AGRI Adapt
Water Resource Intelligence for Climate Adaptation and Agricultural Resilience
A joint Greece–Albania cross-border system for climate-smart water management in agriculture: monitoring stations, an online decision support system, training and climate-resilient irrigation protocols.
- Programme
- Interreg VI-A IPA Greece–Albania 2021–2027
- Duration
- 1 September 2025 – 1 September 2027
- Total budget
- €819,895
- EU contribution
- €655,916
- Directorate budget
- €192,725
Co-funded by the European Union.
About the project
Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, floods and rising temperatures are increasingly threatening water security and agriculture in the Greece–Albania cross-border area.
- up to 15%less annual precipitation
- 30–40%more frequent droughts
- 20–35%crop losses in dry years
- over 50%of water wasted in some areas by outdated irrigation techniques
Four pillars
AGRI Adapt responds with a joint cross-border system for climate-smart water management, built on four pillars:
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Monitoring network
A cross-border hydrological monitoring network of telemetry stations (agro-meteorological, rainfall and river/stream water-level sensors) providing real-time data.
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Decision Support System (DSS)
An open-source web-based Decision Support System offering location-specific irrigation guidance, drought risk analysis and water resource forecasting.
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Training and capacity building
Training and capacity building for farmers, municipal staff and civil protection actors.
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Joint strategy
A Joint Strategy and Action Plan with climate-resilient irrigation protocols for broader regional uptake.
This is the first project of its kind in the Greece–Albania area to operationalise an integrated system for cross-border agricultural water governance.
Partnership
Greece
- Cooperation Network of Regional Unit and Municipality of Zakynthos Lead Beneficiary
- Municipality of Parga
- Municipality of Souli
Albania
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Directorate of Waters and Drainage Fier
- Municipality of Maliq
In focus: the Directorate of Waters and Drainage Fier
The Directorate of Waters and Drainage Fier plays a key technical and coordinating role in AGRI Adapt, with a project budget of €192,725. Its responsibilities include:
- Leading the installation of the cross-border hydrological network (telemetry stations and sensors) across the Albanian pilot areas.
- Coordinating communication and dissemination activities across the whole partnership.
- Mobilising six municipalities of the Fier Region for field deployment and testing.
- Ensuring continuity after the project, by integrating monitoring data and tools into its institutional mandate for water governance and continuing data-sharing with the municipalities.
Expected results
- 40,000+hectares of agricultural land monitored through the DSS
- up to 25%reduction in water use in pilot areas
- +15%crop yield per hectare in demonstration plots
- 300+farmers and stakeholders trained
- 100+municipal and regional staff trained
- 6cross-border irrigation protocols developed and adopted
Long-term impact
The DSS will remain freely accessible online after the project ends. The stations and sensors will stay operational under the management of the partner institutions, continuing to feed data for drought prediction and adaptive irrigation scheduling.