Malta at the Helm of European Climate Governance On 13 June 2025, the Research Innovation Unit (RIU) was invited to present its Climate Command framework at the international Multilevel Governance (MLG) Conference held under the Maltese Presidency of the Council of Europe. Organised at the Kempinski Hotel in Gozo and attended by dignitaries from [...]
A Note of Reflection It has been a while since my last editorial. This silence was not a pause in thought, but a crucible of transformation. During these past five months, my focus intensified on developing Malta’s next-generation climate intelligence architecture: the second iteration of the Predictive Hyper-Adaptive Simulation Engine - PHASE 2 (PH-2), [...]
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 [...]
As the Mediterranean basin endures yet another devastating weather event, the recent flash floods in Barcelona highlight an urgent need for adaptive strategies to combat the intensifying climate crisis. This catastrophe unfolded shortly after the catastrophic floods in Valencia, where over 200 people lost their lives in late October 2024. The consecutive nature of [...]
This past week, Spain's eastern coast endured one of the deadliest and most destructive flooding events in its recent history. As torrential rains transformed streets into rivers and swept away infrastructure, the storm claimed at least 95 lives, with the majority of fatalities occurring in Valencia. These events highlight the unique vulnerability of Southern Europe [...]
