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Mediterranean Community of Practice (MedCoP)

Co-design sessions

Co-design is a specific instance of the broader concept of co-creation and refers to the creativity of designers (NATMed 5 case study leaders) and people not trained in design (MedCoP members) working together in the design development process (the FWC-NbS of the 5 case study areas). A key principle of co-design is that users, as 'experts' of their own experience, become co-designers within a project (FWC-NbS of the NATMed project).

1st MedCoP meeting,

Arborea farming district, Italy

1st MedCoP meeting, Bozcaada Island, Turkey

‘University of Sassari (UNISS)’ organized on 24th of May 2023, the 1st MedCoP meeting to capitalize on the research and innovation experiences gained in recent years within various projects and to synergistically coordinate future actions to mitigate nitrate pollution in the NVZ of Arborea.The initiative included a field visit to the ‘Forested Infiltration Area’ for groundwater decontamination (pilot plant implemented and managed within the MENAWARA and NATMed projects).

‘Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH)’, ‘Ege University (EGE)’, and company ‘DemirEnerji’, successfully conducted a 2-day MedCoP meeting on 15th-16th of June 2023, with NATMed local partners, including Bozcaada Municipality, to implement Nature-based Solutions (NbS) on Bozcaada Island. During the meeting, the organizers had the privilege of introducing their visionary plans to the Mayor of Bozcaada Island and the District Governor.

1st MedCoP meeting, Oued Righ channel, Algeria

1st MedCoP meeting,

Carrión de los Céspedes, Spain

On 20th of June 2023, ‘Scientific and Technical research centre for Arid Regions (CRSTRA)’ from Algeria, organized the 1st MedCoP meeting for the members of the NATMed project at the experimental station in Touggourt (Wadi Righ).

The local stakeholders that participated at the meeting had the opportunity not only to visit the project implementation site but also to visit the ONA station and the canal nearby to see the problems that need direct resolution and explore means of collaboration.

‘Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucia (AMAYA)’ and 'Social Climate’ organised the 1st MedCoP meeting in Carrión de los Céspedes, Spain, on 24th of October 2023.

Local stakeholders familiarized themselves with the NATMed objectives and work plan and toured the facilities of the experimental wastewater treatment center.

1st MEdCoP meeting, Lake system Chimaditida, Greece

‘Environment Centre (KEPE)’ and 'Tero’ organized the 1st MedCoP meeting on 3rd of November 2023 at Aetos community located on the Greek Case study area of Lake Chimaditida (Western Macedonia region). The meeting joined local and regional stakeholders, as well as citizens and active community members. They were briefed on NATMed aims and objectives and discussed the actions and expected outcomes of the Nature-based Solutions implementation in Chimaditida lake complex.

NATMed’s replication strategy

NATMed’s replication strategy will ensure and enhance the impact of the project results by defining the activities to be carried out (what, how and by whom) in order to ensure their effective replication by feedback mechanisms contributed from other work packages, tasks and implementation processes both during and after the lifetime of the project. The Replication Strategy contains:

the analysis of Nature-based Solutions related to water management
the identification of the stakeholders, barriers and the main water management challenges, and
Nature-based Solutions catalogue

The stakeholders and local communities and MedCoP will be engaged in order to collect and interpret data in this process.

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Nature-based Solutions: technical, policy, legal and socio-economic definition

A part of NATMed project defines the main technical, political, social and economic characteristics of the solutions to be implemented in the five case studies of the project. The objective is to support the co-design of the solutions, considering the context, challenges and opportunities of each area into two sections.