Mediterranean coastal communities are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change, including rising sea temperatures, biodiversity loss, invasive species, and more frequent extreme weather events. These pressures threaten local economies, ecosystems, and food security, especially in areas dependent on fisheries and tourism.
Institutions, researchers, socioeconomic actors and policy makers, in addition to the local citizens, are called to collaborate closely in order to efficiently deal with unprecented challenges. MedPROACT will act as a contact point between these different entities, facilitating dialogue and co-designing of adaptation plans and guidelines through local workshops.
The Otranto and Santa Maria di Leuca coast, one the Italian pilot areas of the project, is the perfect site to witness the Mediterranean transformations. As the climate crisis poses more and more challenges to different socioeconomic activities (fishing and tourism above all), it is necessary to focus on building innovative solutions and adaptation plans to make sure anthropic activities can become less and less invasive to marine ecosystems and biodiversity. The territory management and resilience-building can go through marine habitats and ecosystems restoration, sustainable fishing and tourism promotion and environmental education.
On July 4, in Otranto (Puglia), representatives from CIHEAM Bari, Legambiente and Università di Siena (the Italian MedPROACT’s project partners) will meet local stakeholders, regional and municipal insitutions to discuss this and more topics at the heart of our project.
The agenda will be shared here shortly.
At the end of the event we will also host the celebration of the Apulian municipalities of Otranto, Castro and Tricase which were recognized with the “Bandiere Blu” and “Cinque Vele” awards.
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