A new Horizon 2020 project entitled “Climate-Resilient Regions Through Systemic Solutions and Innovations - ARSINOE,” which will include the METU Institute of Marine Sciences and last four years, commenced in October. The project, in which Prof. Barış Salihoğlu and Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Yücel are the leading researchers, brings together 41 partners from 15 different countries across Europe under the coordination of the University of Thessaly. Financed by the European Commission with a total budget of 15 million Euros, the project aims to take innovative steps for adaptation to climate change by delivering regional innovation packages to build an ecosystem and develop new approaches to solving problems.