Interreg NEXT MED

Webinar in English: Using the Online Application Form
2025-04-15 09:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Rome)
Call for green transition projects: join the webinars on the use of the online application form

Webinar in French: Using the Online Application Form
2025-04-16 09:30 - 13:00

Webinar for eco-youth applicants
2025-04-17 10:00 - 13:00
Webinar for eco-youth applicants: get guidance for improving your proposal under the call for green transition projects

DEADLINE: call for a content creator
2025-04-23
Call for a Young Content Creator: Win a Trip to Croatia to Cover a Mediterranean Sustainable Tourism Event

Joint workshop GREENMEDPORTS - SHARE4MED in Algeria
2025-12-02 14:00 - 18:00

MedFireWise in Tunisia hosts a regional workshop focusing on silvopastoralism
2025-12-13 08:30 - 16:00
The MedFireWise Project is pleased to announce a regional workshop organized by our Tunisian partner, INRGREF (National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry). This event will focus on the integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) into wildfire risk management, with a special emphasis on silvopastoral practices.
As wildfires become an increasingly urgent challenge across the Mediterranean due to climate change, land-use pressures, and ecological vulnerabilities, the workshop will offer a platform for experts, researchers, policymakers, and local stakeholders to exchange knowledge and explore sustainable approaches. Discussions will highlight how land-use planning, ecosystem management, and traditional practices such as silvopastoralism can contribute to effective wildfire prevention and resilient landscapes.

📅 Date: 13 December 2025

📍 Location: Hôtel Rihana, Ain Draham, Tunisia

This workshop is an important step in advancing MedFireWise’s mission to strengthen wildfire resilience across the Mediterranean basin through science-based solutions and cross-border cooperation.
We invite all interested stakeholders to join and contribute to building more resilient and climate-adapted forest ecosystems.

SMAC Kick-off Meeting: 20–21 January 2026 in Drama, Greece
2026-01-20 - 2026-01-21
Save the Date
We are delighted to mark the launch of the SMAC Project, a new initiative promoting sustainable models for accommodation MSMEs. Join us at the Kick-off Meeting on 20–21 January 2026 in Drama, Greece, as we officially begin this shared journey.
Further information coming soon

PLANBEE Launch Conference "From Hives to Horizons: Building a Sustainable Bee Economy in Jordan"
2026-01-28 08:00 - 12:00

SALAM Launch Event: Building Healthcare Access Across the Mediterranean
2026-01-29 09:30 - 2026-01-30 13:30
On 29 January 2026, the SALAM project officially starts in Bari, at the Asclepios III pavilion of the Polyclinic of Bari: a place where care, research and daily medical practice meet.
The Kick-off Meeting brings together partners from Italy, Spain, Lebanon and Jordan to begin a shared journey built around a simple belief: healthcare should be closer, fairer and more human — wherever people live. For the first time, doctors, researchers, universities and civil society organisations will sit at the same table to turn cooperation into action.
During the meeting, partners will share the vision behind SALAM and begin shaping the work ahead: from the creation of hospital hubs in Beirut and Irbid, to telecardiology services and mobile medical units designed to reach communities that too often remain distant from care. The discussion will explore how training, digital tools and research can support healthcare that is not only effective, but also accessible, human and rooted in the needs of people and families.
The day will mark the beginning of a collaboration built on trust, shared responsibility and the belief that cooperation across the Mediterranean can help reduce the distance between people and healthcare.
In Arabic, “Salam” means peace.
And in this project, peace begins with health.

Join the MEDAIGENCY AI4PURPOSE Hackathons: Unlock AI’s Potential for a Stronger Mediterranean Against Crises
2026-01-30 14:00 - 2026-02-01 17:00
AI is taking over, and so are you!
Health systems across the Mediterranean continue to face challenges when responding to crises, from natural hazards to public health emergencies. More often than not, these systems are not adequately prepared for these emergencies. unstable infrastructure, delays in coordination and lack of timely information often put communities at risk.
To help address these gaps, MEDAIGENCY, co-funded by the EU under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, is a transnational initiative implemented in Lebanon, Palestine, Türkiye, Italy, and Spain, and is working to develop and adapt AI solutions that reinforce health system resilience during emergencies.
What is the AI4PURPOSE Transnational Hackathon?
As part of MEDAIGENCY’s needs-assessment and technology-matchmaking activities, each partner country is hosting a local hackathon to identify promising ideas that can be adapted and scaled across the region. The hackathons are organized by project partners in Lebanon, Italy, Palestine and Türkiye, bringing together students and technology providers to explore how AI can help health systems better prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises.
AI4Purpose Hackathon is an opportunity to:

Develop transnational AI interventions tailored to real emergency system needs.
Collaborate with stakeholders across 5 partner countries.
Compete for an opportunity to co-develop one of MEDAIGENCY’s AI-powered solutions.

Register now on the links below:
AI4PURPOSE – Lebanon: https://forms.gle/rbd7VaQFGPghFmZz6. For more information about Lebanon’s Hackathon, please click here.
AI4PURPOSE – Palestine: https://forms.gle/WdUzKtJAqqKwwLm89
AI4PURPOSE – Türkiye: forms.gle/6jacxsbdydaCg6hPA

AI4PURPOSE – Italy: https://go.codemotion.com/hackathon-ai4purpose/

Participants are encouraged to view the Hackathon Launch Presentation through this link here. For more information, please contact us on medaigency@aub.edu.lb.

Join the FoodGaP Webinar: Multilevel Governance, Participation & Vertical Coordination in food pollcy
2026-02-04 11:00 - 12:30
We are excited to invite you to the FOODGaP webinar on multilevel governance, participation, and vertical coordination!
The dialogue highlights governance gaps: city innovation clashes with uneven regional and national frameworks, making stronger coordination essential to embed food policies in broader territorial governance.
Date: February 4, 2026
Time: 11:00–12:30 CET
Organized by: EPLO Institute for Sustainable Development & CIHEAM Bari (Lead Partner) with the coordination of the Metropolitan City of Rome.
What we’ll cover:

Improve understanding of horizontal and vertical coordination mechanisms.
Share models of integrated, participatory governance.
Explore how cities can institutionalise food policy action.

Speakers:
Spyros Kouvelis, Senior Associate – University of Cambridge, Board Member – EU Mission Ocean, f. Minister of State, f. Member of Parliament, ex-UNEP, ISD EPLO Founder & Director.
Stefanos Fotiou, PhD, Director, FAO Office of Sustainable Development Goals; Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub.
Rosário Oliveira, PhD Researcher at the School of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB)
Florent Yann Lardic, Directeur de Terres en villes.
The webinar will be moderated by EPLO experts Christina Deligianni and Maria Deligianni.
This webinar is part of the FOODGaP Capacity Building Programme and funded by the European Union under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme.
Partners:

CIHEAM Bari
EPLO – European Public Law Organization
Tyre City
Commune Houmt Souk Djerba
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi Metropolitan Municipality
Metropolitan City of Rome

👉 Register here: Webinar Registration
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JADEITE hosts Transnational Workshop on Participatory Governance and Just Green Transition
2026-02-17 10:00 - 13:00
On February 17, from 10:00 to 13:00, the JADEITE project will host an online workshop dedicated to participatory governance and the promotion of a Just and Green Transition across the Mediterranean area.
The event is part of Work Package 3 – “Participatory governance: transnational learning and tool consolidation”, and specifically relates to Activity 3.1.3, a key milestone aimed at comparing and reflecting on the diverse territorial realities represented within the partnership.
This workshop builds on the outcomes of the Co-creation Workshop held in Pisa on December 10, where partners shared initial reflections on how to analyse participatory processes. Those contributions enabled JOHUD, as WP3 coordinator, to finalise a structured and robust methodology for the situational analysis, with a specific focus on the role of participatory tools in ensuring that the green transition truly leaves no one behind.
Workshop Objectives
The online session is designed as a space for transnational exchange and collective validation. In particular, the workshop aims to:

Validate the methodology: present the finalised approach for the situational analysis and share the first set of preliminary results from partner territories.
Assess participatory tools: discuss the current use of offline participatory instruments across regions and collect inputs to enhance their effectiveness.
Define the “Just Transition”: consolidate partners’ perspectives on the core elements of a green transition that is socially fair and inclusive, with particular attention to vulnerable groups.

The workshop represents an important step in aligning approaches, strengthening shared understanding and advancing participatory governance practices within the JADEITE project

WISEMED Organises Workshop on innovative Water Solutions for Agriculture in Rome
2026-02-19 10:00 - 13:00
On 19 February 2026, the WISEMED – MEDiterranean joint Water management and conservatIon SustainablE solutions project, co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, will host its National Co-Creation Workshop at ITABIA – Italian Biomass Association in Rome.
The workshop provides a unique opportunity to explore innovative solutions for water efficiency and non-conventional water resources in agriculture. Participants will present pilot solutions, assess their technical feasibility and environmental impacts, and discuss the potential for regional transferability. Researchers, sector experts, and local stakeholders will engage in an open discussion to advance sustainable water management practices in the Lazio region.
The event will be facilitated by experts from CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economics and ICU – Institute for University Cooperation.
Workshop highlights:

Presentation of WISEMED pilot solutions
Discussion on water use efficiency (WUE) and non-conventional water resources (NCW)
Assessment of technical feasibility, environmental impacts, and regional transferability
Open discussion among researchers and experts

The workshop will take place from 10:00 to 13:00.
Workshop language: Italian
Registration is required by 12 February.
Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to the future of sustainable water management in agriculture.
Register here
