WatHer’s proactive role in the Natural Heritage Mission Community of Practice Meeting
On 12-13 May 2026, the Interreg Euro-MED Natural Heritage Mission Community of Practice Meeting took place in Lisbon. Paola Branduini and Andrea L’Erario (Politecnico di Milano, Lead Partner), together with the Portuguese representatives of the WatHer project, Ana Paula Pinto Gomes da Silva (University of Algarve) and Artur Gregorio (In Loco Association), represented the voice of the WatHer project.
The WatHer representatives – whose project officially began on 1 September 2025 – had the opportunity to exchange experiences with partners from projects currently at a more advanced implementation stage, fostering new synergies and collaborations both in thematic and geographical terms. Discussions focused on the capitalisation of project results, mentoring activities, and the availability of several WatHer pilot sites for future testing and transfer actions within other Euro-MED projects.
During the meeting, a new thematic cluster dedicated to water-related challenges was also launched in order to strengthen cooperation around a topic that cuts across multiple Mediterranean territories and policy areas. Could WatHer – focusing on water heritage systems and historical water management practices in agriculture and livestock farming – remain outside this discussion? Certainly not. WatHer will actively contribute to this international dialogue in the coming months through proactive participation and knowledge exchange activities.
