Innovation
The project “WET-AID: Protection of human life and environmental health through sustainable management of agrarian landscapes” is considered as a very important effort for the protection of the environmental resources in the “Greece-the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” cross-border area, through an innovative strategic approach for the systemic management of the environmental problems as well as their operative factors. At the same time, the interaction of the human and natural factors affecting natural environment and life quality in the cross-border area, is also under examination.
The project’s results of the project are:
- Guidelines for monitoring environmental and public health indicators in protected areas
- The impacts of economic activities around protected areas on environmental and public health
- The assessment of the current status of the protected areas concerning the water quality and quantity
- The development of guidelines for the protection of environment and public health from natural risks and water pollution events
- Proposed actions that will contribute to the protection of public health and in the same time to the enhancement and conservation of environmental health
- Public awareness and increased citizens’ sense of security and safety
- Increased bondage among participating bodies/countries