What we do

Green B-LEAF empowers rural Mediterranean communities to drive climate adaptation and sustainability through Green Participatory Budgeting (Green PB). By equipping municipalities and residents with data-driven tools and methodologies, the project fosters community-led climate action. Through collaboration across eight countries, Green B-LEAF develops and pilots tailored budgeting frameworks, enhances institutional capacity, and promotes community ownership. Outputs include a Green PB methodology, Green Budget Tagging toolkit, pilot projects, and a transnational knowledge-sharing network. The project integrates New European Bauhaus values and ensures long-term impact through community engagement and policy alignment.

Green B-LEAF tackles a variety of challenges such as:

  • Low community participation in climate planning and budgeting in rural areas
  • Environmental degradation and limited adaptive capacity
  • Lack of tools for assessing the climate impact of local budgets
  • Disconnection between data and local decision-making
  • Need for tailored, inclusive, and practical policy tools in small municipalities
Our Solution

The solution that the Green BLEAF project offers to this challenge aims to empower communities to take ownership of their climate resilience efforts. This approach not only enhances community ownership and engagement but also fosters a sense of responsibility for the long-term sustainability of the implemented projects. By involving citizens in the allocation of public funds for green initiatives, the project promotes transparency, ownership and accountability in local governance, leading to more effective and equitable decision-making.

Green B-LEAF Key Figures
  • Project title: Green Participatory Budgeting for Local Empowerment on Adaptation Finance (Green B-LEAF)
  • Acronym: Green B-LEAF
  • Programme: Interreg Euro-MED 2021–2027
  • Mission: Green Living Areas
  • Specific Objective: RSO2.4: Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
  • Duration: 33 months 
  • Total Project Budget: € 2.251.263,00
  • Number of Partners: 11
  • Number of Countries: 8