10:30 am

Cristian Ferrari, Monica Tolotti, Sara Pavan, Antonio Massarutto
WATER: RESOURCES, CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE
The melting of alpine glaciers impacts not only the mountain ecosystem but also the water we drink every day and the water our children will drink. CAI Veneto, on the occasion of the International Year for the Conservation of Glaciers, dedicates a discussion to the crucial issue of water with Cristian Ferrari (alpine glaciers), Monica Tolotti (climate change and water quality), Sara Pavan (water resource management), Antonio Massarutto (water of the future). Introduced by Marco Cabbai of the VFG Scientific Committee of CAI.
4:00 pm

Usama Al Shahmani
WHEN THEY MIGRATE, BIRDS KNOW WHERE TO GO
More than twenty years after his escape from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Usama Al Shahmani revisits a life marked by flight, humiliation, and renewal in Quando migrano, gli uccelli sanno dove andare (Marcos y Marcos, 2024). From the alleyways of Baghdad to the rivers of Kurdistan, from asylum bunkers to the restorative waters of Switzerland, Usama speaks with the voice of a poet as he recounts his extraordinary journey of loss and rebirth across borders. In conversation with the author is Giacomo Melotti, with simultaneous translation from German. Supported by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss arts council.
