EP MED

Energy Poverty affects millions in Mediterranean EU countries, where households cannot adequately heat or cool homes due to high energy costs, low incomes, and inefficient housing, affecting health and well-being. EP-MED addresses this critical challenge across Portugal, Italy, Spain, and Cyprus by establishing coordinated networks to support vulnerable households and strengthen policy responses to this pressing social and environmental issue. EP-MED will create or enhance National EP Observatories in all four countries and establish Regional EP Hubs in municipalities with high vulnerability levels. The project will strengthen coordination and stakeholders' knowledge from health, housing, social, and energy sectors while developing comprehensive monitoring frameworks and supporting the design of national EP strategies and regional action plans tailored to local contexts. EP-MED specifically addresses under-researched areas, including summer EP and EP challenges in EU island regions, filling critical knowledge gaps in Mediterranean contexts. 

Building upon existing EU initiatives like EPAH and CoM Europe, and complementing ongoing projects at EU and national levels, EP-MED employs cross-sectoral stakeholder engagement and citizen participation to co-create tailored solutions that align with national policy frameworks. Expected impacts include direct engagement with citizens during implementation, creation and improvement of coordination structures, knowledge raising and capacity building, and policy assessment and recommendations. EPMED emphasizes long-term sustainability through formalized partnerships, capacity-building initiatives, and the development of replicable multilevel coordination structures scalable across other EU regions, representing a comprehensive approach combining research, policy development, capacity building, and stakeholder coordination.

Partners

UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

FUNDACION ECOLOGIA Y DESARROLLO 

ADENE - AGENCIA PARA A ENERGIA

SINLOC-SISTEMA INIZIATIVE LOCALI SPA

S. ENERGIA - AGENCIA REGIONAL DE ENERGIA 

UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA 

THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE 

KLIMA-BUNDNIS DER EUROPAISCHEN STADTE MIT INDIGENEN VOLKERN DER REGENWALDER / ALIANZA DEL CLIMA

APS HOLDING SPA

DIMOS LEFKOSIAS

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA

RNAE - ASSOCIACAO DAS AGENCIAS DE ENERGIA E AMBIENTE REDE NACIONAL

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAUDE DR. RICARDO JORGE

ASOCIACION MEDITERRANEA DE AGENCIAS NACIONALES

AYUNTAMIENTO DE ZARAGOZA

EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DEL SUELO Y DE LA VIVIENDA DE GETAFE SA