IRISS - Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo

08/06/2026

💧 Isole resilienti, la sfida dell'acqua
Come affrontare la crescente crisi idrica che interessa le piccole isole? Dalle politiche pubbliche alla ricerca scientifica, dalle comunità locali alle tecnologie per la gestione sostenibile dell'acqua, quali strumenti possono rafforzare la resilienza di territori particolarmente esposti agli effetti dei cambiamenti climatici?

📅Mercoledì 10 giugno, presso la Sala Marconi del CNR a Roma, istituzioni, enti di ricerca, università e rappresentanti dei territori si confronteranno nell'ambito dell'iniziativa "𝐈𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢. 𝐋𝐚 𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥'𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐚.𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞, 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢 𝐢𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐢 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢".

💬 Promosso dal Ministro per la Protezione Civile e le Politiche del Mare e dal CNR DTA Dipartimento Scienze del Sistema Terra e Tecnologie per l’Ambiente, l'evento sarà aperto dagli interventi del Ministro Nello Musumeci e del Presidente del CNR Andrea Lenzi. Al centro del confronto, il tema dell'acqua come fattore strategico per la resilienza dei territori insulari, tra governance, innovazione e adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici.

📌 Tra i contributi in programma, Paolo Landri, Direttore del , interverrà nella sessione dedicata alle “isole senz'acqua” con una riflessione su un approccio socioecologico alla crisi idrica, evidenziando come le sfide ambientali siano strettamente intrecciate con le dimensioni sociali, istituzionali e comunitarie dei territori e richiedano risposte integrate capaci di connettere conoscenze, pratiche e governance.

📌 La sessione pomeridiana sarà dedicata alle soluzioni scientifiche e tecnologiche per la gestione sostenibile della risorsa idrica, dal monitoraggio ambientale ai sistemi di riuso e dissalazione, fino all'integrazione tra ricerca e policy.

Info e programma 👉https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/20549/isole-resilienti-la-sfida-dell-acqua



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DTA Dipartimento Scienze del Sistema Terra e Tecnologie per l’Ambiente Dipartimento Protezione Civile CNR DSU Paolo Landri

05/06/2026

📣 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐇𝐑 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬!

📆 On 8 June 2026, the 9th edition of the Business and Human Rights Summer School will open in Naples with the inaugural session “The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 15 Years Later”.

👉 Organised through the scientific cooperation of CNR-IRISS, the University of Milan, Wageningen University & Research and Temple University Rome Campus, the Summer School has become an established international forum for researchers, PhD candidates, legal professionals, public officials, corporate sustainability officers and civil society representatives interested in the evolving relationship between business, human rights and sustainability.

📌 The opening session, hosted at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, will feature a Lectio Magistralis by 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐨 (University of Notre Dame Law School, London), reflecting on the legacy and future prospects of the UN Guiding Principles fifteen years after their adoption.

Over 5 days of training and discussion, participants will engage with leading international experts from academia, international organisations, the private sector and civil society, exploring topics such as corporate sustainability due diligence, artificial intelligence, access to remedy, responsible fashion, business operations in conflict zones, and the relationship between competitiveness and sustainability.

🔗 Read the full news: https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/20593



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri Wageningen University & Research Temple University Rome Università degli Studi di Milano University of Notre Dame Università di Napoli L'Orientale

01/06/2026

6️⃣ sessions 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾 25 women 🏘️ One village 🌱 One shared vision.

🇫🇯 Within the Fiji Blue Fishing project, funded by the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme, a participatory Living Lab brought together the women of Ucunivanua to co-design sustainable solutions for the future of their community.

💡 Starting from financial literacy activities and community mapping, members of the Ucunivanua Women's Club worked together to identify challenges, explore opportunities and transform their ideas into concrete project proposals supporting sustainable fisheries, marine ecosystem protection and local livelihoods.

🙌 Through dialogue, collaboration and hands-on planning, the process strengthened local capacities, fostered collective decision-making and reinforced the central role of women in shaping resilient and sustainable coastal communities.

🌱 The result is more than a set of project proposals: it is a community-driven vision rooted in Indigenous knowledge, stewardship of marine resources and long-term sustainability.

🌊 From financial literacy to community-led innovation, this experience demonstrates how participatory approaches can support inclusive blue economy pathways and empower communities to shape resilient and sustainable futures grounded in local knowledge.

Find out more: https://www.switch-asia.eu/project/fiji-blue-fishing/



European Commission EU SWITCH-Asia Programme CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri The LMMA Network
Area Marina Protetta Punta Campanella Metellia Servizi Open Plan Consulting

01/06/2026

🔍 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞? 𝐄, 𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐨, 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞?
Sono le domande al centro del seminario “Ricercare il comune: prospettive emergenti e dialoghi trans-generazionali”, in programma il 4 giugno 2026, dalle 15:30 alle 18:30, presso il CNR IRISS di Napoli.

📌 In una fase storica segnata da profonde transizioni ecologiche e sociali, la ricerca è chiamata non solo a interpretare il presente, ma anche a contribuire alla costruzione di futuri più giusti e sostenibili. Un compito che richiede confronto, collaborazione e la capacità di mettere in relazione saperi, esperienze e generazioni diverse.

🎯 In questa prospettiva il seminario, a cura di 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 e 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐨 ( ), metterà a confronto giovani ricercatrici e ricercatori provenienti da discipline diverse, mettendo in dialogo urbanistica, diritto, ecologia politica, studi organizzativi e patrimonio culturale.

🎤Interverranno: 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢 (Sapienza Università di Roma), 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐢𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 (Unina Federico II), 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐳 (Università Iuav di Venezia, TU Wien), 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚 (Unina Federico II), 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 (Universidade de Coimbra) e 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐢 (Scuola Superiore Meridionale).

👉 L'incontro, promosso nell’ambito del ciclo "Beni comuni / Valori comuni" coordinato da 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢 ( ), offrirà uno spazio di confronto sulle sfide dell'interdisciplinarità, sul rapporto tra ricerca e territori, sulle forme emergenti di collaborazione tra conoscenza e società e sul ruolo pubblico della ricerca nella costruzione di valori comuni.

🔹 Le conclusioni saranno affidate a 𝐏𝐚𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢, direttore del .

ℹ️ Per saperne di più: https://www.iriss.cnr.it/events/ricercare-il-comune-prospettive-emergenti-e-dialoghi-trans-generazionali/

Vi aspettiamo!!!



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri Patrizia Vittoria Stefania Ragozino Sapienza Università di Roma Unina Federico II Università Iuav di Venezia TU Wien Universidade de Coimbra Scuola Superiore Meridionale

25/05/2026

🏛️ How can cultural heritage be governed as a common good? Which forms of collaboration are capable of generating public value, social impact, and sustainable development? And how can these processes be assessed through innovative and participatory methodologies?

❓To explore these key questions, we will host the international seminar "Assessing Commons’ Value of Multi-actors’ Partnerships for Cultural Heritage" this Friday, 29 May 2026, as part of the "Common Goods / Common Values" series.

🎯 The initiative aims to contribute to current international debates on cultural commons, participatory governance, and the evaluation of social value generated through collaborative heritage practices. By moving beyond traditional approaches, the discussion will focus on the mechanisms and indicators through which multi-stakeholder partnerships generate real cultural and territorial impact.

👉 Curated by Gaia Daldanise, the event features insights from our Director Paolo Landri and 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢, alongside prestigious global experts. We are thrilled to welcome 𝐒𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐤 from the University of Glasgow, who will share visions from the ERC-funded POLART project, and 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢 from the University of Turin, addressing the methodological challenges of cultural commons’ evaluation.

💬 The debate will also open up to international applied research with 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨 and 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 presenting the A.R.S. Progetti study on the UK’s UNESCO sites, a brilliant initiative promoted by the UK National Commission for UNESCO and Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre.

📌 This seminar represents a great opportunity for researchers, cultural institutions, third-sector organizations, and creative enterprises to rethink our approach to cultural heritage, meant not as something to be "preserved" behind glass, but as a living ecosystem, a space for shared stories, civic participation, and collective responsibility.🌱🖼

👇 Join us to build new perspectives on our shared resources!
📅 Friday, 29 May 2026
📍 Cnr-Iriss, Naples | Via Cardinale Guglielmo Sanfelice, 8
ℹ️ Full programme and further information: https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/20572



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri University of Glasgow Università degli Studi di Torino Progetti spa UNESCO in the UK Newcastle University

21/05/2026

📣 A multidisciplinary learning environment. 20 spots worldwide.
📌 Focus on commoning education and mobile workshops through the city to explore Neapolitan urban commons.
🏡 Fully funded accommodation and zero registration fees!
👉 Do you need any other reason to apply? 😉

The countdown for the 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐒) is officially on: there are 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟎 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 to submit your application! Hosted in Naples by and the University of Naples Federico II from 8 to 11 September, this programme is a true open laboratory for educational research!

🎓It is tailored for PhD candidates and young scholars who want to critically explore the ongoing transformations of European education systems, with a special focus this year on Commoning Education & Urban Commons through immersive mobile workshops and site visits.

🎯 What you need to know
𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Receive direct feedback on your current research project from an elite international faculty.
𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐬:: Registration is free of charge.
𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 4 nights of accommodation in Naples are fully covered by the hosting institutions.

📅 Key dates
Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
Notification of Acceptance: 10 June 2026

📬 To apply, email your CV, research description, and motivation letter to [email protected].

👉 Read the official announcement here: https://www.cnr.it/it/news/14284

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CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri Stefania Ragozino Unina Federico II Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali EERA - European Educational Research Association

19/05/2026

🌿 Al via oggi, presso il Complesso di Monte Sant’Angelo dell’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, la tre giorni del Terzo Forum Nazionale della Biodiversità, dedicata alla restituzione delle attività di ricerca e innovazione sviluppate nell’ambito dei progetti PNRR sulla biodiversità.

👉L’iniziativa, promossa da NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center, rappresenta un importante momento di confronto tra comunità scientifica, istituzioni e imprese sui temi della conservazione, del monitoraggio e della gestione sostenibile degli ecosistemi marini, terrestri e urbani.

📌 Tra i contributi in programma anche quello del con Valentina Rossi, prima ricercatrice di diritto internazionale dell’Istituto, che interverrà il 20 maggio sul tema delle “Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures” (OECMs), riconosciute a livello internazionale come strumenti innovativi di governance spaziale che affiancano le aree marine protette nella tutela della biodiversità marina.

🔎 L’intervento approfondirà il ruolo delle OECMs nel Mediterraneo e nelle Fisheries Restricted Areas (FRAs), mettendo al centro le sfide legate alla cooperazione internazionale, alla gestione sostenibile delle risorse marine e all’integrazione tra tutela degli ecosistemi e attività umane.

🔗 Maggiori informazioni: https://www.cnr.it/it/evento/20563



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center CNR DSU Paolo Landri Unina Federico II Agritech Center Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Comune di Napoli SIBM Società Italiana di Biologia Marina U*I onlus Società Italiana di Ecologia

19/05/2026

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Valori comuni
Nuove dimensioni dei beni tra immaterialità

18/05/2026

🛜 How are digital platforms reshaping education governance today? And what new challenges do they raise in terms of policy, power and global inequalities?

💻 These questions will be at the centre of the online panel “𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 — 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫”, taking place on 📅 19 May, 🕚 from 11:00 to 12:30 CET.

📣 The initiative, organised by the Policy Studies and Politics of Education Network (NW23) of the EERA - European Educational Research Association, will bring together international scholars working on digital governance, education policy and platformisation processes.

📌 The National Research Council of Italy will be represented by Paolo Landri, Director of the Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development (CNR-IRISS), who will engage in discussion on these topics together with:
🔹 Marina Avelar, UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
🔹 Hyunkoo Cho, Korea University
🔹 Steven Lewis, Australian Catholic University (ACU)
🔹 Jenny Ozga, University of Oxford

🎙️ Moderation by Taehee Choi, University of Southampton

👉 Participation is free. Register here: https://shorturl.at/dqe0a

💬 An opportunity to reflect on how platforms and digital infrastructures are reshaping education worldwide!

Grateful to EERA - European Educational Research Association and the NW23 Network for creating a space for dialogue on these timely issues!



CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU EERA - European Educational Research Association

18/05/2026

🌊 In Fiji, the FBF – Fiji Blue Fishing project continues its collaboration with local communities through participatory activities focused on sustainable fisheries and marine ecosystem protection.

Yesterday, project partners visited the Suva Municipal Market — an important hub within Fiji’s fisheries value chain — to meet the women of the Ucunivanua Women’s Club ahead of the upcoming community workshops. 🙌

Funded by the European Commission under the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme and coordinated by CNR-IRISS together with international and local partners, the project will continue its activities with participatory workshops, this time aimed at co-developing community-based initiatives with the Ucunivanua community within the qoliqoli — the customary marine area traditionally managed by Indigenous communities. 🐟

The workshops will support sustainable fishing practices while promoting marine ecosystem protection, local knowledge and community participation as key elements of a more inclusive blue economy.

Stay tuned for more updates❗Want to discover more about the project❓Take a look at the SWITCH Asia programme project page👇👇👇
https://www.switch-asia.eu/project/fiji-blue-fishing/



European Commission EU SWITCH-Asia Programme
CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR DSU Paolo Landri Area Marina Protetta Punta Campanella The LMMA Network Metellia Servizi Open Plan Consulting