Second Project Partners & Steering Committee Meeting held in Zasavica, Serbia

Second Project Partners & Steering Committee Meeting held in Zasavica, Serbia

On 26^th March 2026, project partners of the CLIMANATRES project gathered in Zasavica, Serbia, for the 2^nd Project Partners & Steering Committee Meeting, marking another important milestone in the implementation of this inspiring transnational initiative.

During the day, partners reviewed the overall project progress and exchanged updates on the implementation of the following activities related to the vegetation mapping as well as different stakeholders’ inclusion and application of developed models.

The meeting provided an opportunity to align activities, assess achievements, and define the next steps toward establishing a strong and sustainable climate-proofing ecological restoration plans in Danube region. In same time this meeting was opportunity for First Year Overview and presentation of project overall as well as each partner progress in first year of the project implementation. Also, the meeting was attended by a Gusztáv Csomor, representative of the DRP Managing Authority, who followed the reporting on the project progress.

Project progress regarding Specific objectives and activities as well as modifications and key management updates were presented by the project manager Imelda Somodi. Communication and visibility activities in one year of project implementation was presented by Communication manager, Nikola Banjac. Also, in the name of overall project financial management, András Horváth presented financial status of the project, spendings so far and issues related to financial management.

After lead partner presentations, presentations of specific objective (SO) leaders followed. Salza Palpurina represented one of the SO1 leader project partners, National Museum of Natural History – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. She presented SO1 advance with particular emphasis on the mapping guide, which has significance regarding the upcoming vegetation season. Miran Lanscak represented Green Ring, leader of SO2 and provided overview on stakeholder involvement. Katarina Baranjak represented University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, leader of SO3 and introduced the joint publication surface of the project that will also host SO3 deliverables.

On the end, each project partner provided an overview of the current status of project implementation and outlined the roadmap for the upcoming project period.