The Fourth Italian Water Forum will be held in Rome from 13 to 17 October 2025, in conjunction with the World Food Forum organized by FAO. This annual event represents an important platform to promote collaboration between the water and agriculture sectors, with the aim of developing integrated solutions for water resource management, which are fundamental to global food security.
This Forum is set in the context of FAO’s 80° anniversary celebrations and aims to strengthen international cooperation in sustainable water management.
For further information and to register for the event, you can visit the official FAO website
Institutional greetings and introduction
Atty. Catia Tomasetti, Scientific Committee of the Diplomacy Festival
Representative Ministry of Agriculture
Hon. Maria Spena, President One Water
First session: the distribution of and access to water, the cost of water and the challenge of reuse (45 minutes)
Chair: Catia Tomasetti
Introduction: Annamaria Barrile (General Director of Utilitalia)*
Round table: innovation, participation, digitalisation
Tullio Montagnoli (CEO A2A – Water Cycle)
Piervito Lagioia (Coordinator of Territorial Operational Structures of the Apulian Aqueduct)
Giuseppe Argirò, Representative SEV Valle d’Aosta
Second session: the optimisation of water use in the Mediterranean (45 minutes)
Chair: Massimo Gargano, (ANBI General Director)
Introduction: Recommendations and priorities highlighted in the One Water project
Biagio Di Terlizzi Director Ciheam- Iamb (Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Bari)
Round table: The theme of water in Italian agriculture and the agri-food industry
CIA, Coldiretti and Confagricoltura representatives
Luigi Scordamaglia – CEO of Filiera Italia *
Representatives of companies in the agri-food sector
Program being updated
