[Todorka Atanasova]

Varna Economic Development Agency (VEDA-www.veda-bg.eu) is a non-for-profit association, located on the Black Sea coast in Varna (Bulgaria) with experience in projects funded under Interreg Programs Euro-MED, Danube, and Black Sea Basin as well as under the EMFAF and Erasmus+ Programs.

As a part of the consortia funded under Euro-MED we were involved as a pilot partner and Carbon Footprint Coordinator (for IDRON project) in the implementation of the following three projects in the last 3 years:

* Re-Act Schools Test project (Thematic Project), Specific Objective RSO2.4 Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system-based approaches. Project mission: Promoting green living areas
* IDRON Strategic territorial project (Thematic Project), Specific Objective RSO1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies, Project mission: Strengthening an innovative sustainable economy
* TOURISMO Test project (Thematic Project), Specific Objective RSO1.1: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies.

Our expertise includes conduction a variety of research and analyses, development of educational materials and training, promotion and C&D materials, organization of different types of events, etc.

We would be glad to contribute with our experience to potential projects, to be submitted under the Interreg Euro-MED Call 8 as a partner.

[Patricia Pobric]

Hello,

NGO Our Action (Naša akcija) is a Montenegro-based civil society organization with experience in environmental protection, community engagement, youth participation and volunteer action. We are based in the Bay of Kotor and are interested in joining a consortium for Interreg Euro-MED Call 8, particularly under the Green Living Areas mission / RSO 2.4 – climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience.

We are interested in contributing as a Montenegro pilot and implementation partner to a transnational project focused on strengthening the resilience of coastal and local communities to climate-related and environmental risks.

Our potential contribution could include:

developing and testing community-based resilience approaches in the Bay of Kotor;

engaging and training local volunteers, with a particular focus on young people and women;

community-based assessment of environmental and climate-related risks;

citizen participation and community preparedness;

cooperation with municipalities, emergency-response actors, environmental organizations and other local stakeholders;

practical pilot exercises and testing of community resilience measures;

documenting lessons learned and contributing to transferable tools, recommendations and policy/practice guidance.

Our particular added value is our local access to communities and civil-society networks in Montenegro, combined with experience in environmental and community initiatives. We can provide a concrete Mediterranean coastal territory in which a common methodology can be adapted, tested and evaluated under real local conditions.

We are particularly interested in joining an existing or emerging consortium that already has a strong project concept and is seeking a Montenegro partner/pilot territory.

We would be happy to share our organizational profile and discuss how the Bay of Kotor could contribute to a transnational project on climate adaptation, community resilience, disaster-risk prevention and participatory local action.

Organization: NGO Our Action (Naša akcija), Montenegro
Location: Bay of Kotor, Montenegro
Role sought: Project partner / Montenegro pilot territory
Relevant area: Green Living Areas – RSO 2.4
Contact: Patricia Pobric, nasaakcija@gmail.com

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