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The HyMoCARES project is led by Servizio Bacini Montani with the close collaboration of the Provincial Agency for Environmental Protection and the Provincial Agency for Water Resources and Energy.

In this episode of our podcast, we will explore the HyMoCares project, an initiative that focuses on integrating the ecosystem into the management of alpine river basins.

It was tried to understand how one can work in harmony with nature, rather than against it, when it comes to managing rivers and their ecosystems. Thanks to HyMoCares, you can now make these ecosystem services clearer to the public. This will help everyone to understand better the importance of preserving and protecting our precious alpine waterways.

HyMoCares was co-funded by the European Community through the Interreg Alpine Space programme, with a total budget of around 2.5 million euros. The main objective was to develop and promote an operational and practical approach for integrating ecosystem services into river basin planning and management, understanding how rivers behave and develop in response to external forces.

But this is not only an environmental objective; it has also been tried to make itself felt by those who have the decision-making responsibilities, to ensure the well-being of Alpine rivers and promote river regeneration. To achieve these objectives, numerous technological innovations have been used and studied, making the project safe and sustainable.

In conclusion, HyMoCares has achieved significant results and we look forward to a continued commitment to improving our waterways and the well-being of the communities around them.

Learn more about this important and innovative project by listening to the podcast “EU with YOU”: https://podcast.areanews24.it/podcast/areanews-eufactor.htm

“EU with YOU” is the podcast of Eu Factor Next made by Raduni, the Association of Italian university radio operators. In each episode the podcast will tell the story of a project funded by the European Union and its Cohesion Policy on the national territory.

Ois Air and Blue Air are two ambitious projects that are revolutionising the approach to air protection and environmental sustainability in the Adriatic and Ionian region. In this episode, we dive into the details of this transnational collaborative effort, exploring its objectives and the impact it has had on the communities involved.

The OIS-AIR project, which ended in 2020, was a key catalyst for the development and consolidation of technology transfer activities in the Adriatic-Ionian region.

Through the cooperation of six countries, including Italy (with the Friuli Venezia Giulia and Basilicata regions), Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Greece, the primary objective was to foster the exchange of knowledge and resources between institutions and small businesses.

From this solid experience was born Blue Air, an initiative that is a natural continuation of the work carried out by OIS-AIR, focusing exclusively on the Blue Economy. Involving eleven partners from eight countries in the Adriatic Ionian region, Blue Air aims to enhance innovation capacities in the context of the Blue Economy and provide tools for local stakeholders to improve their smart specialisation strategies.

In conclusion, the ecosystem of these projects demonstrates a concrete and tangible commitment to sustainable development and the promotion of innovation within the blue economy, thus helping to shape a more resilient and prosperous future for the Adriatic Ionian region.

Find out more about this important and innovative project by listening to the ‘EU with YOU’ podcast: https://podcast.areanews24.it/podcast/areanews-eufactor.htm

“EU with YOU” is the Eu Factor Next podcast realised by Raduni, the Association of Italian University Radio Operators, to tell citizens at first hand how European funding is spent. In each episode the podcast will tell the story of a project funded by the European Union and its Cohesion Policy on the national territory.

The AppleCare project was funded by the European Union with the aim of developing a new therapy for birch pollen allergy, based on apple consumption.

Birch pollen allergy is a widespread condition, affecting about one fifth of the population in Central Europe. Traditional therapy consists of taking medication or injections, which can have side effects and require constant effort on the part of the patient.

The AppleCare project was based on the idea that the immune system can be desensitised to the birch pollen allergen through the consumption of apples, which in fact contain small amounts of birch pollen-like proteins.

The results of the trial conducted within the AppleCare project were encouraging. Patients who followed the apple therapy reported a reduction in allergy symptoms and less use of medication.

The AppleCare project represents an important step forward in the search for new treatments for allergies. The results show that apple consumption can be an effective method to reduce birch pollen allergy symptoms.

Visit the project website: https://www.laimburg.it/it/progetti-pubblicazioni/applecare.asp

Find out more about this important and innovative project by listening to the ‘EU with YOU’ podcast: https://podcast.areanews24.it/podcast/areanews-eufactor.htm

‘EU with YOU’ is the Eu Factor Next podcast realised by Raduni, the Association of Italian University Radio Operators, to tell citizens at first hand how European funding is spent. In each episode the podcast will tell the story of a project funded by the European Union and its Cohesion Policy on the national territory.

In today’s episode we will talk about the project “Criticality intervention 1 – scope of intervention municipalities of: Angri, Boscoreale, Castellammare di Stabia, Gragnano, Marigliano, Nocera Inferiore, Nola, Pagani, Pompei, Scafati, Torre Annunziata, Torre del Greco”.

Ente Idrico Campano was able to intercept EUR 50 million under the React-Eu programme, which aims to repair the social and economic damage caused by the pandemic. Ente Idrico Campano, in particular, obtained important resources for interventions aimed at repairing the distribution network, through the React-Eu and further with the Pnrr.

For the first time in more than 50 years, water networks are being upgraded to reduce water wastage, and the technological innovations in this project include mathematical modelling, digital transposition of infrastructures, and the control of supply to households through smart and intelligent meters. These were key factors in achieving first place in the European fund allocation ranking drawn up by the Ministry of Infrastructure.

In addition to the ‘Actions for Water’ project, the ‘Energies for the Sarno’ programme, an environmental recovery and reclamation plan in synergy with the Campania region, has been put in place. By 2025, there will be the elimination of 113 discharges into the environment, guaranteeing the depollution of the river Sarno’s hydrographical basin and the recovery of bathing conditions along the entire Gulf of Naples coastline.

This extraordinary result, made possible thanks to European funds and companies working ‘in the field’ with dozens and dozens of construction sites, can be consulted with the utmost transparency on the portal called Www.energieperilsarno.it.

Find out more about this important and innovative project by listening to the podcast “EU with YOU”: https://podcast.areanews24.it/podcast/areanews-eufactor.htm

“EU with YOU” is the Eu Factor Next podcast realised by Raduni, the Association of Italian University Radio Operators, to tell citizens at first hand how European funding is spent. In each episode the podcast will tell the story of a project funded by the European Union and its Cohesion Policy on the national territory.

The European Commission recently launched the European Solar Academy, the first of a series of academies to be established under the Net-Zero Industry Act, aimed at preparing the skills needed along the value chains of net-zero technologies. The role of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) academies is to develop learning content and programmes together with industry to ensure sufficient skills and workforce.

It is estimated that in the solar photovoltaic power generation sector alone, around 66 thousand skilled workers will be needed by 2030 for the EU to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets while ensuring industrial competitiveness. Over the next three years, the Solar Academy aims to train 100 thousand workers in the solar photovoltaic industry to address the current shortage of labour and skills in the sector.

Following the successful model of the European Battery Academy, launched in 2022, the Solar Academy will design learning content together with industry and stakeholders in the solar PV sector. The Solar Academy will also develop learning credentials, which will certify the skills acquired by people in its training courses, thereby also promoting labour mobility throughout the single market. The programmes will be implemented through local partners. These can be vocational and educational training (VET) providers, companies, universities or other education and training providers with whom the Academy signs a contract for the implementation of its programmes.

The Commission is supporting the launch of the Solar Academy with EUR 9 million from the Single Market Programme. The project will be implemented by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) through its knowledge and innovation community, EIT Innoenergy.

The Academy is the Commission’s latest initiative to support the EU’s efforts to achieve its ambitious goals under the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU plan, while ensuring that industry is resilient and competitive on the global stage.