Climate Adaptation in Practice: OMEC and VSF Host a Venice Seminar on Mediterranean Resilience
On Thursday 26 November 2026, from 14:30 to 17:30 CET, Venice will host a seminar on “Climate Adaptation and Resilience in the Mediterranean: Experiences, Infrastructure and Cooperation for Vulnerable Territories.” OMEC and the Venice Sustainability Foundation (VSF) are jointly organizing the afternoon at the Complesso di S. Apollonia, in a hybrid format. The seminar is a side event to OMEC’s General Assembly, which meets in the city the following day, Friday 27 November.
The Mediterranean is among the regions most exposed to climate change. Sea-level rise, coastal flooding, heatwaves, drought and growing water stress already affect cities, infrastructure, ecosystems and economic activity across the basin. Against this backdrop, the seminar asks what adaptation means in practice. It will review what COP31 produced on adaptation, resilience, adaptation finance and the Global Goal on Adaptation, and what those outcomes mean for action in the Mediterranean.
Venice and its MOSE flood barrier system will be the starting point. From there, the discussion will extend to other vulnerable coastal cities, islands and critical infrastructure, looking at the links between water and energy systems and at cooperation models that can be transferred across the region.
For more information, contact us at info@omec-med.org