On 8 March 2025, EURAC hosted the first Citizens’ Jury of the LEGITIMULT project — a participatory initiative focused on improving democratic crisis governance. A diverse group of local residents came together to deliberate on a timely and pressing scenario: how to respond to extreme summer heatwaves in the city.

During the deliberative process, participants engaged in structured discussions and collaboratively developed around 10 concrete recommendations on how Bolzano could better prepare for and respond to such climate-related crises in the future.

This marks a key step in testing democratic innovation as a tool to enhance legitimacy and effectiveness in crisis response.