The Department of Italian Studies and the Office of Global Engagement at Brown University together with the University of Florence presents a two-part event focusing on climate change, through a conversation among scholars and community representatives from both Florence and Providence, linking global and local, scientific and humanistic perspectives about issues of flood vulnerability, infrastructure preservation, protection of the artistic and cultural patrimony, climate action, education, justice and community resilience. A dramatic film by esteemed Florentine director, Franco Zeffirelli, taken on the day of the flood in Florence in 1966 is also an important part of the event.
