International Projects

The scientists of the Department are involved in several multi-partner international projects mostly funded by EU programmes like Horizon Europe (the EU's research and innovation programme for 2021-2027), PRIMA (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area, 2018-2028), Horizon 2020 (EU's research and innovation programme for 2014-2020). Other projects were funded by LIFE (the EU's funding instrument for the environment and climate action since 1992), INTERREG (funding instrument that strengthens cooperation between regions and countries within the EU), and other programmes. 
The table below provides a schematic overview of the recent and current projects, with particular focus on the main topics addressed and on the extra-European partnerships. 
Projects funded by Horizon Europe, PRIMA, and Horizon 2020 typically have up to 15 to 20 partners, mostly European, and a total budget of few to ten millions EURO. The Department collaborates to the projects, either as partner or as general project coordinator, through the work of its scientists. For each project the table below indicates the principal investigator among those involved at the Department level. Please contact her/him to obtain further information.
Acronym and title Donor/Funding Programme Start year End year Type of project Theme keywords Extra-european countries involved Scientific responsible at UNISS Email web site
DRYAD - Demonstration and modelling of NBS to enhance the resilience of Mediterranean agro-silvo-pastoral ecosystems and landscapes Horizon Europe 2024 2028 Mainly Research Agroforestry, hydrology, modelling, nature-based solutions, Dehesa No extra-european country involved Sirca Costantino cosirca@uniss.it not yet available
MONALISA - MONitoring and Assessing prevention and restoration solutions to combat desertification in LIving labs for achieving Soil heAlth Horizon Europe 2024 2028 Mainly Research Desertification, monitoring, nature-based solutions, integrated water managament, agroforestry Palestine, Tunisia Giovanna Seddaiu gseddaiu@uniss.it not yet available
FAGESOS - Phytophthora-induced decline of fagaceae ecosystems in Southern Europe exacerbated by climate change: preserving ecosystem services through improved integrated pest management LIFE 2022 2027 Mainly Research Phytophthora; climate change; integrated pest management; Mediterranean No extra-european country involved Bruno Scanu bscanu@uniss.it not yet available
Soil-X-Change - Fostering cross-border knowledge exchange and co-creation on sustainable soil and farm management Horizon Europe 2024 2026 Mainly Research Sustainable soil management, Innovation, Precision farming, EIP AGRI, Operational Groups No extra-european country involved Claudio Zucca clzucca@uniss.it not yet available
INN-Pratica - Comunità di pratica transfrontaliera per l'innovazione in agricoltura e la transizione ecologica e digitale INTERREG Marittimo Italy-France 2024 2026 Mainly Research Innovation, Knowledge, Agricultural Systems No extra-european country involved Fabio Madau famadau@uniss.it not yet available
SOILS4MED - SOIL health monitoring and information systems FOR sustainable soil management in the MEDiterranean region PRIMA 2023 2026 Mainly Research Soil health, indicators, monitoring, living labs, soil information systems Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey Claudio Zucca clzucca@uniss.it not yet available
PAS-AGRo-PAS - The Making of Fragile Agro-ecosystems Productive, Adaptive and Sustainable: Multifunctional Agro-pastoralism PRIMA 2023 2026 Mainly Research Agro-pastoralism, sheep, goats, milk, meat, Mediterranean Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia Antonello Cannas cannas@uniss.it not yet available
OurMED - Transforming Mediterranean Water Management PRIMA 2023 2026 Mainly Research Nature based solutions, sustainable water management, Mediterranean Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Turchia Pier Paolo Roggero  roggero@uniss.it link
NATMED - Nature-based solutions on existing infrastructures for resilient water management in the mediterranean PRIMA  2023 2026 Mainly Research Nature based solutions, water cycle, hydrological systems, co-design Algeria, Turkey Mario Pirastru mpirastru@uniss.it not yet available
EWA-BELT - Linking East and West African farming systems experience into a BELT of sustainable intensification Horizon 2020 2020 2025 Mainly Research Conservation agriculture, neglectes species, integrated crop-livestock systems, post harvest losses, integrated pest management Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania Giovanna Seddaiu gseddaiu@uniss.it link
ACQUAOUNT - Adapting to Climate change by QUantifying optimal Allocation of water resOUrces and socio-ecoNomic inTerlinkages PRIMA 2021 2025 Mainly Research Integrate Water Management, Climate Change Adaptation, sustainable Irrigation, smart water services and solutions Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia Marras Serena serenam@uniss.it link
SALAM-MED - Sustainable Approaches to LAnd and water Management in MEditerranean Drylands PRIMA  2022 2025 Mainly Research Resilience, socio-ecological systems, arid lands Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia Pier Paolo Roggero  roggero@uniss.it link
SYSTEMIC - An integrated approach to the challenge of sustainable food systems: adaptive and mitigatory strategies to address climate change and malnutrition ERA-HDHL in collaboration with  JPI-OCEANS and FACCE-JPI 2020 2024 Mainly Research Food security, Food quality, Food safety, Climate changes, New food resources No extra-european country involved Mulas Maurizio mmulas@uniss.it link
Building Greener and Healthier Cities in Bahrain FAO UN-HABITAT UNJP 2023 2024 Mainly internation cooperation Urban Forestry, Urban ecology, Ecosystem services, Nature-based solutions, Drylands afforestation Bahrain Fabio Salbitano fsalbitano@uniss.it not yet available