ISLET National event on Sustainable Islands 2025
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About the Event
On May 28th, the vibrant city of Naples will host Sustainable Islands 2025, the mid-term event of the LIFE ISLET project, dedicated to advancing energy communities on Mediterranean small islands.
*Detailed agenda at the end of the page*
The event, taking place on 28th May in Napoli, will open with welcome remarks from Maria Teresa Imparato, President of Legambiente Campania. The morning sessions will explore the latest findings from the 2025 Sustainability Report on Italian Small Islands, presented by Andrea Minutolo (Legambiente) and Francesca Battistelli (CNR and ISLET Coordinator). A panel discussion chaired by Francesco Petracchini (CNR) will follow, bringing together key voices from national and international organisations, including the Association of Small Islands Municipalities (ANCIM), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), European Small Islands Federation (ESIN), and the Italian Ministries of Environment & Energy Security and Civil Protection & Sea Policies.
Speakers from community-led energy projects across Europe, will then share experiences and strategies in decarbonising island territories. The session will include contributions from Dario Tamburrano (Member of the European Parliament), Academia, the LIFE ISLET project team, and Legambiente.
Before the lunch break, a dedicated panel moderated by Kostas Komninos (DAFNI) will feature island representatives from Croatia, Italy, Greece, Scotland, and Malta, sharing lessons from the LIFE ISLET peer-to-peer exchanges.
In the afternoon, the PROCIDA Room will host a final session focused on the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in small islands. Experts from academia, European projects and initiatives, the private sector, will share their perspectives, followed by an open Q&A session.
Attendance is free, but visitors must register to access the Green MED Symposium venue:
Organising Committee: Francesca Battistelli (Coordinator), Marco Segreto, Simone Berti, Andrea Minutolo, Grazia Maria Forino, Ottavia D’Agostino, Paola Tartabini
For more info: info@isolesostenibili.it
Join us in Naples to shape the future of sustainable islands!
AGENDA
Welcome and Introduction – Maria Teresa Imparato, Presidente Legambiente Campania
10.30 | The sustainability of Italian small islands: the report 2025 – Andrea Minutolo (Legambiente), Francesca Battistelli (CNR).
10.45– 11.45 | The sustainability of small Islands, a multiple perspective – Chairman: Francesco Petracchini (CNR).
Speakers:
- Arturo Gallìa and Stefano Malatesta, WG “Geography of Island States and small islands of AGEI;
- Giannina Usai, General Secretary, National Association of Small Islands municipalities (ANCIM);
- Aldo Berlinguer, University of Cagliari, Coordinator of Laboratory on Insularity and Internal Areas of EURISPES;
- Grammenos Mastrojeni, Deputy Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM);
- Sue Hollands, European Small Island Federation (ESIN);
- Fabrizio Penna, Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Green Islands Programme;
- Luigi Ferrara, Head of Department of Casa Italia, Ministry of Civil Protection and Sea Policies.
11:45 – 12.30 | Community-led Energy Projects for Small Islands Decarbonisation – Chairman: Diane Cassar (Malta Intelligent Energy Management Energy).
Speakers:
- Daniela Pappadà, University of Cagliari, “The territorial dimension of renewable energy communities: insularity as an optimal condition?”
- Kostantinos Karanasios, DAFNI, Establishing RECs in three pilot small islands: the LIFE ISLET project
- Sara Fontana, Legambiente: Supporting RECs establishment in small islands: overcoming the barriers
12.30 – 13.30 | The Experience of establishing and operating Energy Communities in Small Islands – Chairman: Kostas Komninos (DAFNI).
- The results of the peer-to-peer LIFE ISLET session with the participation of island representatives from EU and Mediterranean islands.
- With the representatives from small islands municipalities of Croatia, Italy, Greece, Scotland and Malta.
13:30 PM – 14:30 PM | Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.00 | Energy transition is small islands: challenges and opportunities – Chairman: Esther Seeleman, Legambiente.
Speakers:
- Isabella Pizzuti, La Sapienza University;
- Sofia Corsi, EU Energy Communities Facility (EECF);
- Martina Cannata, CE4EUI;
- Francesco Cappello, Salina Sustainable Islands Association;
- Alessandro Bianco, President of UNIEM;
- Federica Rofi, ENEL SpA*;
- Alessandra Montanelli, SINLOC, LIFE STEP-WISE project;
Q&A, comments from audience
*Tbc, invited, awaiting confirmation
