First Meeting of the European Cluster on Climate Change and Innovation: Fostering Effective International Collaboration for Climate Change and Innovation
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Exploring how international cooperation enhances climate resilience, fosters innovation, and builds stronger knowledge-sharing mechanisms across projects.
Promote synergies and international partnerships in research and innovation on climate resilience and sustainability.
Facilitate joint initiatives and cross-project learning among European and international actors.
Showcase best practices, innovations, and lessons learned in climate-related projects.
Align strategies across countries to strengthen policy coherence and accelerate the uptake of green and strategic technologies.
Provide a structured platform for stakeholder engagement and co-creation.
Target Audience The cluster is open to:
Current and former EU-funded project coordinators and consortium members
Policy officers and programme managers
Researchers, innovation experts, and SMEs
Representatives of regional and national authorities
Donors and international funding agencies
Members of the EGCP e-CoP on Climate Change and Sustainability
Hosting Platform and Engagement Format All events and interactions will take place via the ENRICH GLOBAL Community Platform, specifically the e-CoP on Climate Change and Sustainability. A dedicated Group will be launched for this cluster to serve as a knowledge hub and networking channel. A communication campaign will be designed to enhance visibility, participation, and post-event engagement.
Timeline of Activities The cluster will host a series of three interactive online sessions in 2025:
29 August 2025
29 September 2025
29 October 2025
Tentative Agenda Session Objectives: To explore how international cooperation enhances climate resilience, fosters innovation, and builds stronger knowledge-sharing mechanisms across projects.
Discussion Themes:
Climate Change: Strategic Driver or Proposal Buzzword?
Reflections on how climate change has been framed in project development.
Case examples from projects that addressed climate adaptation as a core mission.
Scaling Climate Innovations Within and Beyond Europe
Opportunities and barriers in transferring climate solutions across geographies.
Role of SMEs, pilots, and replicability of innovation.
Knowledge Sharing Approaches and Lessons Learned
Effective methodologies for cross-project collaboration.
Reflections on integrated approaches to stakeholder engagement.
Next Steps: Toward Joint Actions
Open discussion on potential joint initiatives, follow-up activities, and synergies.
Key-note Speakers: Andrea Geyer-Scholz, Managing Director at Smart Cities Consulting GmbH/MAIA Project Lemo Hadiza Omowumi, Ireland Fellows Programme Awardee 2023| Economist (First Class Honours) I Business Development Expert I Climate Change and Nature-based Solutions/ MAIA Project Varsha Ramlal, Strategic Funding Consultant, Benedict Peax, Brigaid Connect/ MAIA Project Nensi Lalaj, Brigaid Connect/ MAIA Project image.jpeg24.9 KB Giannis Adamos, Assistant Professor @ Dept. of Civil Engineering, AUTH | Affiliated Professor @ UTH, ATHENA Research Center | Founding Member @ AMARANTHUS/ ARSINOE Project image.jpeg12.2 KB Conrad Landis, Senior Researcher, Athens University of Economics and Business/ ARSINOE Project CS2 image.jpeg12.9 KB Guido Schmidt, Senior Policy Consultant, Water & Climate Adaptation/ REGELIENCE Project image.jpeg12.8 KB
Alexandra Spyropoulou, Research Associate, Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly/ NATALIE Project Ana Zacharian, Co-Founder and CEO Albanian Skills-National Association for Skills Competitions Mechanical Engineer Expert in Business Management Celina Solari, Project Manager, Rina Consulting S.p.A./ MULTICLIMACT Project Hilda Hoti, Liaison Officer on Environmental Policy and International Affairs with Youth and Environment Europe
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Valeria Leggieri, Structural and Seismic Engineer, Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering at University of Camerino/MULTICLIMACT Project
