Prof. Miguel Ortega and Dr. María Bermúdez from University of Granada participated in the official kick-off meeting for projects funded under the 2023 Joint Transnational Call, held in Montpellier, France, on 9-10 April 2025.
Dr. María Bermúdez, coordinator of the EcoC2S project, presented the project’s aims, methodologies, and expected impacts. Together with Jing Li (Lund University), Prof. Miguel Ortega, as scientific coordinators, led the Knowledge Hub session on Aquatic Ecosystem Services, facilitating discussions on knowledge sharing and alignment among participating projects.
The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to connect with other projects, explore synergies, and receive guidance from the Water4All follow-up team to maximize project impacts.

A full review of the kick-off meeting is available here: https://www.water4all-partnership.eu/news/review-kick-meeting-april-2025-joint-transnational-call-2023
Further details on the methodologies and activities used at the Knowledge Hub session, developed by VITO Nexus, can be found here: https://coda.io/@vito/nexuslearn/kh-aes-impact-session-1-286