Category: Regional Cluster Agri-food & Forestry

The IURC CoP for a Resilient Agri-food Industry & Forestry Community of Practice (CoP) continues to strengthen international collaboration on climate resilience, with a meeting on 18 March 2026 bringing together experts from Australia and Germany to address one of the most pressing challenges facing forests today: water stress and climate-induced die-off. The subgroup discussed a potential pilot action involving...

The Ljubljana Urban Region in Slovenia and the regions of Taranaki and Manawatū in New Zealand have formed a partnership under the European Union’s programme on International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC). The partnership is part of the IURC community of practice on agriculture and innovation led by Catalonia in Spain. This community is helping regions in Europe and in...

Five European and two Australian regions are working together to strengthen sustainability in agriculture and forestry. Across the partnership, regions are experiencing the consequences of climate change, from increasingly volatile weather patterns and unexpected storms to longer-term drying trends and reduced rainfall. In their early exchanges, the regions have begun exploring practical cooperation projects in several areas: a) addressing the...

On 20 January 2026, the International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) convened a Community of Practice (CoP) meeting dedicated to resilient agriculture and forestry, with a strong focus on the green and digital transition of the agrifood sector. The online exchange brought together cities and regions from Europe and Australia to advance practical cooperation in agribusiness, forestry, and viticulture. Key...