creativity "Climate ChanCe", now in its fourteenth edition, will also be presented.
The international competition of communication and creativity for published and unpublished works on the theme of climate change is organized by the Shylock University Theatre Center of Venice, in collaboration with Europe Direct Venezia Veneto of the City of Venice and the Ca' Foscari University of Venice and under the patronage of CMCC, WWF ITALIA, LEGAMBIENTE and ISDE ITALIA - Doctors for the Environment.
The initiative aims to enhance works and projects that offer an effective message on the theme of the climate crisis and the environmental and social aspects related to it.
More information about the contest click here.
For the application call of the contest click here.
EuCliPA.it Association was founded in 2022 and, since 2025, has served as the National Coordinator for Italy of the European Climate Pact, with the aim of making climate action concrete, local and participatory. The association promotes knowledge and awareness of the climate and ecological crisis, and also implements initiatives and projects that help address the effects of climate change, thanks to the knowledge, passion and commitment of its members, in the belief that “every small action, together, can make a difference.”
For more information:
Europe Direct of the Municipality of Venice
Via Spalti 28, Mestre-Venezia
toll free number 800 496200
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