South Eastern Mediterranean Excellence Development In FIre REsearch

A Twinning project under Horizon Europe call: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03

Project

No longer a rare occurrence, extreme fires during summer months are not only frequent but also more intense and longer lasting. In Europe, most fires occur in southern countries characterised by a Mediterranean climate. What’s more, the combination of droughts and heatwaves has made prevention and firefighting difficult. This makes research concerning fire safety and management essential for the Southern and Eastern (SE) Mediterranean region.

Partners

Cyprus
European University Cyprus
Widening Institution-Coordinator

The Netherlands
Wageningen University & Research
Advanced Partner

Spain
Pau Costa Foundation
Advanced Partner

United Kingdom
Imperial College London – Hazelab
Advanced Partner

France
1. Ministère de l’intérieur – Sécurité Civile
2. Nîmes Métropole
Advanced Partners

The high-level aim of the SEMEDFIRE project is to establish a regional centre for the advancement of disaster prevention and management with a focus on wildfires.

Activities

The 5th Hands-On Training and 1st Field Exercise – Pau Costa visits EUC-CERIDES in Cyprus

The implementation of SEMEDFIRE’s planned actions and tasks continued in March 2025, with the 5th...

The 6th Hands-on Training Short Course – French Advanced Partners visit Cyprus

Between 11-14 February 2025, the project teams of the two French advanced partners, the General...

The 8th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit – French partners visit Cyprus

The 8th Staff-Exchange Twinning Visit of SEMEDFIRE took place from December 3rd to December 5th...

The 8th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit – Nicosia Risk Forum 2024

The 8th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit (SET-8) of SEMEDFIRE is scheduled for the week 03-05...

News

SEMEDFIRE’s latest actions presented on Alpha TV Cyprus

Nimes Metropole’s EU Projects Manager Mr. Iason Senekkis, appeared on Alpha TV Cyprus, a nationwide...

Greek and French news websites on SEMEDFIRE training

The 6th Hands-on Training Short Course of SEMEDFIRE, that was hosted by the SEMEDFIRE co-ordinator...

Kathimerini Cyprus Article – Forest Fire with a forester’s… prescription

The SEMEDFIRE project was featured in a Cypriot nation-wide newspaper and news website Kathimerini Cyprus...

SEMEDFIRE presented to officials of the University of Nimes

SEMEDFIRE’s French Advanced Partner Nimes Metropole, visited the historic Vauban campus of the University of...

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the SEMEDFIRE Consortium only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Widening participation and spreading excellence programme under grant agreement No. 101079337