The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the EU-funded CARMINE project announce the launch of an innovative digital tool integrating a range of data for urban heat risk mitigation and resilience.
In climate adaptation, collaboration is key. That’s why the CARMINE project has placed Living Labs at the heart of its work across eight European metropolitan regions, spaces where local stakeholders can come together to co-design, test, and refine solutions for climate resilience. But meaningful engagement doesn’t stop at the workshop door. Ensuring continuity, inclusivity, and long-term participation requires a flexible approach and a digital one.
CARMINE was recently featured at the “Geodynamics and Geospatial Research” conference at the University of Latvia, highlighting how CARMINE is combining high-resolution data and advanced modelling to inform climate resilience strategies and support evidence-based decision-making in vulnerable urban and rural areas.
At this year’s Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) 2025, the CARMINE project took the spotlight as part of a high-level session on innovative climate adaptation strategies. Held for the first time in North America, the event brought together global voices advancing evidence-based approaches to sustainability.
B-Kode, supported by the #CARMINEProject, has helped create U-Surf— a groundbreaking tool that advances climate adaptation planning by providing detailed insights into the physical makeup of cities, helping metropolitan regions better prepare for the challenges of a warming world.
On June 3rd 2025, the National Center for Cartography (CNC) welcomed a group of 30 fourth-year students from the “Land Measurements and Cadastre” program in the Faculty of Forestry and Logging at Universitatea Transilvania Brașov. The visit offered an exciting opportunity for the students to see the application of their academic training through real-world geospatial research.
A new partnership between the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) and the Destination Earth (DestinE) platform marks a significant milestone on the path toward mitigating urban heat. The NOA’s DT-HEAT+ tool, implemented within the EU-funded CARMINE project, will be integrated into the DestinE platform in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and EUMETSAT.
Heavy rain and flash flooding caused travel disruption, school closures and cancelled sporting events across Birmingham and the West Midlands in September and December 2024.
The project successfully organized a launch workshop for the Athens Living Lab last month, in December 2024
The project successfully organized a launch workshop for the Barcelona Living Lab last month, in December 2024