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MAMT MUSEUM CELEBRATES WORLD DAY AGAINST DESERTIFICATION
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17 June 2017
In order to raise awareness among governments, organizations and individuals about the collective responsibility for sustainable use of water and to prevent desertification and drought, the Museum of Peace - MAMT has dedicated a thematic day to the theme: videos, meetings and an awareness campaign directed especially at young people.
In 1995, the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/49/115 chose 17 June to celebrate World Day against Desertification and Drought. On the same day, in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was adopted in Paris, ratified by 200 countries. The objective of the Convention is to mitigate the effects of drought through international cooperation activities and partnership agreements in the countries most affected, particularly in Africa. The strategies implemented focus on improving soil productivity and sustainable management of land and water resources. According to a UNCCD study, we lose 24Â billion tonnes of fertile land every year and 15Â billion trees every hour, and 1.5Â billion people are being fed by land that is at risk of desertification. The practices considered unsustainable are monocultures, the use of chemicals and overgrazing.
The theme chosen this year for the Day is "Inclusive cooperation for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality". Achieving neutrality in terms of soil degradation means being able to ensure that losses of fertile soil are offset by improvements in other degraded areas. The slogan for 2016 is "Protecting the Earth. Restoring soils. Involve people. In his annual message on the occasion of the Day, Secretary General Ban -Ki Moon said that desertification, drought and climate change are interlinked phenomena and for this reason, collective cooperation is needed that includes all actors involved in order to achieve neutrality in terms of soil degradation, an objective set out in point 15.3 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
On 17 June the official celebrations took place in Beijing and the MAMT Museum disconnected itself from this city.
This is particularly important because, although China is one of the countries most affected by desertification and one of the countries most responsible for global pollution, in 2013 it embarked on a new development strategy. Since then, it has promoted the construction of sustainable low-carbon infrastructure, in cooperation with neighbouring countries. This cooperation resulted in the initiative "One Belt and One Road Joint Action to Combating Desertification Initiative", details of which will be presented during the event in Beijing.
Various initiatives are planned around the world on the occasion of the Day. Also in Italy, in addition to the event at the MAMT Museum, there were several events linked to the celebration of this day. In particular, in Sassari the celebrations will be curated by the festival "Pensieri e Parole: libri e film all' Asinara", by the Conservatory "Canepa", by the Koinè Bookshop and by the Desertification Research Unit of the University of Sassari. In addition, the Research Centre of Sassari organised a two-day conference at the end of the Wadis-Mar Project, a project financed by the European Commission for the implementation of techniques for collecting and recharging groundwater in the two basins of Oued Biskra in Algeria and Oum Zessar in Tunisia.
Italy ratified its accession to the UNCCD in 1997, both as a donor country and as a country affected by desertification. The National Committee for Combating Drought and Desertification (CNLSD) was set up in 1997 by the Ministry of the Environment to coordinate the implementation of the Convention in Italy. In 1999, the Interministerial Committee for Economic Programming (CIPE) adopted the National Action Programme to Combat Drought and Desertification, which identifies the strategies to be implemented both at state and regional level to combat desertification and drought in Italy. In particular, the programme covers four areas: soil protection, sustainable management of water resources, reducing the impact of production activities and rebalancing the territory.
According to Legambiente, the regions that are heavily at risk are Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Apulia, Sardinia and Sicily. The situation is particularly serious in Sardinia, where the danger of desertification affects as much as 52% of the regional territory, of which 11% has already been affected.
THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO EXPRESSES DEEP CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF HELMUT KHOL
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17 June 2017
President Michele Capasso, the members of the Board of Directors and the International Scientific Committee, the heads of the Autonomous Sections of the Fondazione Mediterraneo express their deep condolences for the death of Helmut Khol, founder member of the institution founded in Naples in 1991.
In particular, President Capasso recalls the affectionate friendship with the statesman who has developed in the context of "socialism with a human face" based on respect for the values of solidarity and human rights.
THE MEMBERS OF THE ITALIAN ALF NETWORK EVALUATING THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR ON FINANCING
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17 June 2017
Members of the Italian ALF Network who participated in the "Seminar on Euro-Mediterranean funding opportunities" expressed their appreciation for the quality of training and welcome.
NATIONAL CONVENTION "MARKETING ITALY"
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17 June 2017
The National Convention of "Marketing Italy" was held at the Museum of Peace - MAMT with the presentation, in particular, of the brand "Visit Naples" and the diffusion of the project in other Italian cities.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo has supported this initiative of tourism-territorial promotion, convinced of its quality and the value of "Visit Naples".
THE QUANTIC POWER SEMINAR AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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16 June 2017
After the success of the first Quantic Power® seminars held in Rome, a seminar was held in Naples with the participation of Giohà Giordano.
Quantic Power® is a training technique for those who want to explore and know themselves by reactivating their talents.
This technique proposes to reset the old world, to let go of all beliefs that have weighed down the journey since birth and to start a new life again starting from the material body and the connective that represents the first contact with ourselves.
The Quantic Power® path consists of three levels in the course of which one learns the art of transformation through the Campo dei Quanti, both for oneself and others.
At the end of the seminar, Giohà Giordano launched a message of hope for the city of Naples.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE EUROPEAN SEMINAR ON VISIT TO THE PEACE MUSEUM – MAMT
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16 June 2017
Members of the Italian ALF Network participating in the "Seminar on Euro-Mediterranean funding opportunities" visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT accompanied by President Michele Capasso.
On this occasion they expressed their appreciation for this unique initiative aimed at promoting the positive and what unites us.
PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT “KĪMIYYA: WOMEN ACTRESS OF DIALOGUE”
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16 June 2017
The inter-network project “Kīmiyya. Women actress of Dialogue” - presented by the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the ALF National Network of Malta, France, Tunisia, Algeria, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina - was approved and co-funded by the ALF on 15 June 2017.
As soon as the official communication was received, it was shared with the members of the Italian Network participating in the training seminar on Mediterranean financing opportunities,followed by a brief presentation of the project itself. The members proposed to combinea section of the General Assembly of the Italian ALF Network with this event, so that members could meet colleagues from 42 national networks and share such an important initiative for both women and intercultural dialogue.
ALAA EZZ IN VISITA AL MUSEO DELLA PACE - MAMT (EN)
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15 June 2017
Accolto dal presidente Capasso e da Pia Molinari, il dott. AlaaEzz, Segretario Generale dell’ASCAME e della Federazione delle Camere di Commercio dell’Egitto, ha visitato il Museo della Pace - MAMT esprimendo plauso e compiacimento per questa iniziativa “unica”!.
SEMINAR ON OPPORTUNITIES OF EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FINANCING
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15 June 2017
In Naples - as part of the activities of Step 7 of the Italaina ALF Network - the "Seminar on Euro-Mediterranean financing opportunities" organized by the Fondazione Mediterraneo in collaboration with the association "Open Med" took place.
The speakers were Alaa Ezz, Emanuele Cabras, Daniele Cocco and Michele Capasso.
35 members of the Italian ALF Network participated, who expressed their appreciation for this important initiative on the eve of the launch of numerous European programmes, first and foremost ENI CBC MED.
The Seminar was preceded by a workshop held in Cagliari on 22 May 2017.
PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT "THE ECONOMY OF CAMPANIA" CURED BY THE BANK OF ITALY
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14 June 2017
The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in the presentation of the Report, congratulating the Bank of Italy executives for the quality of the data and clarity of the exhibition.