This study examines flood risk management, river basin management and resilience management at both the national and local levels through the case of Kristianstad, Sweden. Kristianstads is examined in terms of progress towards and barriers to adaptive river management. 

The 'Cookbook on virtual interactive exchange formats for cities' details collaboration methods developed and evaluated during the Horizon 2020 INTERLACE project. Focused on nature-based solutions (NBS) and ecosystem restoration, the report guides cities and public authorities in building networks. It explores specific interactive exchange formats, providing transparent evaluations, and reflects on city-to-city exchanges in larger groups and city pairs. With a particular emphasis on virtual interactions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the document offers insights, methods, and tools for effective virtual collaboration, benefiting those engaged in city networking, peer-to-peer learning, and inclusive urban ecosystem restoration.

To get a better understanding to what extent a policy mix, or set of policy instruments, is effective in tackling key city challenges (e.g., the reduction of heat island effects, access to green areas or ecological connectivity), a policy coherence analysis is helpful. Policy coherence is referring here to how effectively different policies and policy instruments work together regarding a range of challenges or objectives, particularly when they are under the responsibility of different city departments. This  report summarizes  a  coherence and  impact  analysis of  policy  instruments conducted  in  three European  and three  Latin-American  cities or  urban  areas.

The European and Turkish sheep and goats sector has been experiencing economic and structural challenges in recent decades, mainly due to a decrease in livestock numbers (e.g. 25 million fewer sheep than in the 1980s) linked to changes in consumer trends and intensification of production, outbreaks of contagious diseases and policy changes.

The effects of air pollution and the urban heat island are found significant on especially vulnerable population groups such as children and older people in urban areas. To tackle these effects, adequate interventions at the urban level are required. This report details the functionality and effectiveness of urban level interventions (ULIs) and sums up the implementation action taken in those Living Lab (LL) cities (Bottrop, Hasselt) that focus on this kind of interventions.

Air pollution and the urban heat island effect are consequences of climate change that affect vulnerable population groups in urban areas. To tackle these effects, adequate strategies and solutions at the urban level are required. This report outlines tailor-made solutions at the urban level by conducting a SWOT analysis (Strength-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats-Analysis) and a stakeholder survey for the iSCAPE Living Lab (LL) Cities of Bologna, Bottrop, Dublin, Guildford, Hasselt and Vantaa.

This document offers some preliminary insights from ISEED research, organised under key themes, aiming to reach out to politicians, civil society actors, educators and all of us who are in a position to promote inclusion and participation in democratic science-based deliberation. Main aim is to promote deliberative participation in EU democracies.

The ISOTIS project aims at increasing educational equality for immigrant, ethnic-cultural minority, and low-income families. It focuses on developing and implementing parent and family-focused support programs to create safe, nurturing, and stimulating home environments for children. It attempts to produce an integrative report that includes literature reviews, case studies, the development of an innovative ICT-based practice tool, as well as recommendations for the development and implementation of parent and family-oriented support programs that can be applied broadly to ISOTIS' target groups.

The ISOTIS project addresses achievement gaps in education and issues of educational equality for immigrant, ethnic-cultural minority, and low-income families. It focuses on developing and implementing parent and family-focused support programs to create safe, nurturing, and stimulating home environments for children. The purpose of the project is to provide valuable insights and policy recommendations for addressing educational disparities. The project attempts to provide a comprehensive report with a detailed analysis of the determinants and patterns of achievement gaps in education, along with actionable strategies and policy implications for improvement. 

The ISOTIS project and the (Class)rooms of glass program aims to promote preschool inclusion and develop preschool skills in children who face barriers to attending school, while also providing parental support and strengthening the family-school relationship. The program's continuous adaptation to changing needs and goals, as well as its meaningful impact on the school community, have been key factors of its success. New goals for success have been adopted, including transportation to the preschool, ending the segregated Roma school, parental education and support, and increasing school teachers' sensitivity toward Roma students to encourage them to stay in school. These efforts promise positive outcomes for both the children and the families involved in the program.

The SQAPP aims to provide the user with the opportunity to access fragmented data on soil quality and soil threats in an easy-to-use way. This report contains guidelines for users and policymakers on the use of the app data for analysis and policymaking.

This policy brief intends to provide answers and recommendations concerning three main topics related to the period of COVID-19: 1) media representation of migrants; 2) self-representation of migrants; 3) communication between institutions and migrants.

This deliverable identifies several new tools, recommendations for the use of present tools and procedures to select and implement these tools, which is expected to enhance transnational cooperation and coordination as well as alignment of national programmes on Marine R&I.

This report develops a framework for designing CE (Circular Economy) practices that include the principles of RRI (Responsible Research & Innovation). It presents an array of techniques and methods to integrate the RRI keys and the AIRR (anticipation, inclusion, reflection, and responsiveness) dimensions into the design of CE initiatives. 

This report represents the result of 10 case studies carried out in 9 countries on different circular economy practices in diverse resource sectors and socio-cultural contexts. All case studies were carried out and analysed using the same methodological framework that combines various different academic disciplines and approaches, such as feminist ecological economics, political ecology, environmental justice, and decolonial studies.

This report presents the results of the benchmarking analysis of the good practices identified in the project’s partner countries following the selected criteria: 1. practices that focused on peer education (mentoring and peer-to-peer); 2. practices that involved children (ISCED 1, 2, 3) with migratory background and/or belonging to ethnic minorities; 3. practices that had been implemented in formal (primary, middle, high schools, adult education institutions), non-formal (socio-cultural associations, clubs, libraries) or informal educational contexts.

This study aims at (1) applying the mathematical morphology based forest spatial pattern mapping tool available at the Joint Research Centre, (2) developing an index of forest vulnerability, resistance and resilience, and finally (3) addressing the link between forests spatial pattern and forest ecological functions related to vulnerability and resilience. Multi-scale and multitemporal spatial analyses were conducted in a harmonized way over case studies in five European ecological regions.

The "First LINKS Case Report" presents initial findings from the LINKS project  LINKS - Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience, which explores how social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) can enhance disaster resilience in Europe. The report summarises data from five case studies (Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark) covering various hazards. The study includes 67 interviews and 284 survey responses, revealing that while SMCS is valued, its use is often informal and lacks standardised procedures. Key challenges include limited guidelines, insufficient training, and unclear strategies for engaging citizens and vulnerable groups. The findings informed the development of the LINKS Framework and tools to support disaster management organisations.

LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive study on disaster governance in Europe. This deliverable provides the first results for the research activities taking place within the LINKS cases on the following hazard scenarios: earthquakes in Italy, industrial hazards in the Netherdlands, drought in Germany, Flooding in Denmark and terrorism in Germany. The case assessments included both cross-case and deep dive activities. The cross-case assessments included at total of 67 semi-structured interviews across the case countries, as well as an online survey which received 219 responses across the case countries (and 284 across Europe). The interviews and survey aimed to gather information on the experiences, good/best practices and needs of disaster management organizations (DMOs), for working with social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) technologies in disaster management processes.

LINKS "Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience" is a comprehensive European disaster governance project. This report provides products for critical stakeholders by combining knowledge and experiences about how social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) are used in disaster risk management (DRM). It focuses on
how the second version can support and guide practitioners in their planning for the uses of SMCS through learning paths. The learning paths revolve around two main themes (engaging with citizens and improving communication) and aim at pointing users towards relevant knowledge delivered from the LINKS products.