Rethinking cities through water
Planet Aqua City Award
Born from the collaboration between Venice Climate Week and C40 Cities, the global network of cities leading the fight against climate change, the Planet Aqua City Awards are more than an initiative: they are a call to reimagine the future of urban life.
The Awards explore new ways of living with water, where resilience becomes design and adaptation becomes culture. Here, water is no longer a boundary to defend against, but a generative force shaping, connecting, and transforming the cities of tomorrow.
From Venice, a city that has always existed between land and sea, a new vision emerges, one in which cities no longer resist water, but evolve with it.
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Building a better world begins together
The Venice Climate Week opens its doors to all who wish to take part in creating the 2026 edition. This is more than a call: it is an invitation to collaborate, to envision the world we want to inhabit tomorrow, to engage in meaningful conversations, and to leave a tangible, positive mark on a planet at a crossroads.
Join us, bring your ideas, and help co-create experiences, projects, and initiatives that can make a real difference. Write to us and start the conversation.
Road to VCW26
A Global Call to Action
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