{"id":26029,"date":"2026-04-08T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thessinnozone.gr\/?p=26029"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:35:11","slug":"press-release-the-1st-co-creation-workshop-for-the-project-harmony-was-successfully-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thessinnozone.gr\/en\/press-release-the-1st-co-creation-workshop-for-the-project-harmony-was-successfully-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE | The 1st Co-creation Workshop for the project HARMONY was successfully completed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Monday 23 March 2026<\/strong> | Nomarcheio of Alexandroupoli<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Organized by the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace <\/a>and the Directorate of Civil Protection of REMTH<\/a> and coordinated by AZK, under the Horizon program<\/strong> \u00abHarmonized protocols for cross-border environmental impact assessment and emergency management\u00bb (HARMONY)<\/strong> project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The event took place on Monday 23 of March 2026<\/strong>, at the Nomarcheio of Alexandroupoli<\/strong>, were representatives from the Civil Protection departments, local authorities<\/strong>, the Fire Department and the Police,<\/strong> as well as representatives from the Democritus University of Thrace,<\/strong> the private sector, and volunteer organizations joined a participatory workshop which was focused in enhancing REMTH\u2019s resilience and disaster management <\/strong>of the Ardas River<\/strong> flooding risk and Dadia Forest fire<\/strong> risk.
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In his greeting, the Vice-Governor of Evros, Mr. Evangelos Poulilios,<\/strong> highlighted the importance of the HARMONY project in particular the deployment of digital tools and the integration of\u00a0 harmonized protocols as high priorities for the protection of citizens and the region’s resilience. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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The General Director of Internal Operations of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace and HARMONY Project Manager, Mr. Lambros Tsourgiannis,<\/strong> presented the project\u2019s objectives and expected outcomes, noting that HARMONY is one of a series of initiatives implemented by the Region to strengthen both climate resilience and operational capacity on adaptation. Finally, the Head of the Autonomous Directorate of Civil Protection, Mr. Konstantinos Houvardas<\/strong>, explained the four dimensions of Interoperability, emphasizing on the need in common language and terms understanding and the interpretation of data, as well as the organizational collaboration for aligning processes, protocols, and responsibilities between different entities and governmental levels.During the workshop activities, facilitated by Mrs. Stella Psarropoulou, officer of the Alexander Innovation Zone <\/strong>coordinator partner for the transnational pilot in the HARMONY project the following critical issues were analyzed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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