Nature-based Solutions on existing infrastructures for resilient Water Management in the Mediterranean

NATMed Final conference

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Resilience

📍Place: TAK Kadıköy (Design Atelier Kadıköy), Istanbul (Türkiye)

🗓️ Date: 12 March 2026

The NATMed consortium is pleased to invite you to the NATMed Final Conference, taking place on 12 March 2026 in Istanbul. The NATMed Final Conference will present the project’s key results and lessons learned, along with insights from the PRIMA Programme.

The event aims to foster dialogue on how NbS can be effectively integrated into existing infrastructures to strengthen water resilience in the Mediterranean region.

Register here: https://bit.ly/named-conference (The conference will take place in person only, no online participation will be available)

Call for posters here: https://natmed-project.eu/2026/02/24/call-for-posters-natmed-final-conference/

The agenda will feature:

Time Title
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome and Introduction
09:15 - 09:35
Key insights from PRIMA Programme – Nur Eda Demir (Project Officer)
09:35 - 10:45
NATMed key outcomes and lessons learned
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 11:35
Advancing Climate Resilience through Smart Technologies and Community-Driven Co-Creation Strategies
Dr. Salem Gharbia, Atlantic Technological University
Addressing the challenges of sustainable water management in the Mediterranean hotspot:
11:35 - 12:00
  • Project flash talks
    Lessons learned and impact from projects implementing NbS: OurMED, CARDIMED, SCORE.
12:00 - 13:30
  • Policy roundtable – From Practice to Policy: Scaling NbS for Water Management
    Prof. Yusuf Kurucu – NATMed and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality
    Prof. Akgün İlhan – Boğaziçi University
    Ms. Sule Sümer – Kadikoy Municipality
    Dr. Irem Daloglu – OurMED, Boğaziçi University
    Dr. Tadej Stepišnik – CARDIMED, National Technical University of Athens
    Dr. Salem Gharbia – SCORE, Atlantic Technological University
    Moderator: Dr. Baha Kuban, Demir Enerji
13:30 - 14:45
Lunch
14:45 - 16:00
World Café: From pilot to mainstreaming of NbS in the Mediterranean (led by NATMed and NextGen4Med)
  • NbS implementation bottlenecks
  • Tools for decision-making and evidence
  • Participatory Governance
  • Policy, Investment and replication Uptake
16:00 - 16:15
Closure and recommendations