Interreg is a key European Union (EU) instruments that strengthens cooperation between regions and countries within the EU. As part of the EU’s Cohesion Policy, Interreg plays a vital role in promoting regional development, cohesion, and reducing economic disparities. For the 2021-2027 period, Interreg is focused on addressing current challenges like climate change, digital transformation, and social inclusion.
Acronym: ACTIV-N
Grant Agreement no: EAPA_0074/2024
Project objective: ACTIV-N wants to make the Atlantic Area a more sustainable and resilient place from an environmental, social and inclusive point of view. Our goal is to develop activities that take into account vulnerable people within the climate and environmental planning of the area. Thus, we seek to develop actions aimed at reducing climate risks in the cooperation area through the incorporation of new technologies and innovative systems that involve dependent and vulnerable people in the cooperation area.
Research Team:
Javier Puldain Huarte (Principal Investigator)
Jon Arcaraz Puntonet
Ibon Telleria Julian
Partner Entities:
Total budget: 2.884.403,48€ (UPV/EHU: 198.574,70€)
Funding amount (ERDF): 2.163.302,60€ (UPV/EHU: 148.931,02 €)
Start date: 01/12/2025
End date: 31/05/2028
Project duration in months: 30
Project Summary:
Social inclusion and environmental and climate risks are two concepts that are usually seen as separate. However, we must understand the need to establish clear links between the fight against climate change and the defense of the most vulnerable people. Without this innovative vision we will not be able to create a truly socially and environmentally just and resilient Atlantic Area.
Recent climate events force us to move towards environmental planning that takes into account the most vulnerable people, both for their protection and their empowerment.
In this project, it pursues this dual purpose. On the one hand, it creates innovative mechanism to support vulnerable people in case of extreme environmental risks such as floods, fires or droughts. Nonetheless, it creates methodologies to make this group a key actor in the fight against climate change and its consequences, demonstrating that pilots of maximum environmental effectiveness can be carried out through social inclusion.
This project is co-financed by the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme through the European Regional Development Fund.
More information about the programme:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/es/sheet/95/el-fondo-europeo-de-desarrollo-regional-feder-
International R&D Office UPV/EHU
Email: proyectoseuropeos@ehu.es
