Building on extensive cooperation among partners from five Central European countries, the roadmap translates the project’s experiences into a shared commitment for future collaboration. It reflects the core understanding of LOCALIENCE: that improving resilience to extreme weather events requires long-term, coordinated action across institutional, territorial and sectoral boundaries.
The roadmap is grounded in the project’s main findings, including the need to strengthen communication between national authorities and local actors, enhance community involvement, and improve the practical usability of warning systems and preparedness tools. These insights, collected through pilot actions, peer reviews and capacity-building activities, provide a solid basis for defining future priorities.
Rather than introducing new obligations, the Transnational Roadmap serves as a voluntary framework for continued cooperation. By signing the document, project partners and associated stakeholders express their intention to build on the established partnerships, maintain knowledge exchange, and support the uptake of tested solutions in their own institutional and territorial contexts.
A key strength of the roadmap lies in its flexibility. It allows each organisation to integrate LOCALIENCE results into its own strategies, policies or operational practices, while still contributing to a broader, transnational effort. This approach ensures that cooperation remains both practical and adaptable to different governance systems and local needs.
In this way, the Transnational Roadmap acts as a bridge between project achievements and long-term impact. It not only consolidates the knowledge generated during LOCALIENCE, but also reinforces a shared vision: more resilient, better connected and better prepared communities across Central Europe.
By.: Lilla Bettina Hugyecz, MoPARD