Paola Branduini (POLIMI) and Noémie Petrelle (Terres en villes) travelled to Barcelona last November (25 – 27 of November 2025) to represent the WatHer Project at the Institutional Dialogue of the Interreg Euro-MED Programme’s Natural Heritage Mission. The event aimed to bring together all projects involved in the Natural Heritage Mission, providing an opportunity to present and exchange information about their respective objectives and activities. This meeting also marked the first introduction of the WatHer Project to stakeholders of the Natural Heritage Mission.
The first two days of the seminar were dedicated to collective networking sessions and round-table discussions, which provided a forum for debating the core objectives of the Natural Heritage Mission. Each project was given dedicated time to present itself, share progress updates, and explore potential partnerships with other projects addressing similar themes and challenges. The final day focused on more targeted exchanges, offering opportunities to organize bilateral or small-group meetings with other project teams. These discussions made it possible to gain deeper insight into their methodologies and to identify new approaches to further strengthen the WatHer Project.
Project partners:
Politecnico di Milano (IT, Lead partner)
University of Padova (IT)
University of Granada (ES)
University of Algarve (PT)
IN LOCO Association (PT)
OTRA – Island Development Agency Ltd (HR)
BSC – Business support centre Ltd., Kranj (SI)
Cyprus University of Technology (CY)
Laona Foundation for the Conservation and Regeneration of the Cypriot Countryside (CY)
Selenica Municipality (AL)
Chambre d’agriculture des Bouches-du-Rhône (FR)
Terres en villes (FR)
