We are here Venice: Keeping Venice a living city

Organization information

We Are Here Venice

Location: Milan, Italy

Summary

We are here Venice is an NGO that exists to address the fundamental challenge facing Venice: to remain a living city.

Our mission is based on an understanding of the city and the lagoon as inseparable elements within a single system, and all of our work highlights the importance of the interplay between the natural environment and human intervention. 

Our activities range from awareness-raising initiatives and exhibitions to substantial collaborative campaigns and research programmes. We believe that Venice’s unique circumstances offer huge potential as a laboratory for exploring innovative approaches to community resiliency.

WahV advocates an evidence-based approach to policy making. We operate both as a think tank and as an activist body, strengthening connections between stakeholders and the best available information. Through collaboration with universities, businesses, cultural institutions and public authorities, we manage projects and produce recommendations anchored in rigorous research with the specific objective of bringing about real changes evaluated against social, economic, physical and ecological indicators.

TGE Partner: Fondazione Donor Italia ONLUS

Project locations

Italy

UN goals

• NO POVERTY
• ZERO HUNGER
• GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
• QUALITY EDUCATION
• GENDER EQUALITY
• CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
• AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
• DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
• INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• REDUCED INEQUALITIES
• SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
• RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
• CLIMATE ACTION
• LIFE BELOW WATER
• LIFE ON LAND
• PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
• PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS