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Croatia's AI-Powered Wildfire Camera Network — Doubling Coverage Under the EU Cohesion Programme

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Croatia expanded its AI-assisted wildfire camera network from 50 to 75 cameras across national parks and high-risk areas, using AI and meteorological data to spot smoke and flames day and night, financed through the EU's 2021–2027 Cohesion Programme.

50 -> 75 cameras
Camera network size (2026)
Croatia's AI-Powered Wildfire Camera Network — Doubling Coverage Under the EU Cohesion Programme

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition (Croatia)
Period
2024–2026
Keywords
environment, civil protection, forestry, disaster risk management

Context

Croatia's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition operates a nationwide network of fixed cameras using AI combined with meteorological data to detect smoke and flame signatures around the clock.

Activities

In August 2026 the ministry expanded the network from 50 to 75 cameras, adding 25 monitoring points concentrated in protected national and nature parks, feeding imagery and alerts directly to county-level fire monitoring centres. The expansion is financed through Croatia's Competitiveness and Cohesion Programme 2021-2027.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — Financed through Croatia's Competitiveness and Cohesion Programme 2021-2027; per-camera cost not published.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Expansion from 50 to 75 cameras announced August 2026.
Staffing & skills
county-level fire monitoring centre operators

Conditions for success

  • AI detection feeding directly into county fire monitoring centres
  • EU Cohesion Programme co-financing

Common failure modes

  • no published detection-accuracy or false-positive data

Commonly funded by

ERDF — European Regional Development Fund National / regional programmes

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