On 5 March 2025, the Research Innovation Unit (RIU) hosted a high-level delegation from Japan, comprising senior representatives from JANUS (Japan Adaptation Nexus for Urban Sustainability) and ERCA (Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan). The meeting, held at the Notch, underscored Malta’s growing international relevance as a microstate innovator in climate adaptation. Led [...]
On 25 February 2025, the Research Innovation Unit (RIU) contributed to a landmark policy-science interface in Brussels, as Fabian Borg, climate simulation expert and founder of the PHASE 2 engine, delivered a strategic pitch to a joint delegation of DG CLIMA and DG CNECT. The meeting focused on strengthening synergies between climate adaptation priorities [...]
On 6 February 2025, the Research Innovation Unit (RIU) achieved a major operational milestone by deploying the PHASE 2 engine, a proprietary innovation developed by Fabian Borg, to simulate the impacts of Medicane Helios, one of the most complex climate events to affect the central Mediterranean in recent years. This beta deployment successfully modelled [...]
As 2024 comes to a close, it is a moment of reflection on my extensive work and climate leadership throughout this year and that of my unit, aiming to provide added value for 2025. This year, not only we launched one of the most ambitious projects in Malta’s climate adaptation and resilience landscape, i.e. the [...]
A Quantum Leap for Climate Resilience On the 24th of December 2024, the Research Innovation Unit (RIU) launched the Digital Twin of Malta (DTMT-01) — a groundbreaking achievement that positions Malta at the forefront of digital innovation for climate action. DTMT-01 marks the country’s first nationwide digital twin for climate resilience, developed entirely in-house [...]
