Ocean&Climate Village is an itinerant exhibition focused on ocean and climate, conceived in the context of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Its second edition will take place in Venice from 28 of March to 3 April 2022. The event is organised by the Project Office of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC-UNESCO) of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, in collaboration with the Municipality of Venice.

In the framework of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe will hold an opening event to present two exhibitions, which will be open to public and hosted at Palazzo Zorzi from 24 to 30 January.

The UNESCO Regional Bureau is organizing a high-level regional symposium with the aim of contributing to sustainable water management in biosphere reserves of South East Europe and the Mediterranean.  The symposium will explore how UNESCO and its water related networks in the region, as well as its network of biosphere reserves, can promote innovative solutions and projects relating to water resources in biosphere reserves.

To address the high-priority topic of water management, the Issue-based Coalition on Environment and Climate Change (IBC), through its Task Team on Water Management, has organised a webinar on preventing water conflicts through improving transboundary water cooperation in the Pan-European region, which will take place on 25 October.  

Crafting the sea’ project strengthens the participation of local communities in decision-making and in natural heritage preservation. The project, developed in partnership with the Centre for Marine Research, IRB Rovijn and financially supported by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, aims to raise awareness on the importance of the (coastal) marine biodiversity and the threats of climate change for the wellbeing of people worldwide.

On 26 October, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe will host the launch event of UNESCO Science Report “The Race Against Time for Smarter Development”, presented by Susan Schneegans, Editor in Chief of the UNESCO Science Report.