Interactive climate-service system - Use of green infrastructures and online toolkit for better adaptation and resilience to the hazards of climate change in the Croatia-Serbia cross border region

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Croatia Serbia
Date of latest update: 2026-01-14

Description

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Actual Achievements (EN): Read more
Project outputs: Innovative green infrastructure systems providing adaptation on climate change hazards for citizens in urban public spaces(EN)
Creation of 'climate change adaptation and weather hazard resilience' toolkit(EN)

Thematic information


Priority: (VI-A_HR-S_2) Cooperating for greener and climate change resilient programme area

Priority specific objective: RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 060 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: others, e.g. storms and drought (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Univerzitet u Novom Sadu Prirodno-matematički fakultet

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 101635863

Department: Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management

Address: Trg Dositeja Obradovića, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Department address: Trg Dositeja Obradovića, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.pmf.uns.ac.rs/en/

Total budget: EUR 463 490.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 393 966.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 69 523.50

Contractors:

  • Name: Resolvo
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 107374034
  • Name: Stamparija Simbol
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 100805059
  • Name: DOO Pixel Novi Sad
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 100465876
  • Name: Promolajn Novi Becej
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 110823602

Lead Partner: Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 101635863

Department: Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management

Address: Trg Dositeja Obradovića, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Department address: Trg Dositeja Obradovića, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.pmf.uns.ac.rs/en/

Total budget: EUR 463 490.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 393 966.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 69 523.50

Grad Osijek

Name: Grad Osijek

Department: Department of EU programmes

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 30050049642

Address: Franje Kuhača, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Department address: Franje Kuhača, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://www.osijek.hr/

Total budget: EUR 593 460.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 504 441.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 89 019.00

Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek

Name: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek

Department: n/a

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 04150850819

Address: Ulica Vladimira Preloga, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Department address: Ulica Vladimira Preloga, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.gfos.unios.hr/faculty-of-civil-engineering-osijek

Total budget: EUR 250 488.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 212 914.80

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 37 573.20

Contractors:

  • Name: Foto art d.o.o.
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 40005413033
  • Name: ADVERTA
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 63935660243
  • Name: DesignBuilder Software Ltd.
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 736530338
  • Name: PROXIMA INFORMATIKA d.o.o.
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 35956517501
  • Name: RETEL d.o.o.
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 75715390821
Javno komunalno preduzeće "Gradsko Zelenilo" Novi Sad

Name: Javno komunalno preduzeće "Gradsko Zelenilo" Novi Sad

Department: n/a

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 100457989

Address: Mladena Leskovca, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Department address: Mladena Leskovca, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://zelenilo.com/

Total budget: EUR 498 330.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 423 580.50

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 74 749.50

Contractors:

  • Name: RESOLVO Novi Sad
    VAT registration or tax identification number: 107374034

Summary

Project name (EN): Interactive climate-service system - Use of green infrastructures and online toolkit for better adaptation and resilience to the hazards of climate change in the Croatia-Serbia cross border region

Project acronym: INTERCLIM

Project ID: HR-RS00094

Project start date: 2024-09-15

Project end date: 2027-03-14

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 805 768.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 534 902.80

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%

Co-financing sources:

  • IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 1 534 902.80. Co-financing rate, 85.00%.


Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

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Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

  • EUStrategyDanubeRegion The EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) aims to enhance cooperation and development among countries along the Danube River, and to promote economic growth, connectivity, environmental sustainability, and cultural exchange in the region in order to address common challenges and opportunities. Two pillars of the EUSDR are addressed with the implementation of INTERCLIM project. First pillar - Connecting the Region will be mostly addressed by joint development and implementation of outdoor living space (green rooms) as nature-based pilot projects in both countries, and joint development of online climate-environmental platform as digital network that will facilitate knowledge and experience sharing among the two countries. The second pillar - Protecting the Environment will be addressed by implementation of green rooms and state-of-the-art monitoring systems. Green rooms will contribute to climate change impacts resilience and urban biodiversity conservation. Monitoring systems will provide precise and complex data on various climate parameters (air temperature, humidity, precipitation, air quality, etc.) that are very valuable for the micro-climate assessment and comparison between the two cities will provide more comprehensive knowledge on climate aspects of the entire region. The collaboration of different institutions (higher education, public utility services and local self-government) on this project matches the EUSDR that encourages the sharing of expertise, best practices, and resources to address common challenges such as economic disparities, environmental degradation, and social cohesion.
  • EuropeanGreenDeal The European Green Deal proposes the main goal of transforming the EU into a climate-neutral and sustainable economy by 2050, by proposing a roadmap for addressing the urgent challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and promoting sustainable economic growth and social well-being. It involves collaboration between various sectors, governments, industries, and civil society to drive the necessary changes for a sustainable future. INTERCLIM project contributes to the achievement of goals of the European Green Deal by joint collaboration between the institutions from EU and non-EU with the goal of developing and implementing innovative nature-based solutions as pilot projects that promote climate change adaptation and resilience, urban biodiversity improvement and social inclusion. Joint development of climate/environmental platform and mobile applications will provide valuable information and the toolkit available to citizens and businesses that will help them improve preparedness and resilience to climate change impacts. With the mentioned objectives this project promotes knowledge and skill transfer that go beyond the EU with addressing the environmental, climate, social and economic challenges and that way contribute to the goals of the European Green Deal.
  • EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion The EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) aims to promote cooperation and development among countries surrounding the Adriatic and Ionian Seas and to enhance economic growth, environmental sustainability, connectivity, and cultural ties in the region. This project contributes to two key pillars of EUSAIR. First pillar - Environmental quality will be addressed by providing nature-based solutions (green rooms), as pilot projects that will help mitigate climate change impacts by providing shade, shelter, and space for rest, and at the same time contribute to improving urban biodiversity. Second pillar – Connecting the Region will be addressed by collaboration between partners from Serbia and Croatia from different institutions (higher education, public utility services and local self-government) where each institution comes with different set of skills and knowledge which allows sharing of best practices, knowledge, and resources to address common challenges and achieve shared goals.
  • Other New European Bauhaus - The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a European Union initiative that aims to bring together the worlds of art, culture, science, and technology to create more sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically pleasing living environments. It seeks to address contemporary challenges such as climate change, resource depletion, and urbanization through innovative, and nature-inspired design and interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, architects, scientists, policymakers, and citizens to exchange ideas, share best practices, and collaborate on projects that showcase the potential of combining sustainability and aesthetics. The initiative focuses on three main principles: sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusiveness. It encourages the integration of environmental and social considerations into architectural and design projects, aiming to create spaces that are environmentally friendly, visually appealing, and accessible to all. The outcomes of our project are directly related to the main principles of NEB initiative. The development of outdoor living spaces - green rooms represent sustainable, nature-based solutions for tackling climate change impacts such as extreme weather events (heatwaves, storms, etc.). Its position in public open spaces makes them available to all, respecting the inclusiveness principle. Aesthetic value will be added to the public open spaces of both cities (Novi Sad and Osijek) by implementing green, and aesthetically appealing solutions such as green rooms. State-of-the-art monitoring systems will provide to better understanding of climatological factors by providing precise and complex data on multiple climatological parameters, and online platform and mobile application will help improving communication between scientists, policy makers, architects, business owners and citizens.
  • Other Serbian Law on Climate change - Serbian Law on Climate Change is adopted in 2021. and is focused on reduction of emissions, but also contains an Action Plan to identify the impact of climate change on sectors and systems and to determine adaptation measures to changed climatic conditions. This project contributes to the National Law on Climate Change of the Republic of Serbia by providing comprehensive and precise data obtained with the state-of-the-art monitoring system to enhance the understanding and knowledge on the various climatic and environmental parameters (air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, solar radiation, air quality, etc), communicating best practices in climate change adaptation improvement and achieving resilience to climate induced hazards via online climate/environmental platform and mobile application which encourages interaction between science, local authorities, public and private stakeholders and citizens, respecting the principle science for society. Pilot project of nature-based solution (green room) implementation will serve as polygon for demonstrating innovative approaches towards climate resilient urban design.
  • Other Law on Climate Change and Protection of the Ozone Layer, Croatia – is adopted in 2020 and it regulates the activities related to the climate change impacts and protection of the ozone layer. It contains strategies that help the law implementation. One of them is Strategy on adaptation to climate change, where adaptation to climate change is defined as a process that "includes the assessment of the harmful effects of climate change and taking appropriate measures with the aim of preventing or reducing the potential damage they can cause." Adaptation to climate change, therefore, implies taking a certain set of activities with the aim of reducing the vulnerability of natural systems and society to climate change, increasing the ability to recover from the effects of climate change, but also taking advantage of potential positive effects, which may also be a consequence of climate change. Project INTERCLIM contributes to this strategy with its main outcomes that are focused to improvement of the resilience to climate change by implementation of nature-based solutions (green rooms) and simultaneously providing space for communication between scientists, authorities, public and private stakeholders and citizens with the aim to raise awareness and improve knowledge on climate change, resilience mechanisms and adaptation strategies. Public events and e-publications will further enhance this communication and knowledge sharing.

Deliverable (other than infrastructural investment) areas:

  • Serbia (RS), Novi Sad
  • Hrvatska (HR), Osijek
  • Serbia (RS), Novi Sad
  • Hrvatska (HR), Osijek

Programme Common Output Indicator:

  • RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
  • RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:

Programme Common Result Indicator:

  • RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSDR

Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR

EUSAIR Priority (Policy) area / Horizontal action:

EUSAIR Degree of compliance:

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A IPA Croatia Serbia

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2026-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

27 / 27 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

94 / 94 (100%)

Notes on the data