The MedJICARP project, coordinated by the University of Cyprus Oceanography Centre and funded with a total budget of €2,8M under the Interreg NEXT MED Programme, successfully launched its activities during a two-day kick-off meeting hosted at the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) in Heraklion, Greece.
The event gathered project partners from across the region to initiate a collaborative effort aimed at enhancing climate change monitoring and resilience in the Eastern Mediterranean.
MedJICARP seeks to establish a robust platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned in operational oceanography, creating a shared foundation for climate-related data, methodologies, and innovation.

Funding: Interreg NEXT MED Programme
Project duration: 03 July 2025 – 02 July 2028
HCMR (PI & contact person): Dr. S. Christodoulaki and Dr. G. Petihakis
Members:
• University of Cyprus Oceanography Centre (Cyprus) – Coordinator
• Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute - CMMI (Cyprus)
• Hellenic Centre of Marine Research (Greece)
• L-Università ta’ Malta (Malta)
• Università degli Studi di Palermo (Italy)
• Instituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale – Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (Italy)
• National Council for Scientific Research (Lebanon)
• National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Egypt)
• National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (Tunisia)

Project website: https://www.interregnextmed.eu/project-page/medjicarp/about/