[Gianluca Antonio Marco Castracane]

The Municipality of Fallo (Province of Chieti, Abruzzo Region, Italy) intends to propose and implement a local pilot action based on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), specifically involving the development of a green perimeter buffer system integrated with rain gardens.
The proposed intervention aims to achieve the following objectives:
1. Enhance the territory’s hydrogeological resilience by reducing urban surface runoff and mitigating the risk of flash floods through sustainable stormwater management solutions.
2. Mitigate the urban heat island effect while supporting the restoration and enhancement of local biodiversity in peri-urban areas.
3. Develop and test a sustainable stormwater management model that can be replicated and transferred to other small municipalities across the Mediterranean region facing similar climate-related challenges.
A key strategic asset supporting the feasibility and implementation of this pilot action is the Municipality’s existing regulatory framework for the recovery and productive reuse of underutilised and idle land.
This regulatory instrument provides the Municipality with an effective governance mechanism to facilitate access to land and its availability for public-interest interventions. It therefore offers the potential to significantly reduce administrative bottlenecks and delays associated with land availability, supporting the timely implementation of the proposed pilot action.
At the same time, this integrated approach combines environmental innovation with a practical model of local land governance that could be transferred and adapted to other small municipalities across the Euro-MED area.
As a small local authority, the Municipality of Fallo recognises the importance of joining an already established transnational partnership with the technical, administrative and organisational capacity required to coordinate a European cooperation project.
We are therefore actively seeking to join project proposals currently under development within the Protecting, Restoring and Valorising the Natural Environment and Heritage, offering our availability to participate as a Project Partner (PP), while leaving the role of Lead Partner (LP) to a more structurally equipped organisation.
The Municipality is willing to contribute its territory as a pilot area, support the implementation and testing of Nature-Based Solutions, share its experience in innovative land governance and actively participate in the exchange of knowledge and transfer of project results across the Mediterranean region.

Organisation: Municipality of Fallo, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy
Desired Role: Project Partner (PP)
Programme: Interreg Euro-MED – 8th Call
Mission: Natural Heritage
Web site: https://www.comune.fallo.ch.it/

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