RESPOnD

Climate resilient alpine wine orchards / Klimatsko odporni terasasti vinogradi

Project Description:

Projekt RESPOnD - Climate resilient alpine wine orchards

is an international cooperation and research project funded under the Interreg Alpine Space Programme of the European Union. The main goal of RESPOnD is to contribute to enhancing the climate resilience of alpine wine orchards by evaluating their vulnerability to climate change, enhancing their ecological, socioeconomic and cultural values, and empowering winegrowers, sectoral actors and decision-makers to take climate-smart actions for a more sustainable and competitive wine sector.

Small-scale Alpine vineyards represent a remarkable blend of culture, economy, and ecology. Yet, Alpine Wine Orchards (AWO) are increasingly threatened by water deficits and drought stress, and by extreme weather events, which are leading to a decline in wine quality and threatening the sustainability of the wine sector. This jeopardises traditional cultivation practices and activities that have shaped local identities, cultural heritage, and economies for centuries. RESPOnD co-designs Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and sustainable development solutions with wine practitioners and decision-makers. By validating EbA solutions on the ground and disseminating the knowledge, RESPOnD will contribute to the transition towards climate-resilient management and governance of AWO.

Programme:

INTERREG ALPINE SPACE 2021 – 2027

More about Programme and Project:

Period

2021 – 2027
Priority:

Climate resilient and green Alpine region
Specific objective
: SO 1.1 - Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
Contribution to EUSALP AG
- AG6 Natural resources
- AG7 Ecological connectivity
- AG8 Risk governance
Project duration:

09/2024 - 08/2027 (ongoing)
Total eligible costs:

2.210.915 EUR
ERDF grant

1.658.186 EUR

Partnership:

Lead partner: Eurac Research (Italy)
Cinque Terre National Park (Italy)
Centre for Research, Environmental Sustainability and Advancement of Mountain Viticulture (Italy)
Regional Natural Park Ballons des Vosges (France)
Italian Chamber of Commerce of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, Cote d’Azur (France)
Business Agency Burgenland (Austria)
Univerza v Novi Gorici (Slovenia)
Regijska razvojna agencija ROD Ajdovščina (Slovenia)
Laimburg Research Centre (Italy)
Weinidylle Südburgenland (Austria)
University of Bayreuth (Germany)