On April 21, the local collective WREMAR (WRENCH Matanza–Riachuelo) coordinates a community workshop at Profesorado Pueblos de América – Decir es Poder, Villa 21-24. You can read all the details in the documents below. El 21 de abril, el colectivo local WREMAR (WRENCH Matanza–Riachuelo) coordina un taller comunitario en el Profesorado Pueblos de América – […]
We are very pleased to announce that the volume Weavers of the Future. Empowerment of Local Actors for Heritage and Biodiversity Regeneration in Times of Climate Crisis (Borrelli, N., Dal Santo, R., González-Reforma, M. S., McMillan, V., & Mura, G., eds., 2026, Ledizioni, Milano) has been published. It includes a contribution dedicated to the WRENCH […]
On 18 March, students from the Vico–Umberto I–Gagliardi School in Ragusa met with Architect Gina Spitale of MUSA Progetti Engineering Cooperative, an organization active in the fields of energy, safety, and professional training. The session introduced students to the principles of integrated design through a range of approaches and technologies, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), […]
On 17 March, the University of Santiago de Compostela is hosting a conference focused on human mobility caused by climate change. The event is part of the Eco‑RefugLit project, an initiative funded by the Ministry of Science and coordinated by professors Jorge Sacido and Noemí Pereira. The aim of the project is to analyse, from […]
On Wednesday, 11 March, the students of the secondary school “G. B. Vico – Umberto I – R. Gagliardi” in Ragusa met Vincenzo Cascone, who is developing an interesting project – BITUME – about the memories of bitumen extraction and processing in Ragusa. Cascone explained: “Bitume was, above all, an experience. It was born in […]
We are excited to announce the launch of our Living Heritage Platform, which we describe as “a space for sharing and discussing among heritage communities.” The platform is intended to be a space for collective thinking and knowledge commoning about heritage in the context of climate change. Moreover, we want it to be a place where communities, individuals, or professionals who care about heritage can express […]
The 5D class of the ISIS “A. Serra” in Naples has enthusiastically begun the WRENCH project. The activity was received with particular interest, as cultural heritage and its protection are an integral part of their curriculum. After completing and sharing the questionnaire, the students carried out research on the Former Military Hospital of Naples, a […]
On March 3rd, 22 students from the secondary school “G. B. Vico – Umberto I – R. Gagliardi” in Ragusa began their activities with WRENCH. They learned about the project, completed the survey, committed to sharing it with family and friends in Ragusa and beyond, and started an experiment using the Living Heritage Platform. More […]
On January 30 and 31, we took part in the Focus Group Workshop on Innovation Pathways at the Water‑Climate‑Heritage Nexus, within the project SD WISHEES – Widening Strategies Tackling Impacts of Hydroclimatic Extremes on Cultural Heritage, held at the CMCC Foundation – Euro‑Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change in Lecce. We presented the WRENCH project, and […]
As part of the activities we are developing to engage local communities in working and reflecting with us on how heritage is affected by climate change, we have signed two agreements with secondary schools: Students will take part in a range of initiatives designed to enrich our collective reflections on climate‑change narratives. To learn more […]
