The subprogram “THE MUNICIPALITIES COUNTER-ATTACK” (in French «LES COMMUNES CONTRE-ATTAQUENT» and in Spanish «EL CONTRAATAQUE DE LOS MUNICIPIOS») is part of the ambitious global social transformation initiative known as EL4DEV, designed by Paul Elvere DELSART, founder of the Think and Do Tank LE PAPILLON SOURCE EL4DEV. This subprogram specifically focuses on intermunicipal cooperation and targets small municipalities, particularly those with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, although it extends to those with up to 7,000. This subprogram proposes a new form of intermunicipality based on social and solidarity-based criteria, with the aim of promoting financial autonomy, local self-financing, and international visibility for these small territorial entities. Its operation is based on the creation of a national Societal Economic Interest Group, made up of multiple municipalities that choose to unite in order to jointly finance large-scale, high-impact projects. The implementation mechanism includes operational agreements between this national grouping and the Think and Do Tank LE PAPILLON SOURCE EL4DEV. Through these agreements, the participating municipalities finance the creation of vertical agroclimatic, tourism, educational, and ecological structures called Vegetal Calderas, which are integrated into the experimental LE PAPILLON SOURCE complexes. The subprogram has a mixed financial component, involving public funds from municipal investment budgets and participatory financing mechanisms, including international crowdfunding campaigns. This model allows the economic return to be free from private capital and shareholders, since profits are redistributed equitably among the participating municipalities, regardless of their size or financial contribution. Practically speaking, the subprogram allows a municipality to finance projects even outside its own territory, provided there is a justification of local interest. This establishes a decentralized dynamic of territorial cooperation in which collective benefit takes precedence over traditional administrative boundaries. The Vegetal Calderas built through the program function as multifunctional ecological towers that generate atmospheric humidity, emit beneficial electromagnetic fields, serve as habitats for local wildlife and pollinators, and are used for tourism, agriculture, education, and scientific purposes. These structures form the core of the LE PAPILLON SOURCE complexes, which are educational and agroclimatic parks designed to promote sustainability, experiential learning, and food self-sufficiency. Beyond the technical aspect, “THE MUNICIPALITIES COUNTER-ATTACK” also carries a strong diplomatic and geopolitical dimension, fostering a form of decentralized diplomacy known as societal diplomacy, which promotes international collaboration between municipalities without the involvement of central governments. The intention is for these municipal groupings to become the driving force behind a new governance model that is more horizontal, transparent, and ethical, where small communities emerge as key actors in regional and global development. The subprogram also includes a strong educational and cultural component. Participatory, intellectual, and artistic events organized within the framework of the subprogram help mobilize local talent and generate creative dynamics capable of inspiring other territories. In this way, the model becomes replicable on an international scale, especially in territories with similar climatic, social, or economic characteristics. In summary, “THE MUNICIPALITIES COUNTER-ATTACK” is not just a subprogram for collectively funding ecological infrastructures; it is a broad strategy for reorganizing territorial development through municipal cooperation, strengthening local sovereignty, decentralizing diplomacy, redistributing wealth, and transforming the Mediterranean region (and eventually the world) into a living laboratory of cohesion, resilience, and shared prosperity. It is a key pillar in the creation of the Green Empire of the East and the West, also known as the EL4DEV Confederation - a utopian and transformative vision of society driven by social innovation, spirituality, and human cooperation.