Climate Change, Climate Justice & Net-Zero Transitions.
FARClimate Forum.
Turin, 8–9 April 2026
European strategic convergence on climate resilience, Living Labs and territorial governance.
The FARClimate Forum represents the 5th General Assembly of the Horizon Europe FARClimate project (Grant Agreement No. 101112860) and a crucial strategic moment for the European consortium: not a routine project meeting, but a convergence space between research, policy and territorial practice at European scale.
Organised and hosted by Green Growth Generation in Turin — a city selected for its tradition of place-based innovation, civic engagement and experimentation in climate resilience — the Forum brings together European consortium partners, case studies, institutional stakeholders and external experts to connect knowledge, practice and coordinated action as FARClimate advances from experimentation toward consolidation.
A moment of strategic convergence
The Forum responds to a precise need emerging at this stage of the project: transforming distributed learning across European Living Labs into coordinated collective action.
After years of experimentation in agricultural, forestry and urban-peri-urban contexts across partner countries, FARClimate has reached a moment where the evidence produced must be consolidated, shared and translated into policy impact — at local, national and European level.
The Forum is structured around three strategic axes:
Multilevel and cross-sectoral dialogue
Bringing together actors who rarely sit at the same table: university researchers, local administrators, civil society organisations, businesses and communities. A dialogue that goes beyond project reporting to generate new alliances and new commitments for climate transition.
Territorial grounding
Anchoring international exchange in concrete experiences from the Turin territory through field visits to sites of urban innovation, regeneration and sustainable practices. Turin as an open-air laboratory demonstrating how climate resilience is built from the ground up, in neighbourhoods and communities.
Collective action planning
The Forum does not close with documents and recommendations, but with a FARClimate 90-Day Action Map co-produced by the consortium: a shared operational commitment defining responsibilities, priorities and concrete next steps for each partner.
Why this Forum matters strategically
The FARClimate Forum 2026 takes place at a critical moment for European climate policy. With COP30 negotiations on the horizon and the implementation of the EU Mission “Adaptation to Climate Change” in full swing, the dialogue between applied research and policy decision-making has never been more necessary.
In this context, the Forum represents a concrete opportunity to:
Strengthen scientific evidence in support of policy
The results of FARClimate’s Living Labs offer data, methodologies and replicable models that can inform the climate adaptation policies of partner countries and contribute to the European debate on climate adaptation governance.
Connect networks and build alliances
The Forum is a meeting space for institutional and civic ecosystems that normally operate in silos: universities, local authorities, NGOs, innovative businesses and communities. Their convergence around shared challenges is a precondition for just and effective climate transitions.
Position Turin as a European node
Hosting a Horizon Europe General Assembly places Turin as an active city in the European climate resilience agenda, strengthening the dialogue between local actors and international research and innovation networks.
Green Growth Generation’s role
Green Growth Generation organises and hosts the FARClimate Forum as an active partner in the European consortium, contributing to programme design, facilitation of participatory processes and the grounding of the event in the Turin territorial context.
The Forum is a direct expression of our practice: connecting applied research, participatory governance and civic innovation in real urban contexts, building bridges between local actors and European networks of change.
The programme in brief
The Forum unfolds over two days with complementary logics:
Day 1 — Conference, dialogue and capacity building
The first day is dedicated to sharing the knowledge produced by European Living Labs through an open poster session, a round table facilitated by ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) with external experts, and two training sessions focused on stakeholder engagement, impact communication and evaluation frameworks.
Day 2 — Territory and strategic action
The second day balances territorial exposure — with visits to Turin sites relevant for urban innovation and climate resilience — and collective strategic planning, with the co-production of the FARClimate 90-Day Action Map and a strategic review session with the project’s External Advisory Board.