{"id":1590,"date":"2025-04-16T08:39:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2025-04-28T01:18:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:18:29","slug":"gabrovo-advances-climate-resilience-through-mountresilience-project-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/gabrovo-advances-climate-resilience-through-mountresilience-project-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabrovo Advances Climate Resilience Through MountResilience Project Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"654\">On April 4, 2025, the Municipality of Gabrovo hosted a workshop titled <em data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"355\">\u201cGabrovo \u2013 A Green Municipality Adapted to Climate Change\u201d<\/em>, part of the European project <strong data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"405\">MountResilience<\/strong>. As a regional innovation center and project partner, <strong data-start=\"460\" data-end=\"475\">RIC Gabrovo<\/strong> was proud to support and participate in this initiative, which showcased the city\u2019s proactive approach to building climate resilience and fostering sustainable urban development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"825\">The event featured three key actions, demonstrating how integrated planning, innovation, and public engagement can support a greener and more adaptive urban environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"825\"><strong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"878\">Tree Planting in \u201cThe Bear Garden\u201d Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"1295\">The day began with a symbolic tree-planting campaign in the popular central park known as \u201cThe Bear Garden.\u201d A total of 22 trees\u2014including Japanese cherry, sweetgum, sycamore, and magnolia\u2014were planted by local authorities, community representatives, and young citizens. Notably, five children and their grandfather took part in planting a maple tree, reinforcing the intergenerational commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"1295\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1591\" src=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_09-46-45-048-e1744785344157-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_09-46-45-048-e1744785344157-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_09-46-45-048-e1744785344157-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_09-46-45-048-e1744785344157-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_09-46-45-048-e1744785344157.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1350\"><strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1350\">Mapping Urban Green &amp; Blue Infrastructure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1755\">Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stelian Dimitrov presented a cutting-edge geospatial analysis of Gabrovo\u2019s green and blue infrastructure. Using drone photogrammetry, LiDAR scanning, and spatial data processing, the team has developed a comprehensive inventory of more than 30,000 urban trees across two city zones. This data will serve as a foundation for informed ecosystem management and climate resilience planning.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1809\"><strong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1809\">Rainwater Harvesting for Urban Irrigation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"2208\">Engineer Emil Tsanov introduced a concept for a smart rainwater harvesting system designed to irrigate public green spaces. The system will collect rainwater from the roof of the \u201cAprilov-Palauzov\u201d Community Center and surface runoff from the Sinkevitsa River. Stored in dedicated tanks, the water will be distributed through an automated system informed by soil moisture sensors and weather data.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2264\"><strong data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2264\">Early Warning System for Natural Disasters<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2589\">The third initiative includes plans for the deployment of an early warning system for natural disasters such as floods, forest fires, and severe storms. Leveraging data from meteorological stations and various sensors, the system aims to improve preparedness and enable timely alerts to protect citizens and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2589\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1592\" src=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/viber_image_2025-04-04_12-33-42-912-e1744785432672.jpg 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2624\"><strong data-start=\"2596\" data-end=\"2624\">RIC Gabrovo\u2019s Commitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2984\">As an innovation stakeholder in the MountResilience project, RIC Gabrovo continues to support the Municipality of Gabrovo in implementing data-driven and community-inclusive solutions to tackle climate change. These efforts align with our mission to foster regional resilience, promote sustainable practices, and contribute to smart, green urban transitions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2984\"><strong>Credit<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/gabrovo.bg\/bg\/news-article\/13394\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/gabrovo.bg\/bg\/news-article\/13394<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 4, 2025, the Municipality of Gabrovo hosted a workshop titled \u201cGabrovo \u2013 A Green Municipality Adapted to Climate Change\u201d, part of the European project MountResilience. As a regional innovation center and project partner, RIC Gabrovo was proud to support and participate in this initiative, which showcased the city\u2019s proactive approach to building climate [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mountresilience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1590"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1594,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions\/1594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ric-gabrovo.com\/bg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}