Programm: Interreg Slovenia – Croatia

The programme aims at promoting sustainable, safe and vibrant border area by fostering smart approaches to preservation, mobilization and management of natural and cultural resources for the benefit of the people living and working in or visiting the area.

Primary focus shall be on seizing its natural and cultural values to deliver innovative, smart and effective solutions that help preserve and improve the quality of environment and its diverse identity on one hand, and activate its socio-economic potentials on the other. Ensuring safe and vibrant area is of outmost importance for the people and shall be addressed by increasing the capacities for institutional cooperation at all levels. The vision shall be achieved through the following priority axes and specific objectives.

• Priority Axis 1: Integrated flood risk management in transboundary river basins
  • Specific objective 1.1: Flood risk reduction in the transboundary Dragonja, Kolpa/Kupa, Sotla/Sutla, Drava, Mura and Bregana river basins
• Priority Axis 2: Preservation and sustainable use of natural and cultural resources
  • Specific objective 2.1: Mobilizing natural and cultural heritage for sustainable tourism development
  • Specific objective 2.2: Protecting and restoring biodiversity and promoting ecosystem services
• Priority Axis 3: Healthy, safe and accessible border areas
  • Specific objective 3.1: Building partnerships among public authorities and stakeholders for healthy, safe and accessible border areas

For Priority Axis 1:

• National, regional and local authorities responsible for water management, flood risk prevention, hydrometeorology and civic protection
• Non-profit organisations established by public or private law - legal persons acting in the field of water management, flood risk prevention, hydrometeorology, civic protection and similar fields

For Priority Axis 2:

• Local, regional or national authorities (e.g. municipalities, counties..)
• Non-profit organisations established by public or private law -  legal persons acting in the field of cultural or natural heritage, sustainable tourism development or related services (e.g. museums, Natura 2000 and protected areas management authorities, regional development agencies, tourism destination management organisations, NGOs, associations…)
• Small and medium sized enterprises
• Local, regional or national authorities (e.g. municipalities, counties,..)
• Non-profit organisations established by public or private law - legal persons in the field of nature protection (e.g. Natura 2000 and protected area management authorities, conservation authorities, NGOs, R&D institutions, regional development agencies, forest institutes, rural development centres, etc.)

For Priority Axis 3:

• National, regional and local authorities
• Non-profit organisations established by public or private law - legal persons (e.g. health centres, social care organisations, NGOs, elderly centres, regional development agencies, social enterprises, rescue services and civil protection organisations, etc.)

Joint Secretariat of the Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Slovenia-Croatia (si-hr.svrk@gov.si)