Episode 4: Community Resilience in Island States

In this episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities facing coastal communities at the frontline of climate change.
From sea-level rise and coastal erosion to extreme weather events and ecosystem degradation, islands are experiencing some of the most immediate impacts of a changing ocean. At the same time, they are demonstrating how regional cooperation, ocean science, and capacity development can strengthen resilience and support sustainable coastal futures.
Featuring Lorna Inniss, Head of the IOCARIBE Secretariat, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, and Wenxi Zhu, Head of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC), Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, the episode explores how international collaboration, knowledge exchange, and science-based approaches are helping island and coastal communities build resilience across the Caribbean and the Western Pacific.

#73 - Patrizio Bianchi, dalla fondazione del DAMS alla strage della stazione di Bologna

Patrizio Bianchi, docente, economista e politico italiano, ha tenuto il suo intervento il 28 febbraio 2022 nell’Aula Prodi dell’Università di Bologna durante l’evento dal titolo “Ricordo di un ragazzo. Sergio Secci” all’interno delle celebrazioni per i 50 anni della fondazione del DAMS.

Episode 3 - Digital Twin of the Ocean: The New Frontiers of Coastal Science

What if we could test the impact of a storm before it ever reaches the coast?
We step inside the Digital Twin of the Ocean: a living, virtual replica of the real ocean, continuously updated with satellite data, coastal sensors, ocean models and artificial intelligence.
We explore how digital twins, AI, high-performance computing and forecasting systems help scientists and decision-makers anticipate coastal flooding, erosion, wave overtopping and other climate-related hazards, and what it takes, behind the scenes, to make those simulations reliable and secure.
Featuring Dott. Giovanni Coppini, scientist at CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), Megi Hoxhaj, telecommunications engineer and technical lead at CMCC, and Salvatore Causio, Coastal Ocean Modeler at CMCC.

Credits
Green Tides is a podcast by the DCC-CR (Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience), produced by Podstar.
Narrator: Federica Orsi
Writing: Lorenzo Molino
Sound design: Antonio Mezzadra
Graphics: Laura Fracasso
Producer: Ester Memeo
Production support: Annalisa Prestianni
Special thanks to CMCC – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and Deltares.

04 - Giocare al (e nel) Medioevo: giochi da tavolo, GDR e videogiochi

Cosa succede se invece di “guardare” il Medioevo, ci trasferiamo direttamente in quest’epoca?
Grazie ai giochi, dai più tradizionali fino ai videogame contemporanei, smettiamo di essere dei semplici spettatori, e diventiamo protagonisti di un’avventura.
Cambia la nostra identità, torniamo indietro nel tempo, oppure ci trasferiamo in dimensioni fantastiche. Tutto questo, rielaborando continuamente vari elementi del Medioevo storico.
In questa puntata di “Multimedioevo” scopriremo proprio come l’età medievale viene rappresentata nei giochi da tavolo, nei giochi di ruolo e nei videogiochi.

MULTIMEDIOEVO. Il Medioevo nei media contemporanei. È un podcast del Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà dell’Università di Bologna - Alma Mater Studiorum, realizzato nell’ambito del progetto FRAME - Framing Medievalisms: Historiography, Cultural Heritage, Media Communication and Languages in Italy (1980-2022)
Per approfondire il progetto FRAME: https://www.progettoframe.it/

Bibliografia consigliata:

Houghton, R. (2024), The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism, Cambridge: D.S. Brewer.
Larrington, C., Velten, H.R. e Young, H. (a cura di) (2026), Popularising the Middle Ages in Modern Fantasy: Neomedievalism, Video Games, and Vikings, Woodbridge: D.S. Brewer.
McCall, J. (2022), Gaming the Past: Using Video Games to Teach Secondary History, 2nd ed., London-New York: Routledge.

Episode 2 - Educating for Coastal Futures: Training the Scientists and Citizens of Tomorrow

How can education protect the future of our coasts?
We unpack why ocean literacy is a core pillar of coastal resilience for scientists, citizens, communities, policymakers, and young professionals facing climate and ocean challenges firsthand.
We follow learners from Brazil to Nigeria, the Philippines and beyond through DCC-CR programmes such as Co-Growth, COMPASS and the OceanTeacher Global Academy, seeing how training turns knowledge into action, from climate adaptation and marine conservation to remote sensing, water-quality monitoring and community-based solutions.
Featuring Prof. Villy Kourafalou, Scientific Director of the DCC-CR; Isadora Timbó, coastal-resilience and climate-adaptation project lead at GITEC and member of the Women’s League for the Ocean; Abe Woo, Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP); and Esther Kadiene, Lecturer in marine and environmental biology at Delta State University, Abraka (Nigeria).

Credits
Green Tides is a podcast by the DCC-CR (Decade Collaborative Centre for Coastal Resilience), produced by Podstar.
Narrator: Federica Orsi
Writing: Lorenzo Molino
Sound design: Antonio Mezzadra
Graphics: Laura Fracasso
Producer: Ester Memeo
Production support: Annalisa Prestianni
Special thanks to CMCC – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon and Deltares.