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DesirMED [Demonstration & mainstreaming of nature-based solutions for climate resilient transformation in the Mediterranean] is a project funded by Horizon Europe Research and Innovation actions, in support of the implementation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Mission. The project kick-started in January 2024, and is expected to complete its actions in December 2028. Its scope is to increase ambition, ownership and capability of regional Mediterranean leaders and communities through proven transformative climate change adaptation approaches, prioritizing Nature-based Solutions (NbS). To this aim, DesirMED involves a multi-level set of actors in 5 demonstrating regions and 3 replicating regions, working hand-in-hand with scientific partners to foster holistic approaches to implement transformative adaptation. By engaging at the regional level key institutions in a multi-level governance framework, it will act as a catalyzer to trigger and accelerate the necessary actions to increase regional climate resilience over the long run.

The role of the Cyprus Energy Agency:

With Cyprus being one of the replication regions of DesirMED, the Cyprus Energy Agency, in collaboration with the Cyprus Marine & Maritime Institute (CMMI), will pilot activities to build consensus around the effectiveness of blue-green nature-based solutions and the creation of an integrated governance system for the mainstreaming of blue-green nature-based solutions for the mitigation and management of climate hazards.

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe program under grant agreement No. 101112972