The 25 Years of ARPA

This year ARPA FVG, the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, is celebrating its 25^th anniversary. Its participation in the Barcolana is part of the events organised by the Agency to celebrate this important milestone. The regatta in the Gulf of Trieste, a unique event in the international sailing scene, is an opportunity to highlight the deep connection between ARPA FVG and the natural elements, especially water and air, that are key to environmental monitoring activities. Ever since 1999, ARPA FVG has been offering its essential support to the Barcolana by providing live weather forecasts to all regatta participants. This year the Agency will be even more present – it will show visitors the many initiatives and services that, although essential for the community, are often carried out behind the scenes, either in labs or on the field.

From 5 to 13 October (at the Infopoint in the Barcolana Village, Piazza Unità d'Italia): Working with ARPA FVG: Exploring the weather, air and sea quality, environmental modelling. At 12:30 p.m. - Daily weather forecasts (reserved for the press only). 7-8-9 October: From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Educational workshops on the weather ‘Let's forecast what the wind will be like’ (for schools, reservation required). 10 October: 5:30 p.m. – A meeting on ‘Synergies between ARPA FVG and Europe to understand our sea, presentation of ALIENA, AdriaClimPlus and MedSeaRise projects. The Adriatic Sea is a natural laboratory that allows us to understand many ecological processes taking place in an extremely important resource for our planet’ (subject to availability). ARPA FVG staff and technicians will be at the Infopoint in the Barcolana Village every day and will be available to meet visitors and tell them more about the many daily activities carried out by the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection.