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 8th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit – Nicosia Risk Forum 2024

The 8th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit (SET-8) of SEMEDFIRE is scheduled for the week 02-06...

The 7th Staff Exchange Twinning Visit – EUC-CERIDES visits France

Following the successful organisation of the 3-day workshop on Integrated Fire Management in Cyprus between...

The 4th Hands-on Training Short Course – Pau Costa visits EUC-CERIDES in Cyprus

The project teams of Pau Costa Foundation and Wageningen University & Research, visited Cyprus for...

The 4th and 6th Staff-Exchange Twinning Visits – PCF & WUR in Cyprus

The 4th and 6th Staff-Exchange Twinning Visits took place between the 8th and 11th of...

News

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...

Greece and France face extreme heat and wildfires.

Photo: A helicopter drops water over a fire in Nea Makri, east of Athens, Monday,...

SEMEDFIRE presented to Generac’s Mayor, Nimes’ Vice-Mayor and elected officials

The SEMEDFIRE project team of the Advanced Partner Nîmes Métropole presented the project to a...

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