Project number:

LIFE25-CAP-HR-LIFE-CAP4HR/101234353

 

Duration of the project:

1.7.2025. – 30.6.2028.

 

Total value:

443.070,00 €

 

EU contribution:

420,916.00 €

 

Coordinating beneficiary:

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition of Republic of Croatia

 

Project description:

Two LIFE CAP (Capacity Building) projects aimed at strengthening capacities for the LIFE Programme have been successfully implemented to date. Despite the successes of these projects, Croatia has not yet reached the desired rate and quality of LIFE project applications, particularly in the areas of Circular Economy and Quality of Life and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.

With this project, the National Contact Point plans to further enhance Croatia’s participation in the LIFE programme, with an emphasis on increasing the number of projects in underrepresented areas. This will be achieved by addressing the identified reasons for the insufficient number and success rate of Croatian applications through:

• Raising awareness and educating potential beneficiaries through info days, regional workshops, project writing workshops, conferences, and by providing consultations and project writing support.
• Promoting the LIFE Programme and its complementarity with other funds.
• Ensuring national co-financing in cooperation with the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (EPEEF) and seeking additional funding sources to help projects close their financial construction.
• Initiating the preparation of Strategic Projects through information dissemination, workshops with experienced experts, coordination, and bilateral meetings with stakeholders.
• Increasing the number of project applications from the private sector, academia, and local and regional self-government through targeted workshops, thematic brochures, and cooperation with sectoral networks.
• Assisting with analysis and advice for improving unsuccessful applications.
• Maintaining a modernized website and social media to increase information accessibility.
• Networking with other EU and national networks and organizing a platform for sharing experiences with Croatian LIFE project beneficiaries.

The aforementioned activities should result in a greater number and higher quality of approved LIFE projects, thereby contributing to the achievement of environmental and nature protection goals, the fight against climate change, and the transition to clean energy in Croatia.