On 17 December 2025, the Sala Kugy at the headquarters of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Government in Udine hosted the award ceremony of the Wigwam Italian Press Award, organised within the framework of the WABIN – Water Balance in the Cross-Border Interconnected Nature project, co-funded by the Interreg VI-A Italy–Slovenia Programme.
The event awarded young people under 25 from Friuli Venezia Giulia, the Province of Venice and Slovenia, finalists of the two special sections “Water to drink, water to work, water to live” and “The culture of the ditch”, dedicated to the environmental, social and economic value of water resources.
Following the institutional greetings by Regional Councillor Stefano Zannier and Alberto Budai, President of the IV Permanent Commission of the Regional Council, speakers highlighted the role of young generations in communicating sustainability and promoting good practices in water management.
Award winners
Section “Water to drink, water to work, water to live”
1st Prize (ex aequo):
CEP Participatory Workshop – CEFAP Codroipo Group – “Sustainable management of water resources in agriculture”
CEP Participatory Workshop – ENAIP Chioggia Group – “Chioggia, a city of water: the taste of garden and sea”2nd Prize (ex aequo):
Gabriele Nadalutti (Remanzacco) – “The law and classification of watercourses in Friuli Venezia Giulia”
CEP Participatory Workshop – NOMED Koper Group – “School and the sea”3rd Prize:
Nejc Iglic (Koper) – “Seagrass meadows”
Section “The culture of the ditch”
1st Prize: CEP Participatory Workshop promoted by the Municipality of Remanzacco
2nd Prize: Valerio Spangaro (Wigwam Local Community of Carnia) – “A future for the ancient Venetian sawmill of Paluzza”
3rd Prize: Stefano Grossato (Wigwam Local Community of Chioggia) – “Chioggia PGI Radicchio: history and future of a specialty”
The initiative confirms the commitment of the WABIN project to fostering cross-border dialogue and actively involving young people in the sustainable management of water resources.
