These are the main results that PROWATER works towards.
WP1 POLICY - Output 2 - Through workshops and literature review, we will provide guidance on how to facilitate and improve rewarding schemes for Nature-based Solutions targeted at increased water infiltration and retention in our landscapes. This will include (policy) recommendations regarding Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) on ethical, political, juridical and organisational challenges.
WP2 TOOLBOX - Output 3 and 4 - In collaboration with the University of Antwerp, we will deliver 1) a tool for spatial prioritization and 2) a tool to quantify the (co-)benefits of Nature-based Solutions targeted at increased water infiltration and retention (Ecosystem-based Adaptation). Special attention will be given to the user experience, to increase the applicability of the tools by spatial planners and policy makers.
WP3 VISION BUILDING - Output 1 and 9 - We will develop a process for long term vision-building on water supply challenges in the 2 Seas Region, making use of participatory approaches (workshops with buyers and brokers) and including input from all work packages.
WP4 IMPLEMENTATION - Output 5, 6, 7, 8 - We will showcase the implementation of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures targetted at increased water infiltration and retention in our landscapes, i.e. a Nature-based Approach to climate adaptation. Where possible, we will quantify the impacts at site level, using the tools developed in WP2. We will also theoretically apply our recommendations regarding (spatial) prioritisation and incentivisation of EbA measures at the investment site level.