Cross-regional collaboration
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EW4Fthiotida: Smart Technology for Monitoring and Timely Response
Fthiotida is one of the five regional units of Central Greece. It includes seven municipalities and approximately 200 villages and small communities. Its geography combines mountains, rivers, fertile plains, forests and coastal areas. Its rural economy depends substantially on agriculture and livestock farming. This varied landscape creates exposure…
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Building Agreements to Streamline Wildfire Management Across Jurisdictions and Land Ownership
California is strengthening collaboration with state, local and tribal governments in carrying out fuel reduction projects on federal lands. Under Action 1.4 of California’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan (January 2021), the US Forest Service (USFS) committed to expand its use of Good Neighbor Authority…
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Programa Estatal para el Manejo de Fuego (State Forest Fire Prevention and Management Programme)
The Programa Estatal para el Manejo de Fuego is Baja California Sur’s (BCS) primary governance instrument for forest fire prevention, preparedness, and response. It is structured around annual seasonal activation (the fire season in BCS runs from March to August) and operates through a multi-agency coordination…
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Adapting National Plans to Regional Frameworks for Local Implementation
Morocco’s National Sustainable Development Strategy (Stratégie Nationale de Développement Durable, SNDD), adopted in 2017, provides the overarching framework guiding national and regional efforts to accelerate the country’s transition towards a green and inclusive economy by 2030. It is structured around seven priority issues, 31 strategic axes…
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Catalonia’s law 16/2017 on Climate Change- Llei 16/2017, de l’1 d’agost, del canvi climàtic
Catalonia’s Law 16/2017 on Climate Change requires all ministries of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) to incorporate climate adaptation objectives into their sectoral planning and programming. Each department must integrate the vulnerability reduction objectives of the regional adaptation framework into its sectoral plans and…
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Catalonia: extreme heat and sustainable forest projects
Two announced MCAP projects addressing extreme-heat response and sustainable forest management through climate credits.
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Biodiversity spatial planning: California and Western Cape
Comparative research on subnational collaboration and biodiversity spatial planning in two Mediterranean-climate regions.