The TRANSFER Danube project (InTegRAted moNitoring System For agro-climatic risks within DanubE Region) officially launched on the 1st of April 2025, marking the beginning of a significant cross-border initiative to strengthen climate resilience in agriculture across the Danube Region.
Implemented within the Interreg Danube Region Programme under the thematic priority “A greener, low-carbon Danube Region”, the project addresses the growing impact of climate change on agriculture. It focuses on analysing emerging patterns of extreme weather events—such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves—and on developing innovative tools and strategies to support sustainable adaptation in the agricultural sector.
A key output of the project will be the development of a transnational Danube e-platform. This platform will serve as an integrated hub of climate, water resources, and agricultural data, providing access to maps, models, good practices, and response strategies. It will also support knowledge transfer and promote cross-border cooperation by offering tools tailored to help stakeholders - especially those in vulnerable crop regions (with a focus on winter wheat and maize) - adapt to the increasing challenges of climate change. In cooperation with partners across the Danube Region, the project will establish a standardised monitoring system for the phenological status of selected agricultural crops. This will form the basis for evaluating crop-specific water balances and yield projections, ultimately strengthening climate resilience in farming communities.
Beyond technological solutions, TRANSFER Danube seeks to raise awareness among policy makers and the private agricultural sector about the long-term effects of climate change on agricultural productivity. The project’s main target groups include local and regional decision-makers, agricultural policy experts, and farmers, all of whom will benefit directly from the project’s outputs. By encouraging transdisciplinary cooperation and improving the dissemination of scientific knowledge, the project aims to increase the impact of climate and agricultural research across the Danube Region. The tools and strategies developed through TRANSFER Danube will not only serve local needs but also offer transferable solutions adaptable to other European regions facing similar climate-related challenges.
The project consortium brings together 11 partners from 9 countries: Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Montenegro, and Austria. The partners will gather for the official in-person opening conference, hosted by the lead partner, the National Meteorological Administration of Romania, in Bucharest in September 2025.
The total project budget is EUR 1,842,379.96, of which EUR 1,473,903.96 is covered by the Interreg Danube Region Programme co-funded by the European Union (more information about the programme: https://interreg-danube.eu/). The project will be implemented over 30 months, running from April 2025 to September 2027.
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For more information, visit our project website: https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/TRANSFER-Danube.
The TRANSFER Danube project (InTegRAted moNitoring System For agro-climatic risks within DanubE Region) officially launched on the 1st of April 2025, marking the beginning of a significant cross-border initiative to strengthen climate resilience in agriculture across the Danube Region.
Implemented within the Interreg Danube Region Programme under the thematic priority “A greener, low-carbon Danube Region”, the project addresses the growing impact of climate change on agriculture. It focuses on analysing emerging patterns of extreme weather events—such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves—and on developing innovative tools and strategies to support sustainable adaptation in the agricultural sector.
A key output of the project will be the development of a transnational Danube e-platform. This platform will serve as an integrated hub of climate, water resources, and agricultural data, providing access to maps, models, good practices, and response strategies. It will also support knowledge transfer and promote cross-border cooperation by offering tools tailored to help stakeholders - especially those in vulnerable crop regions (with a focus on winter wheat and maize) - adapt to the increasing challenges of climate change. In cooperation with partners across the Danube Region, the project will establish a standardised monitoring system for the phenological status of selected agricultural crops. This will form the basis for evaluating crop-specific water balances and yield projections, ultimately strengthening climate resilience in farming communities.
Beyond technological solutions, TRANSFER Danube seeks to raise awareness among policy makers and the private agricultural sector about the long-term effects of climate change on agricultural productivity. The project’s main target groups include local and regional decision-makers, agricultural policy experts, and farmers, all of whom will benefit directly from the project’s outputs. By encouraging transdisciplinary cooperation and improving the dissemination of scientific knowledge, the project aims to increase the impact of climate and agricultural research across the Danube Region. The tools and strategies developed through TRANSFER Danube will not only serve local needs but also offer transferable solutions adaptable to other European regions facing similar climate-related challenges.
The project consortium brings together 11 partners from 9 countries: Romania, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Montenegro, and Austria. The partners will gather for the official in-person opening conference, hosted by the lead partner, the National Meteorological Administration of Romania, in Bucharest in September 2025.
The total project budget is EUR 1,842,379.96, of which EUR 1,473,903.96 is covered by the Interreg Danube Region Programme co-funded by the European Union (more information about the programme: https://interreg-danube.eu/). The project will be implemented over 30 months, running from April 2025 to September 2027.
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For more information, visit our project website: https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/TRANSFER-Danube.
The fourth interregional meeting of the project "DEcarbonising the TOurism Industry Post Covid-19 Support" (DETOCS), supported by the Interreg Europe programme, took place in Crete, on 23-24 October 2024.
The DETOCS project aims to meet long-term EU policies for decarbonising the economy by bringing together project partners every six months to discuss regional progress.
On the first day, in addition to a brief presentation of the DETOCS project, the participants heard inspiring success stories of how decarbonisation proposals in other regions have been translated into policy developments. Afterwards, partners presented their good practices. The day concluded with a study visit to the Renieris Hotel and the Hotel Halepa. The energy efficiency and the use of renewable resources in these hotels is very important.
On the second day of the meeting, the participants continued the study tour and visited other hotels with outstanding energy performance. The destination was the fully self-sufficient luxury Hotel Euphoria complex, 20 km from Chania, which uses geothermal energy, heat pumps and solar panels to power its 344 rooms.
After the excursion, the Dutch partner presented the possibilities of carbon neutral virtual tourism, which has become particularly popular during the COVID period. Afterwards, the Maltese partner gave a presentation on the Joint Thematic Survay Report to be prepared in the framework of the project. During the afternoon, the project partners discussed the upcoming tasks and proposed a " join thematic guidebook".
Andrea Grónay, Managing Director of CDDA Nonprofit Ltd., Mimi Kocsis Eszter, International Manager of CDDA Nonprofit Ltd. and Gábor Kígyóssy, Regional Development Officer of Fejér County, participated in the two-day meeting.
The third interregional two-day meeting of the Interreg Europe funded project "DEcarbonising the TOurism Industry Post Covid-19 Support" (DETOCS) started today in Sliema, Malta.
On the first day, the participating countries presented the results of the Eisenhower Matrix analysis and shared their experiences to date. A presentation was given by Eszter Mimi Kocsis, International Manager of KDMFÜ Nonprofit Ltd.
The second half of the day was dedicated to study visits to see how hotels of all sizes are trying to make a positive environmental and social impact on tourism.
During the study visits, the participants were shown good practices from the following hotels:
🔹 Mulberries Guesthouse (Zabbar)
🔹 Embassy Hotel (Valletta)
🔹 Embassy Embassy (St Julian's) Hilton Malta (St Julian's)
The event was attended by Dr. Ádám Ruszinkó, President of the Hungarian Health Tourism Marketing Association.
A summary of the meeting is available at the following link:
Third Interregional Exchange of Experience Event in Malta | Interreg Europe - Sharing solutions for better policy
Malta summary can be downloaded by clicking on the link: Malta
Two-days interregional meeting of the project "DEcarbonising the TOurism Industry Post Covid-19 Support" (DETOCS), supported by the Interreg Europe program, took place in Seinäjoki, Finland on November 7-8, 2023.
✅ On the first day, participating countries presented their completed SWOT analyses related to the project, followed by the introduction of best practices from Finland.
👀 During the event, Eszter Mimi Kocsis, International Manager of KDMFÜ Nonprofit Ltd., gave a presentation. From the stakeholders of the DETOCS program, Tamás Schäffer, the CEO of Kőrösszolg Nonprofit Ltd, and Adrienne Dajka, architect at Kőrösszolg Nonprofit Ltd, were also present.
☑ On the second day, in addition to the on-site tour, participants discussed future steps and tasks, and prepared for the next DETOCS meeting scheduled for May 15-16, 2024, in Malta.
👉 DETOCS is an interregional collaboration involving Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, Malta, Italy, and Slovenia. Its objective is to increase energy efficiency in the tourism sector through policy tools and guidelines that provide a legal framework and innovative financing systems, tools, methods, and other financial incentives to reduce carbon emissions in tourism.
A summary of the meeting is available at the following link:
DETOCS Learning Event in South Ostrobothnia, Finland | Interreg Europe - Sharing solutions for better policy
The Interreg Europe DETOCS project (DEcarbonising the TOourism Industry Post Covid-19 Support) has been launched.
The project aims to increase the energy efficiency of the tourism sector through knowledge sharing between participating countries.
Our agency represents Hungary and several countries from Europe's key tourism regions, such as Greece, Malta, Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Finland, are participating in the DETOCS project.
The project kick-off meeting took place in the host city of Ptuj, the oldest city in Slovenia, where KDMFÜ was represented by international project manager Mimi Eszter Kocsis.
Ms. Réka Kenesei, Senior International Project Manager
E-mail: kenesei.reka@kdmfu.hu
