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SMARTMED – Did you know? #3: How city data improves mobility, energy use and public services
The third post in SMARTMED’s “Did you know?” campaign explores how city data can improve traffic planning, energy use and public services.
SMARTMED smart cities campaign “Did you know?” explores how digital innovation improves everyday life in Mediterranean cities
SMARTMED launches “Did you know?”, a social media campaign exploring how smart cities can improve everyday life. The first post highlights how digital innovation supports better services, sustainability and citizen participation—with people at the heart of urban transformation.
Unlocking the Potential of Agro-Waste: ORIENTATE Brings Mediterranean Stakeholders Together for a More Sustainable Future
The ORIENTATE project, funded by the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, will host an online capitalisation event on 14 October 2026, bringing together Mediterranean stakeholders to explore how agricultural by-products can be transformed into valuable resources. Through project presentations, good practices and interactive discussions, the event will promote knowledge exchange, circular economy solutions and new opportunities for sustainable development and cross-border cooperation across the Mediterranean
tOwaRds cIrcular Economy iN The AgriculTural sEctor
CReSInMed connects Mediterranean cooperation with rural tourism experiences in Valencia
CReSInMed partners from seven Mediterranean countries reviewed project progress and coordinated the next steps in Valencia, while experiencing directly how rural micro and small businesses in Alto Turia combine local resources and complementary activities to create distinctive tourism experiences.
Competitiveness and Internationalisation of Rural Tourism SMEs in the Mediterranean
Waste2Fashion Connects Recovered Textiles with New Circular Business Opportunities
Waste2Fashion is laying the groundwork to keep recovered textiles in circulation, connecting collection, sorting and recycling with emerging opportunities for designers, entrepreneurs and local circular businesses.
Developing a pilot circular system for post-consumer textile waste in the Mediterranean
Waste2Fashion Turns Circular Textile Solutions into Reality Across the Mediterranean
Waste2Fashion is turning circular textile solutions into practice across five Mediterranean territories, testing locally adapted ways to improve the collection, sorting, reuse, recycling and upcycling of post-consumer textiles.
Developing a pilot circular system for post-consumer textile waste in the Mediterranean
FOODGaP at Terra Madre 2026: towards a Mediterranean Platform for Local Food Systems
FOODGaP hosted the workshop "Mediterranean Platform for Local Food Systems" on 26 of September as part International Conference of Food Cities, promoted by the City of Turin.
Food Governance and Policies at local level
HEEFTA: Connecting Alternative Water Resources with Future Training Needs in Murcia, Spain
HEEFTA participated in a regional Living Lab in Murcia addressing technical, economic and social barriers to sustainable water management and the need to anticipate future professional training needs.
Holistic Environmental Education from Training to Action
MATRIX holds its first Advisory Board Meeting to advance circular fashion in the Mediterranean
MATRIX project holds its first Advisory Board Meeting, bringing together nine organisations from six Mediterranean countries to support the transition towards a more circular textile and fashion industry.
Mediterranean Pathway for Circular Textiles