University of Bologna – Rimini Campus and the Carim Foundation, with the involvement of the Municipality of Rimini, are taking the first steps of a collaboration that aims to disseminate common contents and initiatives on environmental and climate change issueseducation and school dropout. The first appointment is for tomorrow, Tuesday 19 November, and concerns the environment and ongoing climate change. The Foundation will host a workshop in English in the ballroom dedicated to “Progress in environmental economics: impact of climate change on economic growth”.
I am at the Rimini Campus of the University of Bologna several researchers present who have developed both theoretical and empirical studies and have undertaken international collaborations which already in 2022 led to the selection of Rimini as the venue for the international conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. The workshop will be open to PhD students, post-docs and students of master’s degree courses both from the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Bologna and from other departments, and will give those interested in the topic useful research ideas.
Introductory greetings will be given by Luca Lambertini (head of the Research Institute on global challenges and climate change at the Alma Mater), Elettra Agliardi (University of Bologna), Anna Montini (University of Bologna and Councilor for the Environment of the Municipality of Rimini) and Paolo Pasini (president of the Rimini savings bank foundation)
Other areas of collaboration will concern interventions in favor of children with specific learning disabilities and the theme of NEETs, young people who do not study or work, a phenomenon which tends to expand more and more and which, together with the birth rate decline, will lead to a drastic reduction in the number of young people who will attend schools and universities. The relevance of these issues, and the need for them to be adequately illustrated and communicated to citizens, motivates the synergy between the Rimini Campus, the Municipality of Rimini and the Carim Foundation.
How can the collaboration among the University of Bologna, Carim Foundation, and Municipality of Rimini serve as a model for other regions facing similar educational challenges related to climate change?
As a website editor for world-today-news.com, it is my pleasure to conduct this interview with two esteemed guests on the collaboration between University of Bologna – Rimini Campus, Carim Foundation, and Municipality of Rimini on environmental and climate change issues education and school dropout.
[Section 1: Background and Motivation for Collaboration]
1. Can you please provide some background information on the University of Bologna – Rimini Campus, Carim Foundation, and Municipality of Rimini? What have been some of their major achievements in the field of environmental and climate change education?
2. What motivated these institutions to collaborate on this project, and what are the main objectives of this partnership?
3. Can you expand on the role that each institution will play in this collaboration, and how will their expertise complement each other?
[Section 2: Details of the Upcoming Workshop]
4. What can participants expect from the upcoming workshop dedicated to “Progress in environmental economics: impact of climate change on economic growth”? Who are the speakers, and what are some of the key topics that will be discussed?
5. How does this workshop align with the ongoing efforts of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists conference, which is scheduled to be held in Rimini in 2022?
6. What are the long-term benefits of hosting such workshops and conferences in Rimini, and how can it contribute to the advancement of environmental and climate change education globally?
[Section 3: Expansion of Collaboration]
7. Apart from the upcoming workshop, what are some of the other areas of collaboration that are being explored between the University of Bologna – Rimini Campus, Carim Foundation, and Municipality of Rimini?
8. Given that environmental and climate change issues are of global concern, how do you plan to ensure that the initiatives and findings of this collaboration are disseminated widely not only within Italy but also internationally?
9. What challenges do you foresee in promoting environmental and climate change education, especially in light of the increasing trend of school dropouts and the declining birth rate in Italy?
[Section 4: Concluding Remarks]
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