On Friday, 15 May 2026, a workshop organised within the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia Programme TORRENT project took place in Paluzza, focusing on the monitoring and analysis of mountain basins and the management of hydraulic and forestry infrastructure.
The event gathered 21 participants, including project partners, researchers, and experts from Italy and Slovenia. Following the institutional welcome addresses by Italian and Slovenian representatives, Federico Cazorzi and Sara Cucchiaro from the Università degli Studi di Udine presented the toolkit for monitoring and analysing mountain basins.
Later, Maurizio Kratter shared experiences related to field surveys of hydraulic-forestry structures and presented innovative approaches for monitoring mountain torrent areas.
The practical part of the workshop was originally planned in the Moscardo torrent basin, where participants were expected to explore surveying methods for hydraulic and forestry structures and the use of drone-based LiDAR technology. Due to adverse weather conditions, the workshop activities were carried out indoors.
The event once again highlighted the importance of cross-border cooperation between Italy and Slovenia in watershed management and in addressing environmental and climate challenges.
Partners: Università degli studi di Udine, Regione autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, Regionalni razvojni center Koper, Univerza v Ljubljani.
Interreg ITA-SLO webpage: https://www.ita-slo.eu/sl
TORRENT webpage: https://www.ita-slo.eu/sl/torrent
The TORRENT project is co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia Programme.