[Mili Jercic]

Dear Interreg Euro-MED community members,

We are currently preparing a project proposal for the upcoming Interreg Euro-MED Call (Thematic Test projects) under the Natural and cultural resources mission, focusing on climate resilience, disaster risk prevention, and the protection of natural landscapes and ecosystems.

Our core project idea centers on testing an innovative, technology-driven pilot action:

Smart Early Detection Network: Deployment of thermal/optical cameras and IoT sensors (monitoring soil moisture and temperature) in high-risk Mediterranean landscape interfaces (such as the Kozjak mountain slopes in Kaštela).

Real-time Data & Risk Management: Integrating sensor and camera networks into a unified digital system to detect wildfires at an early stage, mitigate environmental degradation, and support local landscape management.

Transferability & Replication: Developing joint guidelines, protocols, and cross-border methodologies so that other Mediterranean regions and local authorities can adopt similar smart prevention and protection models.

Who we are looking for:
We are building a strong, balanced international consortium and are seeking partners with expertise in:

Research & Technical Development: Institutions, universities, or SMEs specializing in IoT solutions, AI-driven early detection algorithms, or environmental monitoring.

Public Authorities & Agencies: Municipalities, regional bodies, or protected area managers from Mediterranean countries facing similar wildfire and natural heritage risks who wish to act as pilot adopters or transfer partners.

Environmental & Risk Management: Organizations with expertise in disaster risk reduction, forestry, and natural landscape management.

If you are interested in joining our consortium or want to discuss a potential partnership, please reply to this topic or contact us directly. We look forward to collaborating with you!

Best regards,

Mili Jerčić
Senior EU funds advisor
City of Kastela, Croatia
Tel: +38521205 256 Mob : +385998139485
Email: mili.jercic@kastela.hr

[Avelina Onos]

Dear Mili,

At Incubadora CON VALORES, we work on social innovation, capacity building and community-based programmes, supporting local stakeholders through training, mentoring and ecosystem development.

While our expertise is not focused on the technical development of IoT or environmental monitoring solutions, we could contribute to the project’s transferability and community engagement dimension, supporting awareness activities, capacity-building actions, stakeholder involvement and dissemination of results.

On the project side, we’ve been partner in more than 20 EU-funded projects (Erasmus+ KA2, CERV, AMIF, Horizon Europe) around migrant integration, gender equality, inclusive education and social inclusion. We also have a solid communications team and 30,000+ followers on LinkedIn, so we can help give real visibility to whatever we work on together.

Would love to hear more about your project and see where we could collaborate. Feel free to reach me at amanda.ruiz@cvalores.org 🧡

Best regards,
Amanda

[Jerome Casseville]

Dear Mili,

I have received your partnership proposal.

We would be interested in collaborating as we will be conducting a small-scale, low-bandwidth IoT network pilot project within the framework of the Occitanie Region’s ERDF program, with various use cases to be studied, including natural hazards.

The Euro-Med project could allow us to share this work and develop it further in conjunction with other Mediterranean territories.

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further at your convenience.

Best Regards

Jérôme Casseville
European Project Manager
Conseil départemental de l’Hérault (FR)
jcasseville@herault.fr

[ANDREA GAIFAMI]

Dear Colleagues,

we have been developing a very similar project ideaa, involving IoT for wildfires prevention and management. We would be more than happy to share our effort with anyone pursuing this same objectives.
We are a “Comunità montana” (union of mountain municipalities) from Campania region, in southern Italy.
Looking forward to your kind reaction!

[Patricia Pobric]

Dear Mili,

Greetings from Montenegro. We are an NGO that has much experience in the protection and rescue aspect, works closely with municipalities, local fire departments, volunteer fire organizations and others on wildfire, flood, coastal pollution, volunteer response and training, education, terrain actions and prevention, and have done much on natural heritage protection. We are currently project partner on the IPA Adrion ASAP project with the other countries of the Adriatic working on joint systems and response to sea pollution for oil spills, and have trained volunteers to do so. We feel we would be a great partner on this project and hope you would consider us, as your partner from Montenegro.

Warm regards,

Patricia Pobric
NGO Our action
nasaakcija@gmail.com

[Špela Sečnik]

Dear Mili,

At RRA Posavje, we find this topic highly relevant and would be interested in exploring opportunities for cooperation.
As a regional development agency, we work in different fields, from sustainable regional development, climate resilience, natural resource management, rural development, to innovation. We believe our experience and regional stakeholder network could contribute to a strong transnational partnership.

Should you have a project idea currently in development, we would be pleased to discuss potential collaboration and the role RRA Posavje could play within the consortium.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Špela Sečnik
RRA Posavje

[Elda Vladi]

Dear Colleague,

I hope you are well. My name is Elda Vladi, Project Manager at the Albanian Center for Sustainable Development (ACSD), a non-profit organisation based in Albania.

I am reaching out regarding potential opportunities for cooperation under the Interreg Euro-MED Programme. We are currently exploring opportunities to become involved in future Interreg Euro-MED project partnerships and would be very interested in connecting with organisations that are planning to apply under the programme.
ACSD has experience in sustainable development, environmental protection, biodiversity, sustainable tourism, community and youth engagement, research, capacity building, stakeholder cooperation, communication and project implementation. As an Albanian organisation, we would be particularly interested in contributing to projects where activities in Albania and the wider Mediterranean region could benefit from our local experience and expertise.
If your organisation is currently planning, or considering, an application under Interreg Euro-MED, we would be very grateful if you could keep ACSD in consideration as a potential Albanian project partner. We would be happy to explore how our expertise could complement your consortium and contribute to the objectives of a potential project.
I am attaching a brief organisational profile with further information about ACSD, our areas of expertise and relevant experience. We would also be pleased to provide any additional organisational or partner documentation you may require.
For reference, we are also following the Interreg Euro-MED opportunities and partner-search activities through the programme’s official platform: “Interreg Euro-MED – Find Project Partners”
We would be very pleased to establish contact and explore potential opportunities for cooperation, either for an upcoming call or future project proposals.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully having the opportunity to cooperate.

Kind regards,
Elda Vladi
Project Manager
Albanian Center for Sustainable Development (ACSD)
Tirana, Albania

[Milena Sokolova]

Dear Mili,
Thank you for sharing your proposal. Our team at the University of Basilicata is seeking an Interreg Euro-MED consortium and would be interested in discussing a partnership.

Together with National Research Center of Sassari, we successfully completed the national CRITERIA project, combining ecosystem service mapping and economic valuation with wildfire modelling to assess potential impacts on ecosystem services. We could contribute expertise in ecosystem service valuation, spatial analysis, stakeholder participation and the evaluation of management scenarios.

We would welcome a discussion on how these contributions could fit your consortium and pilot activities.
Best,
Milena and Mario
University of Basilicata
School of Agricultural, Forest, Food, and Environmental Sciences
milena.sokolova@unibas.it (Postdoctoral researcher)
mario.cozzi@unibas.it (Asossiate Professor)

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