During the Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum in Rome, on the 1 October 2026, SIRENA was representend in the session : “Scaling Up and Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions at River Basin Level”, co-organised by SEMIDEand MedWet as part of the Basin Day led by INBO “International Network of Basin Organizations” . The session took place at La Nuvola – Expo and Congress Center and brought together representatives from river basin organisations, water authorities, research institutions and Mediterranean environmental organisations to discuss how NBS can move beyond individual projects to be implemented at a larger river basin scale.
The discussion focused on how governance, financing, policy frameworks, technical expertise and stronger cooperation between stakeholders, can be crucial to support this transition. Experiences and perspectives were shared by organisations including the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, the Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar, Tour du Valat, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, MedWet and SEMIDE.Speakers included Eric Mino and Maroua Oueslati from SEMIDE, Marianne Courouble and Chris Rostron from MedWet, Clara Estrela Segrelles from the Júcar River Basin Authority, Léa Glâtre from Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Diego Pozzoli and Pilar Marin from IUCN Mediterranean, and Michael Ronse from Tour du Valat.
