In Sicily, an endowment of 1.5 billion and the restarting of the regional observatory

From 2010 to 31 August of this yearin Sicily the commissioner structure for hydrogeological instability under the President of the Region Renato Schifani has financed over 1 billion 52 million euro in interventions, with 793 million euro committed and 571 million euro paid. But there is another key number that must be stressed: funds for 1.5 billion for the next five years. An important financial endowment claimed by the commissioner's machine - directed by Sergio Tumminello - which claims numbers that, on paper, describe an efficient administration: over 21,200 decrees issued, 1,311 contracts stipulated and average payment times of less than 13 days, "well below the 30 established by law," they say. "The 96 tendering procedures launched in 2024 and payment times of only 12.79 days show that when there is political will and administrative expertise, it is possible to guarantee efficiency and respect for the rules," says the president of the region.

The areas of intervention range from the securing of roads to slide containment, from coastal protection against erosion to flood prevention. And then there is the monitoring activity. A strategy that looks not only at the emergency but also at prevention, as the President of the Region, Renato Schifani, emphasised: 'The numbers certify the change of pace that we have made in the fight against hydrogeological instability. We have not limited ourselves to managing the emergency: we have built an efficient administrative machine, capable of rapidly translating resources into concrete interventions on the ground. - says Schifani - And while other regions are struggling, Sicily was taken as a model at the recent national conference in Bari. The challenge of climate change requires a long-term vision. This is why we have relaunched the regional observatory and started a structured dialogue with universities and professional orders'.