Past projects

Research project
November 2019 / April 2020
Sustainable coffee production in Kenya: land and water saving through optimal crop distribution


Research project
January 2018 / January 2018
Brand Basilicata, enogastronomia e luoghi. Dall’immagine del prodotto al brand territoriale



Research project
August 2019 / December 2020
Civics: Ghana - Comprehensive and Integrated Country Study: Ghana


Research project
January 2019 / December 2019
Monitoraggio delle variabili socio-economiche del territorio




Research project
November 2018 / October 2020
Africa in transition: politics, economy, resources




Research project
May 2020 / December 2020
Ricerca e divulgazione per didattica a distanza per scuole superiori



Research project
April 2020 / December 2020
Estimate of the future impact of COVID-19 on the Italian energy system (COVID-Energy)

Research project
April 2020 / December 2020
Financing the energy access in Africa (FEAA)

Research project
January 2020 / December 2020
The geopolitics and geoeconomics of energy in Africa (GEOAFRICA)

Research project
September 2019 / December 2020
The geopolitics and geoeconomics of energy in the MENA region (GEOMENA)

Research project
June 2018 / December 2020
The Energy-Water-Climate Nexus. Climate change impact on hydropower - trends, impacts and resilience-oriented diversification pathways (HYDROCLIMA)

Research project
September 2018 / December 2020
Towards digitalization and decarbonization in transport (DDMOB)

Research project
September 2019 / December 2020
The geopolitics and geoeconomics of energy in the Gulf (GEOGULF)

Research project
March 2019 / June 2020
Food-Energy-Water-Land-Climate Nexus: The Implication of the Dietary-Demographic Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa for energy, land and water requirements and greenhouse gas emissions (MEAT)

Research project
January 2019 / December 2019
The geopolitics of the global energy transition (GEOTRANSIT)

Research project
September 2019 / December 2019
Consumption vs. Production based Environmental Policies: i.e. effects of Carbon Taxation at World level – Carbon Tax

Research project
October 2016 / May 2020
Climate Proofing Urban Municipalities (UrbanProof)

Research project
January 2020 / December 2020
Water for SDGs – Africa Water & Citizens NEXT Generation Sustainable Economy (AFRI-NEXT)

Research project
July 2019 / December 2020
Natural gas decarbonization and hydrogen (LOWCH4)

Research project
January 2019 / June 2020
L’Europa Economica – Ciclo di Conferenze sull’Europa

Research project
January 2019 / December 2019
Analisi degli impatti e dei modelli di rappresentazione dell’audiovisivo in Basilicata

Research project
January 2018 / December 2020
Geospatial analysis for electricity access monitoring and planning: accounting for productive uses and forecasting demand hotspots (GEOACCESS)

Research project
January 2019 / June 2020
Un modello per la sostenibilità delle città e la valutazione degli eventi: il caso Matera 2019

Research project
September 2019 / June 2020
Extra Matera 2019 | Extra-Ordinary Experience

Research project
October 2011 / September 2013
Capacity Development for Hazard Risk reduction and Adaptation – CATALYST

Research project
January 2018 / December 2020
Identity, Cultural Landscape and Knowledge-based Communities. The New Narratives of Matera & Basilicata 2019

Research project
January 2019 / December 2020
Empowerment and training of local communities in Sub-Saharan Africa – Capacity building

Research project
November 2017 / December 2020
Matera 2019: Tourism Promotion and Local Sustainable Development

Research project
January 2019 / December 2020
Civics: Kenya - Comprehensive and Integrated Country Study: Kenya

Research project
January 2015 / January 2018
The Case Study of Matera "European Capital of Culture 2019"

Research project
January 2017 / December 2018
Green Infrastructures for disaster risk reduction protection: evidence, policy instruments and marketability - GREEN

Research project
October 2013 / August 2017
Multidisciplinary approach to the environmental quality assessment of Pietra del Pertusillo water reservoir

Research project
August 2019 / January 2020
Agri-food supply chain analysis for high value product in Ghana: a first step towards a Comprehensive and Integrated Country Study - Ghana agri-food country study


Research project
January 2019 / January 2020
FEEM@IUAV – EPiC (Earth and Polis Research Centre)



Research project
January 2019 / December 2020
A Resilience information platform for Adriatic cities and towns (ADRIADAPT)


Research project
December 2012 / November 2016
Enhancing risk management partnerships for catastrophic natural disasters in Europe – ENHANCE

Research project
January 2018 / December 2018
Synergies and trade offs between air pollution and climate change - AIR QUALITY

Research project
December 2017 / December 2018
CO-designing the Assessment of Climate CHange costs - COACCH
Research project
January 2008 / December 2010
Security of Energy Considering its Uncertainty, Risk and Economic implications - SECURE

Research project
January 2018 / December 2018
Impacts of climate change on real and financial economy - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STABILITY

Research project
January 2018 / December 2018
Global inequality and climate change impacts and solutions - INEQUALITY

Research project
January 2018 / December 2018
International cooperation on green innovation and mitigation strategy - COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION

Research project
December 2017 / June 2020
Modelling of national greenhouse-gas emission mitigation policies and the relationship with global low emission pathways – COMMIT

Research project
January 2015 / December 2017
Assessment, Projections and Policy of Sustainable Development Goals (APPS)

Research project
January 2002 / April 2008
PArticipatory Networks and Databases for Environmental Research and Assessment. Pilot study of the Venetian community - PANDORA

Research project
September 2016 / December 2019
Psychological, social and financial barriers to energy efficiency - PENNY

Research project
January 2016 / December 2017
The Future of European Energy and Gas - FEEG


Research project
October 2017 / September 2020
DialoguE on European Decarbonisation Strategies - DEEDS


Research project
January 2014 / December 2017
Economic Modeling for Climate-Energy Policy - ECOCEP


Research project
November -1 / November -1
Towards Italian Decarbonisation and Energy Sustainability - TIDES

Research project
September 2014 / August 2017
A New Energy Culture: Sustainability and Territories - NECST



Research project
January 2015 / December 2015
Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project - Italy - DDPP-Italy


Research project
January 2013 / December 2016
Climate Change Mitigation and Poverty Reduction – Trade-Offs or Win-Win Situations? - CliMiP

Research project
January 2013 / December 2016
Advanced Model Development and Validation for Improved Analysis of Costs and Impacts of Mitigation Policies - ADVANCE

Research project
December 2017 / January 2018
Mining, Lobbying And Efficient Environmental Policy - MILO

Research project
September 2012 / March 2016
DYNAmic policy MIXes for absolute decoupling of environmental impact of EU resource use from economic growth - DYNAMIX

Research project
January 2012 / December 2014
Framework contract for services in the field of policy development and assessment in relation to climate change - CPF

Research project
December 2011 / February 2013
Support to the development of the EU Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change – EU Adapt Strat

Research project
January 2017 / December 2018
For a Sustainable Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa - SETiSSA

Research project
November 2011 / May 2014
Policy linkages and international cooperation on climate change: who cares about the economic burden of the environment- INTCOP21

Research project
January 2017 / December 2017
Eastern Africa Shared Gas Infrastructure Initiative - EASTGas

Research project
September 2011 / August 2012
Technology Elicitations and Modeling Project - TEaM

Research project
September 2012 / September 2015
Economic iNsTRuments to Achieve Climate Targets in Europe

Research project
May 2011 / April 2014
Climate Change Impacts – Economic Modelling and Assessment - CLI-EMA

Research project
March 2016 / February 2020
Framework contract for the provisions of services in the area of evaluation, analysis, support to impact assessments and implementation of climate change policies – FC CLIMA

Research project
May 2011 / April 2013
Framework contract for economic analysis of environmental policies and of sustainable development

Research project
March 2011 / May 2013
Biodiversity conservation and valuation of coral reef goods and services under climate change - BIOCORE

Research project
January 2016 / December 2016
Climate Induced Environmental Stress and International Migration - CESIM

Research project
December 2010 / November 2013
VISION for Research and Development for Sustainable Development - VISION RD4SD

Research project
September 2010 / October 2012
Resilience enhancement and water demand management for climate change adaptation - Water2Adapt

Research project
November 2009 / October 2012
PAradigm SHifts Modelling and INnovative Approaches - PASHMINA

Research project
July 2014 / December 2016
Strategic Clean Technology Policies for Climate Change - STRATECHPOL

Research project
January 2017 / January 2019
Modeling the European power sector evolution: low-carbon generation technologies (renewables, CCS, nuclear), the electric infrastructure and their role in the EU leadership in climate policy - MERCURY

Research project
December 2013 / November 2016
Exploring transition pathways to sustainable, low carbon societies - PATHWAYS

Research project
September 2016 / September 2018
Developing a robust decision making framework for climate change policy under uncertainty - ROBUST POLICY

Research project
June 2013 / November 2014
How does climate policy affect the pace and direction of technical change? Theory and applications in a general equilibrium framework - CLIPOL&TECH

Research project
November 2009 / April 2010
Evaluation of the GHGs effect of the EU legislation on Banning Illegal timbeR from the EU market. A quantitative analysis using the ICES model - BIRCH

Research project
September 2016 / September 2018
Breaking the cycle: reducing non-payment for electricity-experimental evidence from Pakistan - IGC

Research project
November 2012 / October 2014
DYNamic feedbacks of climate impacts on current Adaptation and Mitigation Investment Choice - DYNAMIC

Research project
October 2016 / September 2020
Global Excellence in Modelling of Climate and Energy — GEMCLIME

Research project
October 2008 / September 2011
Integrating MainSTREAM Economic Indicators with Sustainable Development Objectives - IN-STREAM

Research project
January 2012 / June 2014
European Framework for Measuring Progress - e-Frame

Research project
October 2016 / September 2018
Droughts and Water Scarcity in the EU: Economic Impact, Adaptation, Policy Implications and Integrated Assessment Modelling - WATER DROP

Research project
January 2008 / November 2010
Opening the economy-climate modelling box to decision-makers - HEXE

Research project
October 2011 / September 2014
Low climate IMpact scenarios and the Implications of required Tight emission control Strategies - LIMITS

Research project
January 2008 / November 2010
Modelling Technical Change for Climate Policy Analysis - TechChange

Research project
November 2006 / April 2011
Southern European Seas: Assessing and Modelling Ecosystem changes - SESAME

Research project
August 2011 / July 2014
Impacts Quantification of global changes – Global-IQ


Research project
January 2016 / December 2017
The Future of Mediterranean Energy - MedEn

Research project
April 2011 / September 2012
Diffusion of Climate-Friendly Technologies. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights, Human Capital and Environmental Policy - ClimTech

Research project
January 2007 / October 2009
Technology-Oriented Cooperation and Strategies in India and China: Reinforcing the EU dialogue with Developing Countries on Climate Change Mitigation - TOCSIN

Research project
September 2006 / August 2009
Integrated e-Services for Advanced Access to Heritage in Cultural Tourist Destinations - ISAAC

Research project
February 2011 / January 2015
Vectors of Change in Oceans and Seas Marine Life, Impact on Economic Sectors - VECTORS

Research project
June 2010 / May 2013
A Think Tank Hosting an Interdisciplinary Network to provide Knowledge support to EU Energy Policy Making - THINK

Research project
February 2011 / January 2014
Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation Pathways and Evaluation of the Robustness of Mitigation Cost Estimates - AMPERE

Research project
January 2017 / December 2018
Sustainable innovation of business model - InBMode

Research project
January 2011 / December 2013
Framework contract for impact assessments and evaluations (ex-ante, intermediate and ex-post)

Research project
January 2011 / December 2012
Policy-relevant assessment of socio-economic effects of droughts and floods – PREEMPT

Research project
December 2008 / February 2009
New approaches to adaptive Water Management under uncertainty - NEWATER

Research project
January 2011 / July 2014
Public health impacts in URban environments of Greenhouse gas Emissions reduction strategies – PURGE
Research project
March 2007 / February 2009
Rural Areas, People & Innovative Development - RAPIDO

Research project
January 2011 / December 2013
Evaluating Economic Policy Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in Europe – EPI-WATER


Research project
December 2012 / November 2014
Active Demand Value ANd Consumers Experiences Discovery - ADVANCED



Research project
March 2007 / December 2007
Methodology for Design of a System for the Reduction of Emissions from GHGs from Local Government Bodies in the Basque Country - IHOBE

Research project
January 2010 / September 2013
Innovation for Climate chAnge mitigation: a study of energy R&d, its Uncertain effectiveness and Spillovers - ICARUS

Research project
July 2011 / March 2015
Europe’s Global Linkages and the Impact of the Financial Crisis: Policies for Sustainable Trade, Capital Flows, and Migration - GLOBAL LINKAGES


Research project
February 2003 / January 2006
Modelling the Transition to Sustainable Economic Structures - TRANSUST

Research project
December 2002 / November 2005
Concerted Action on Trade and the Environment - CAT&E


Research project
January 2004 / June 2009
Integrated Project: The birth of a EUropean Distributed EnErgy Partnership - EU-DEEP

Research project
November 2009 / April 2014
Linking Impact Assessment Instruments to Sustainability Expertise - LIAISE

Research project
January 2008 / December 2010
The Chinese path to sustainable development


Research project
January 2002 / June 2004
New Econometric Model for Environmental Strategies. Implementation for Sustainable Development / Endogenous Technical Change - NEMESIS/ETC

Research project
December 2000 / July 2001
Trade and the Environment in the Perspective of the EU Enlargement - DG Env - Trade


Research project
September 2006 / February 2011
Sustainable Development in a Diverse World - SUS.DIV

Research project
September 2004 / August 2008
New Energy Externalities Developments for Sustainability - NEEDS

Research project
September 2009 / August 2013
Framework Contract for Economic Support to the European Environment Agency

Research project
January 2010 / December 2010
Multistakeholder Activities and Initiatives for sustainable food Systems - M.A.I.S.

Research project
July 1996 / July 1998
Strategies for European leadership of international climate and sustainability regimes - EU Leadership

Research project
November 2005 / December 2009
Financial Market Development in China - FMDC

Research project
January 2003 / December 2003
Insuring Against Disruptions of Energy Supply - INDES

Research project
March 2010 / October 2010
European Dialogue on the Energy & Climate Challenge - EUDialogue
Research project
February 2006 / July 2008
Understanding Privatisation Policy: Political Economy and Welfare Effects - UPP

Research project
May 2004 / September 2006
Flexible Framework for Indicators for Sustainability in Regions using Systems Dynamics Modelling - INSURE

Research project
January 2004 / December 2007
CORILA 1.3 - The Sustainable Economic Re-use of Degraded and Abandoned Areas in the Historical City Centre of Venice - CORILA 1.3

Research project
January 2009 / January 2011
Regulation of Air Pollution and Economic Growth in Ukraine: A General Equilibrium Approach - CGEUKR

Research project
December 2000 / June 2002
Developing Environmental Health Indicators for Large Airport System in Europe - AIRPORTS

Research project
March 2010 / December 2011
Modeling and Policy of Carbon Absorption Technologies - CAT


Research project
January 2008 / December 2012
The future finance of climate change - FINCLIM

Research project
November 2008 / October 2010
Toward Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Use and Benefit Sharing in Latin America and the Caribbean - BIOLAC
Research project
September 2012 / September 2015
Economic iNsTRuments to Achieve Climate Targets in Europe

Research project
May 2008 / April 2010
An Exercise to Assess Research Needs and Policy Choices in Areas of Drought - XEROCHORE

Research project
June 2015 / March 2016
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITIONS - PECE

Research project
June 2015 / September 2016
Economic Instruments for Sustainable Water Management in Water Scarce and Drought Prone Irrigated Areas - WATER INCENT

Research project
January 2008 / June 2010
Probabilistic Long-Term Assessment of New Energy Technology Scenarios - PLANETS

Research project
April 2007 / June 2011
Climate Change and Impact Research: the Mediterranean Environment - CIRCE

Research project
January 2014 / December 2016
POst-CArbon CIties of Tomorrow: foresight for sustainable pathways towards liveable, affordable and prospering cities in a world context - POCACITO

Research project
March 2007 / November 2011
A New Environmental Accounting Framework Using Externality Data and Input-Output Tools for Policy Analysis - EXIOPOL

Research project
November 2013 / October 2017
Sharing Water-related Information to Tackle Changes in the Hydrosphere - for Operational Needs – SWITCH-ON

Research project
June 2006 / December 2009
Twinning European and South Asian River basins to enhance capacity and implement adaptive integrated water resources management approaches - BRAHMATWINN

Research project
September 2016 / August 2018
Accommodate Renewable Energy in Interconnected Electricity System: an Economic Perspective - RES INV

Research project
January 2005 / December 2013
International Environmental Agreements & CTN – IEA&CTN

Research project
September 2004 / December 2009
ENSEMBLE-based Predictions of Climate Changes and their Impacts - ENSEMBLES

Research project
December 2015 / March 2016
Implementation of the Energy Efficiency Directive Energy (2012/27/EU) - ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Research project
March 2010 / February 2013
Prospective Analysis for the Mediterranean Region - MEDPRO

Research project
March 2008 / October 2009
Vulnerability to Climate Change of costal areas and marine ecosystems, and their role in the Mediterranean carbon cycle, Phase 2 – VECTOR 2

Research project
January 2006 / June 2009
Valuation of Environment-Related Health Impacts: Accounting for Differences Across Age and Latency with a Particular Focus on Children - VERHI Children

Research project
January 2017 / December 2018
Low-carbon and resilient cities - Re-Cities

Research project
January 2017 / December 2018
Economic valuation of ecosystem services - EcoValue


Research project
February 2006 / January 2009
European Network for Coastal Research - ENCORA

Research project
February 2006 / January 2009
Environmental Policy Integration and Multi-level Governance - EPIGOV

Research project
September 2010 / December 2015
Financial Speculation in the Oil Market

Research project
February 2006 / January 2009
Scanning Policy Scenarios for the Transition to Sustainable Economic Structures - TranSust.Scan

Research project
January 2006 / January 2008
Projections of Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Sectors of Europe Based on Bottom-up Analysis - PESETA

Research project
August 2005 / August 2010
Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change - CMCC

Research project
February 2016 / April 2019
"Milano Sei l’Altro": un progetto di welfare comunitario / "Milano Sei L'Altro": a community welfare project

Research project
May 2003 / May 2005
Co-operation Italy-USA on Science and Technology of Climate Change - ITALY-USA 1

Research project
September 2006 / December 2008
Co-operation Italy-USA on Science and Technology of Climate Change - ITALY-USA 2


Research project
December 2006 / March 2008
Climate Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in the Alpine Space - ClimChAlp

Research project
March 2006 / December 2007
Adaptation and Climate Vulnerability Project - UNEP


Research project
November 2005 / December 2007
Emission Trading for Local Municipalities and Provinces in Italy - KYOTO CLUB


Research project
May 2005 / February 2006
Valuing the costs of climate change in Italy: the case of Sangro, Abruzzo - ENEA

Research project
November 2004 / December 2005
Lessons learnt from the national allocation of allowances in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme - LESSONS


Research project
September 2004 / April 2008
European Environmental Economic Activities - 3EA

Research project
October 2004 / September 2005
Research Project on Climate Change and GHGs control in the Lombardy Region - KYOTO EXTERNALITIES 1


Research project
August 2006 / December 2008
Economic Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change - IMPACTS


Research project
May 2003 / May 2004
Feasibility Study for the organisation of the Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change - SOCEUM

Research project
July 2011 / December 2012
Sustainability & Responsibility Monitor – S&R Monitor


Research project
January 2009 / December 2011
Impact of Networks, Globalisation, and their Interaction with EU Strategies - INGINEUS


Research project
May 2002 / January 2006
Ecological and Environmental Economics Programme - EEE

Research project
November 2007 / December 2016
China's Energy Management Policies and Measures & Their International Comparison - CHINA

Research project
April 2002 / March 2005
European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment - EFIEA II


Research project
February 2001 / January 2003
Carbon flows between Eastern and Western Europe - CFEWE

Research project
April 2006 / September 2008
Cost Assessment of Sustainable Energy Systems - CASES

Research project
October 2006 / January 2011
The Competitiveness of Firms, Regions and Industries in the Knowledge-based Economy - MICRO-DYN

Research project
December 2000 / March 2003
Concerted Action for Tradable Emission Permits - CATEP

Research project
January 2010 / December 2010
Educare alla responsabilità Agroalimentare nel Territorio: Inchieste, Natura, Giornalismo - EAT:ING


Research project
January 2006 / December 2009
Cultural Diversity in Europe: a Series of Conferences - EURODIV

Research project
May 2005 / December 2008
The empirical relationship between environment and growth - EKC

Research project
June 1998 / April 2000
European Forum on Integrated Environmental Assessment - EFIEA

Research project
April 1999 / March 2001
Adopting and distributing climate targets and policies: an integrated assessment of European interests and strategies in the climate negotiation process beyond Kyoto - CLIMNEG

Research project
September 1998 / October 2000
A Concerted Action towards a comprehensive Climate Impact and Adaptation Assessment for the European Union - ACACIA

Research project
September 2007 / December 2009
State Ownership in Regulated Industries - SORI

Research project
November 1997 / May 1999
Weather impacts on natural social and economic systems - WISE

Research project
January 2004 / September 2009
Policies for Research and Innovation in the Move towards the European Research Area – PRIME

Research project
April 2004 / January 2007
Pro-active management of the impact of cultural tourism upon urban resources and economies - PICTURE

Research project
May 1996 / April 1999
Green taxes: environment, employment and growth - GREEN TAXES
Research project
July 2001 / December 2004
Economic Growth and Innovation in Multicultural Environments - ENGIME

Research project
June 2007 / January 2008
Vulnerability to Climate Change of Costal Areas and Marine Ecosystems, and their Role in the Mediterranean Carbon Cycle - VECTOR

Research project
January 2006 / December 2009
The potential of CSR to contribute to the implementation and integration of EU strategies - CORE

Research project
November 2007 / May 2008
The Cost of Policy Inaction: The Case of not Meeting the 2010 Biodiversity Target - COPI

Research project
October 2008 / December 2009
Internet-based sustainability reporting of German and Italian companies - VIGONI

Research project
March 2006 / December 2006
Study on Payment for Ecological and Environmental Services in China - PES-CHINA

Research project
January 2008 / June 2009
Social Responsibility in Financial system - Economic and socio-enviRonmental performances - SFERA

Research project
January 2006 / December 2008
The value of public built cultural heritages in the Veneto Region: a hedonic valuation - VAPSA

Research project
January 2005 / June 2006
International Action for Sustainability of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Environment - IASON

Research project
March 2004 / August 2006
Advanced Techniques for Evaluation of Sustainability Assessment Tools - SUST-A-TEST




Research project
March 2003 / February 2006
Mediterranean Ocean Forecasting System: Towards Environmental Predictions - MFSTEP

Research project
January 2004 / December 2006
Public Preferences and Urban Regeneration: Land Use Changes and Aesthetics at the Venice Arsenale - ARSENALE VE


Research project
May 2001 / April 2004
Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies for Human Health in Europe - cCASHh


Research project
July 2000 / January 2003
Sustainable Urban Transportation for the City of Tomorrow - SUTRA

Research project
March 2000 / February 2002
Towards an Analytical Strategic Environmental Assessment methodology - ANSEA

Research project
January 1998 / November 1999
An indicators based framework for sustainability evaluation of planning tools

Research project
May 1998 / November 2000
A Concerted Action towards Environmental Valuation in Europe - EVE

Research project
January 2007 / March 2008
Tourism in Parks and Protected Areas - ECO-TOUR

Research project
February 1998 / May 2000
Sustainable Agricultural Use of Aquifers in Southern Europe: Integration between Agricultural and Water Management Policies - SAGA

Research project
April 1998 / February 2000
Concerted Action on Voluntary Approaches - CAVA


Research project
November 1997 / May 1999
Mediterranean Energy Market Appraisal - Trends and prospects for new technologies - MEMA


Research project
May 1998 / April 2000
Making sustainability operational: critical natural capital and the implications of a strong sustainability criterion - CRITINC