The first conference of the European project Brigaid will take place in Venice on the 9th and 10th of November, at Thetis Headquarters. The BRIGAID project is funded by the European Community with € 8 million under the European Framework Program for Research and Innovation, known as Horizon 2020. Thetis participates in consortium with 24 partners who will work for the next two years on issues related to innovation in climate change adaptation strategies with regard to the risk of floods, droughts and extreme weather events. The conference is aimed at presenting the activities developed so far and to promote end-users involvement in the project. For more information please visit: http://brigaid.eu/