Rural areas are at the heart of the European Union’s objectives for territorial cohesion, sustainability, and social inclusion.Yet the indicators used to design, monitor, and evaluate EU policies often fail to capture the full complexity of rural realities.Traditional...
Achieving the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2050 requires a fundamental and just transition across all sectors and territories, making every citizen an agent of change. Rural areas are critical to this effort, offering significant natural resources for GHG...
This session offers a dynamic platform for interactive discussions on how rural proofing can be effectively integrated into policymaking and decision-making. The goal is to contribute to unlocking the potential of all territories and support people’s right to live and...
Economic resilience is the capacity of a country or region to absorb shocks and recover rapidly. In rural areas, resilience reflects the ability to manage and adapt to the economic, ecological, and cultural vulnerabilities that are often inherent to these...
The Living Labs (LLs), established under the GRANULAR project, are using tools to gather data and improve decision making and management systems in rural areas. This initiative aims to ensure that cutting-edge solutions are accessible and beneficial to rural...
Rural areas often face unique challenges in accessing, collecting and utilising data at the right level of granularity. As data-informed policies become increasingly important to enable place-based development, addressing the specific needs of rural areas is...
Knowledge Transfer Accelerator | 2nd activity Historically, rural areas have been characterised primarily by population density and proximity to urban centres. However, this approach oversimplifies reality and neglects the wide variety of rural areas, encompassing...
Knowledge Transfer Accelerator | 1st activity Living Labs are open innovation networks created in collaboration with local actors, whose goal is to co-develop and co-test novel solutions that meet real-life needs. The establishment and implementation of...
