Federal Council
The Federal Council of the Environmental
Protection Agencies was held today, chaired by ISPRA Commissioner,
Prefect Vincenzo Grimaldi, with the partecipation of ISPRA sub
commissioner Emilio Santori and ARPA Lazio Commissioner Corrado
Carrubba. The Federal Council approved the Agenda of the 11th
National Conference of Environmental Agencies, which will be held
in Rome from April 1 to April 2 at the "Nuova Fiera di Roma", in
the context of Ecopolis 2009, organized by ARPA Lazio with the
cooperation and support of ISPRA.
Vincent Grimaldi declared: "The environment topic may be a driving
force to facilitate the recovery from the crisis".
With regard to the spirit that enlivens the 11th National
Conference of Environmental Agencies, ISPRA Commissioner
highlighted the implicit meaning of the event, an "value added " to
the costumaryinstitutional appointment in order to "provide great
visibility to the system of the Agencies."
A thought that Emilio Santori summarized with the hope of "a clear
and strong commitment, able to give space and voice to the whole
system of environmental protection."
The conference, entitled "The sustainable city", will address four
main topics: Ecopolis opening and presentation of the "V Report on
urban environment quality"; Environment and safeguarding of
cultural and building heritage; The integration of
environment-health networks to improve quality of life; The
environmental balance sheet in the territorial administrations.