Kick-Off meeting Thessaloniki

The 1st day was mostly dedicated to the identification of the challenges related to sea level rise in each of the partner target areas. An interesting outcome of the conversations of the 1st day was related to the differentiation of the impacts of sea level rise in each of the countries that participate in the consortium. There were partners that witnessed impacts of sea level rise to the anthropic activities as tourism activities and industry operations, as well as to the ecosystems and the cultural heritage located along the coastline. Furthermore, a representative of the Community4Nature of the Interreg EuroMED Programme participated in the meeting online and shared the aims of the Programme and possible networking activities that could be organized during the next period for the amplification and exploitation of the results. The activities of the 1st day were concluded with a walking tour along the seafront of the Municipality of Kalamaria and a networking dinner between all the participants.

The 2nd day was dedicated to the technical aspects of the project and the organization of the administrative and management structures of the project. Partners discussed about the management bodies, organized the evaluation structures and the communication targets of the project. At the end of the 2nd day, everyone agreed about the next steps of the project and the dates of the next online and physical meetings of the partnership.