KaraMon

It concerns the improvement of the resilience to natural disasters in the Karavanke Geopark by developing a joint digital network for monitoring and communication and designing prevention and intervention measures. The overall objective of the project as a pilot area for cross-border cooperation between Slovenia and Austria is to improve bilateral response capabilities in the event of further natural disasters and to implement them effectively in coordination with the competent national authorities. The basis for this will be improved monitoring of the highest hazard potentials in the area concerned and the resulting response mechanisms and action plans.

Project info card

Project name
KaraMon Improving resilience to natural disasters in the Karavanke Geopark by developing a common digital network for monitoring and communication, as well as prevention and intervention measures.
Akrim: KaraMon
Lead partner: European Association for Territorial Cooperation Karavanke Geopark
Project partnership: Geological Survey of Slovenia,; GeoSphere Austria and; RRA Koroška
Period: 1.11.2024 – 31.10.2027
Project value: approx. EUR 2 million; approved ERDF contribution: EUR 1,549,319.61
Source of funding: KaraMon is a cross-border cooperation project, which is implemented within the framework of the Interreg Slovenia-Austria program and is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
Contact person: Primož Vodovnik

Purpose of the project:

It is to improve monitoring and forecasting of potential natural disaster threats and the ability to take more effective bilateral action in the event of further natural disasters.

Specific objectives:

Establish a system for monitoring potential natural disaster threats and warning of landslides.
Improve competences for cross-border interventions in the event of natural disasters.
Improve bilateral crisis management.

Who is the project intended for:

The project is intended for all border municipalities between Slovenia and Austria; especially in the 14 municipalities of the Karavanke Geopark and their fire brigades and civil protection authorities, which are intensively working to improve bilateral operational cooperation.

The planned achievements are:

A joint cross-border landslide warning system with sensor technology, a communication network and a network of weather stations has been established.
Cross-border communication tool established for better risk assessment.
Equipment of fire brigades in the cross-border Karavanke Geopark to improve operational capacity (packages for forest fires, strong winds and floods, including large pumps, drones, radio stations, etc.)
Bilateral test alarms and cross-border test exercises (floods, forest fires) carried out.
A bilateral crisis management plan has been developed (communication plan, proposal for a bilateral operational corridor and bilateral catalogue of countermeasures).