So gorgeous, but so delicate. Sicily, a crossroads of peoples and civilizations, custodian of a unique cultural heritage—from the Greek temples of Agrigento to the mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale, from Catania's Baroque architecture to the immortal works of Bellini, Pirandello, and Tomasi di Lampedusa—is now one of Europe's most vulnerable territories to the effects of climate change. The events that have occurred on the island in recent years indicate this. In 2024, an extraordinary drought dried up the majority of the island's water basins, putting dozens of municipalities into severe water rationing, with supplies reduced in some parts to once every 17-20 days. Storm Harry slammed the eastern coast in January 2026, bringing gusts of up to 90 kilometers per hour and offshore waves up to 16 meters high, the most energy recorded in the eastern Mediterranean since 1985. The toll was staggering: over a billion euros in damages, and coastal communities driven to their knees. Land instability poses additional threats to these processes. In January 2026, the Niscemi landslide led to vertical ground displacements of up to 7-8 meters along the western slope of the town, evoking memories of the 2009 Giampilieri catastrophe. In that incident, a mudslide and debris flow resulted in the deaths of 37 individuals and the displacement of over 2,000 people from their homes. The lessons from these catastrophic events point the way forward: Sicily requires interdisciplinary scientific knowledge, advanced monitoring systems (including artificial intelligence for coastal flood forecasting), and long-term land-use planning strategies that incorporate structural and non-structural elements. The Summer School "Climate Resilient Solutions for Sicily", which runs until June 26 in Ortigia and Catania, focuses on these measures. It began on June 15 in Syracuse, at the university's Palazzo Impellizzeri on Ortigia, with a lecture by Rector Enrico Foti titled "The Fragile Beauty of Sicily: Climate Change and Natural Disasters". The initiative is co-organized by the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr) of the University of Catania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, the world's leading technology university, within the framework of the MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Italy program, which promotes scientific exchange between MIT and its Italian partners. The program, located in Syracuse and Catania, provides a total of 90 hours of training, which includes lectures, laboratory activities, interactive workshops, and field visits. The 24 participants—nine MIT students, eight from the University of Catania, and seven from Sapienza—will collaborate with prominent teachers and researchers in a residential, interdisciplinary context.