15 September 2026 | NEWS
Erika Coppola, a research scientist in ICTP’s Earth System Physics section, has been awarded the 2025 Motumundi Prize by the association Cinzia Vitale Onlus. The award recognises Coppola’s role as Coordinating Lead Author of a chapter in the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report; she is the only Italian to be chosen for this role.