Category: Events

On the 11th. 2. In 2025, accidentally or not, on the Day of the Single European Emergency Number 112, in person and online, more than twenty participants gathered at the 1st National Meeting of Project Stakeholders URBANFLOODS, initiatives aimed at strengthening urban resilience to the increasing flood threat.

The meeting, which we hosted, brought together experts, local authorities and national stakeholders from different sectors (civil protection, environmental protection, water management, geodetic institute, spatial planning and construction, Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, etc.) to discuss flood management strategies and exchange insights on urban resilience in Croatia and the Adriatic-Ionian region. The meeting provided a detailed insight into the work plan of the project and its progress so far.

Key areas in the focus of the URBANFLOODS project include raising public awareness, recommending public policies for flood prevention and developing action plans to protect urban areas from future floods. Project partners from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia are working together to make these goals a reality. By creating an integrated decision support system (DSS) based on the EU Floods Directives, the URBANFLOODS project aims to transform flood management, improve response readiness and increase resilience in cities across the region.

Furthermore, the presentation of a test (pilot) area for the city of Rijeka – the lower course of the river Rječina, which will serve as a model for flood risk simulations, initiated an interesting discussion between local and national stakeholders on institutional roles and responsibilities. Prof. dr. sc. Nino Krvavica from the Faculty of Civil Engineering - Institute of Hydrotechnics ​​u Rijeka, led the session, providing valuable insights from his experience on the use of data needed for the digital model for flood management and the applicability of current national policies related to flood reporting and mitigation in practice.

The first national stakeholder meeting marked an important step forward with the implementation of the URBANFLOODS project, where the contribution of the participants is crucial for the finalisation of the National Report for Croatia on a common knowledge base on current flood prevention and mitigation policies and measures.

URBANFLOODS is financed by INTERREG, with a total budget of EUR 1.75 million, of which EUR 1.49 million is provided by EU funds. The project, which lasts three years, is expected to have a lasting impact on the region’s ability to respond to and manage flood risks.

Burnout – a topic that requires your attention

Why do we work regularly to the point of cracking? Why do we not set boundaries in work and life that are there to protect us, but we draw our body and mind to the maximum, when and when it should not? The body reports that something is not right through migraines, heart palpitations, stomach cramps, hormone problems, and a small million other things. But we often don't react in time. We wait to burn out and then repair the consequences, sometimes for years. Can we be smarter, even in spite of the brutal pace of modern life?

Learn how to work and live more unburdened, successful and healthy at a burnout conference!

Who is this conference for?

Entrepreneurs and all enterprising persons who want to preserve health, nerves and enterprising(čk) and elan in work and life.

What is the aim of the conference?

Show enterprising people how they can effectively do what they love without getting overwhelmed.

Where and when does the conference take place?

The conference will take place on April 10, 2025 in the Torpedo Production Park Conference Hall at Milutina Barača 60 (1st floor).

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More information is available at the official website of the event.

As the only project partner from Croatia, we will host 11 February 2025 the Conference Hall the Torpedo Production Park, first national meeting of project partners URBANFLOODS.

Local authorities and national stakeholders from different sectors (civil protection, environmental protection, water management, geodetic institutes, spatial planning and construction, Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, etc.) will come together to discuss public policies and flood management strategies; and shared insights about Urban Flood Resilience in Croatia and the countries of the Adriatic-Ionian region.

With the aim of fully understanding the objectives of the URBANFLOODS project and involving all participants, except for the discussion on public policy related to flood management, the test (pilot) area for Rijeka – lower watercourse of the river Rječina will also be presented; This will be used to create a demonstration digital model for similating risk situations in creating a comprehensive IT solution for informed decision-making (Decision Support System or skr.DSS).

Relevant local and regional stakeholders (NGOs, departments of the City of Rijeka, officials of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County…) were invited to share their practices and plans. In addition, the professor dr. sc. Bleeding from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Rijeka will moderate the professional part of the program with a special emphasis on positive experiences in co-creating flood protection, prevention and protection measures and examples of good practices.

This meeting is one of the first steps towards the exchange of information as well as the collection of data when necessary, networking of different stakeholders and a common understanding of why the development of a digital model that will serve for flood risk simulations is a Rijeka contribution to the design of a common model for the Decision Support System (DSS) for the countries of the Adriatic-Ionian region.

More than twenty institutions have been invited, some of which will be engaged online because they have their headquarters in Zagreb. Their expertise is expected to contribute to both components, policy development, i.e. the definition of protocols, transnational strategies and action plans, and the development of a single decision support system.

Association of Italian Entrepreneurs in Croatia – UTPUH invites you to the Digital and Social Innovation Festival to be held in Bologna from 4 to 6 June 2025

The event is a great opportunity for startups to access the global ecosystem of innovation and opportunities and contribute to building an increasingly innovative future!

Why participate?

• International platform: more than 70,000 participants, through 700 exhibitors and more than 3,000 startups and investors gathered at the last edition, with representatives from more than 90 countries.
• Focus on key topics: Artificial intelligence, technology, digital innovation, sustainability and much more.
• Opportunities for startups:
  • Participation with reduced costs through organized collectives.
  • Access to a wide range of opportunities for networking, visibility and education.
  • Possibility of pitching in front of investors and strategic partners.

All about opportunities to participate is available here.

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Find out on the festival's official website: WMF - We Make Future | June 4-5-6, 2025, and for more details or to support the participation of startups, please contact us by e-mail at info@ccic.hr or progetti@ccic.hr