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🌿 URWAN Final Event | Brussels, 11 June 2026

ANCI Lazio is pleased to coordinate the URWAN Final Event in Brussels, hosted at the Lazio Region Office, bringing together European institutions, cities, and project partners to discuss the future of water-sensitive and inclusive urban development.
Under the title “Democratic Water Landscapes: co-creating inclusive green spaces with water at the core”, the event will present URWAN key results and explore how Nature-based Solutions can support more resilient, participatory, and sustainable cities.
💡 Programme highlights
Opening session
Regione Lazio Administration (Hosting organisation)
Riccardo Varone Sindaco – Vice-President, ANCI Lazio
Antonella Sberna – Vice-President of the European Parliament (official opening)
URWAN outputs presentation
Giulio Conte – IRIDRA (NbS Catalogue and Investments)
Antonio Stornello – Kassandra Project (Integrated Decision Support System for NbS)
Barbara Sarnari – SVI.MED. (Start Park co-design tool)
Pedro Fernández Bautista – MedCities (NbS Enabler Pack and Checklist)

Co-design workshop
Facilitated by Ilaria Principi – IRIDRA
Roundtable – URWAN in action: continuation and transferability
Moderated by Bernard Massabo – Interreg Euro-MED Institutional Dialogue (Green Living Areas)
Panel speakers:
Nadège Seguel – FEDARENE
Senada Dizdar – City of Sarajevo, Head of Department for Communal and Housing Affairs
Peter Meglič – Municipality of Ptuj
João Palma – Municipality of Cuba, Mayor
Alberto Ruiz Carmona – City of Málaga, Head of Urban Planning and Management
Cristina Daniel – Energy and Environment Agency of Arrábida
Alessandra Aires – City of Torino, Landscape Architect and NBS Italy Hub Delegate
Closing session
Judith Cazas – Project Officer, Interreg Euro-MED Programme
Danilo Ceh – Interreg Euro-MED Green Living Areas Community
The event will conclude with a visit to the New European Bauhaus Festival, offering further opportunities for exchange on urban regeneration, climate adaptation, and community engagement.
📍 Brussels | 🗓 11 June 2026 (09:00–13:00)
📄 Full agenda available here: https://urwan.interreg-euro-med.eu/events/democratic-landscapes-of-water-transforming-green-spaces-through-participation-art-and-care/

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