Build resilience against droughts (and water scarcity) by enhancing infiltration and water retention capacity of landscapes in regions of strategic importance for drinking water production.
Climate projections for the 2 seas area, point towards dryer and warmer summers with more extreme and concentrated precipitation events (summer storms). This could result in a higher demand for water production (on hot, dry days, water consumption can triple). Increased water abstractions volumes during summer will have high impacts at an already critical moment for water dependent ecosystems. This will aggravate the conflict between water provisioning and biodiversity conservation.
Restoring and developing blue-green structures in landscapes improves the hydrological resilience to droughts and floods, provides substantial climate mitigation benefits and benefits biodiversity.
PROWATER Outputs
Since November 2017, the partners of the Interreg 2 Seas project PROWATER have worked together on Nature-based Solutions targeted at increased infiltration and retention of rainwater in our landscapes.
Read more about the results of the projects in our Output Library.
Visit the demonstration sites where we showcased how our regions can adapt to climate change through Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures.