Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

Date of latest update: 2024-12-17

Description

Description (EN):

The overall objective is to build resilience against droughts (and extreme precipitation events) through Ecosystem based Adaptation measures. Therefore it is our key objective to develop and implement a PES-model (Payment for Ecosystem Services) that facilitates the actual implementation of Ecosystem Based Adaptation measures. Independent organisations that work on landscape rehabilitation can thus play a role as "ethical brokers" in providing services (by selecting/funding/implementing measures) to society. By identifying, quantifying and demonstrating the additional benefits (ecosystem services) of the ecosystem-based adaptation measures, it becomes possible to recognize the full spectrum of the benefits (Ecosystem Services) that are associated with Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) measures and provide additional leverage for implementation.

Achievements (EN):

Water in our landscapes is valuable, let’s not waste it. The recurring dry spells and heat waves serve to remind us of the challenges of safeguarding and restoring raw water resources in often degraded landscapes. This is crucially important in facilitating areas towards climate adaptation, as extreme rainfall as well as drought events become more and more common. The PROWATER partnership contributed to these challenges and helped find space for water in landscapes within the 2 Seas area. Through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), a Nature-based approach to climate adaptation, the partnership delivered ecosystem services including the retention and infiltration of rainwater. Examples of such measures include the restoration of temporal wetlands, permanent wetlands, infiltration zones and river valleys. In time of flood risk, they helped lower the high-water peaks in brooks and rivers by storing water in the landscape. In the time of drought and increased water demand, the water stored in the landscape was released back to the environment. The successful implementation of EbA measures in 12 PROWATER demonstration sites actively contributed to the storage of the water resources: water is actively stored during periods of high precipitation, managed during storage and made available again during periods of high demand. PROWATER delivered 86 ha of EbA measures. Based on the application of the PROWATER impact assessment tool, this resulted in a net gain of rainwater retention/infiltration of 129.761 m3 / year. This is the equivalent of water usage by 2595 people, assuming the average consumption of 50 m3 / person / year. On average, 1750 m3 of water was gained per ha and per year as a result of the mix of EbA measures.

Website (not verified): https://www.pro-water.eu/

Delivered Outputs (EN):

Through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures increasing the infiltration and water storage capacity of the landscape, PROWATER intended to increase the resilience of the 2 Seas region to drought. This was done through the following outputs: ● Policy & Financing Analysis: A strategy and action plan to implement the rewarding scheme for EbA ● Spatial analysis & Ecosystem Service Analysis: Spatial prioritization tool and assessment tool of EbA measures. ● Long-term vision building: A framework for (spatial) planning for adaptation measures and a communication strategy on water scarcity and ecosystem-based adaptation . ● Demonstration sites for EbA measures targeted at drought & flooding. In detail: Demonstration sites (in Heiberg, Den Rooy, Griesbroek, & Friston Forest) for infiltration restoration through forest conversion; demonstration sites (in Scheppelijke Nete, Vloeiweide & Grobbendonk) for permanent natural water retention; demonstration sites (in Visbeek, River Beult and Oostmalle) for temporal natural water retention and finally demonstration sites (in Clinton Devon Estate, Killerton Estate, Walkhampton Common & Little Stour - Shelvin Farm & Dennehill Farm) for infiltration restoration through the remediation of soil compaction. Check the “Outputs” section below to download related material and see “Main Achievements” section for further information about the achieved results.

Thematic information

Water management Sustainable management of natural resources

Specific Objective: Improve the ecosystem-based capacity of 2 Seas stakeholders to climate change and its associated water-related effects

Thematic Objective: (05) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management by:

Investment Priority: (05a) supporting investment for adaptation to climate change, including ecosystem-based approaches

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Vlaamse Overheid, Departement Omgeving

Department: Department Omgeving, Flemish Administration

Address: Koning Albert II-laan 20 bus 8, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 734 037.18

ERDF budget: EUR 440 422.31

South East Rivers Trust (SERT)

Name: South East Rivers Trust (SERT)

Department: Catchment Management

Address: Denmark Road, SM5 2JG Carshalton, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 496 213.52

ERDF budget: EUR 297 728.12

Natuurpunt (NP)

Name: Natuurpunt (NP)

Department: Project and Grants Department

Address: Coxiestraat 11, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 333 426.75

ERDF budget: EUR 200 056.05

Waterschap Brabantse Delta (WBD)

Name: Waterschap Brabantse Delta (WBD)

Department: Water Systems Department / Policy and Plan Advisory Unit

Address: Bouvignelaan 5, 4836 AA Breda, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 1 056 644.87

ERDF budget: EUR 633 986.93

South East Water (SEW)

Name: South East Water (SEW)

Department: Environmental

Address: Station Road, BN26 6TF Berwick, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 176 637.55

ERDF budget: EUR 105 982.52

Kent County Council (KCC)

Name: Kent County Council (KCC)

Department: Spatial Planning and Policy

Address: Invicta House County Hall, ME14 1XX Maidstone , United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 171 218.92

ERDF budget: EUR 102 731.35

Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)

Name: Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)

Department: Catchment Management

Address: Westcountry Rivers Trust, Rain-Charm House, Kyl Cober Parc, PL17 8PY Stoke Climsland , United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 720 458.14

ERDF budget: EUR 432 274.89

Pidpa

Name: Pidpa

Department: Pidpa - Unit Water abstraction and Environment

Address: Desguinlei 246, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 222 619.05

ERDF budget: EUR 133 571.43

Provincie Antwerpen

Name: Provincie Antwerpen

Department: Dienst Duurzaam Milieu en Natuurbeleid (DMN) en Dienst Integraal Waterbeleid (DIW)

Address: Koningin Elisabethlei 22, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 569 533.60

ERDF budget: EUR 341 720.17

Universiteit Antwerpen – Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (UA)

Name: Universiteit Antwerpen – Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (UA)

Department: Department of Biology

Address: Universiteitsplein 1c, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 838 270.27

ERDF budget: EUR 502 962.16

Provincie Antwerpen

Name: Provincie Antwerpen

Department: Dienst Duurzaam Milieu en Natuurbeleid (DMN) en Dienst Integraal Waterbeleid (DIW)

Address: Koningin Elisabethlei 22, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 474 720.00

ERDF budget: EUR 284 832.00

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South East Rivers Trust (SERT)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Natuurpunt (NP)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Waterschap Brabantse Delta (WBD)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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South East Water (SEW)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Kent County Council (KCC)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Pidpa

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Provincie Antwerpen

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Universiteit Antwerpen – Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (UA)

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Vlaamse Overheid, Departement Omgeving

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Province of Antwerp

Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

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Summary

Project name (EN): Protecting and restoring raw water sources through actions at the landscape scale

Project acronym: PROWATER

Project start date: 2018-09-01

Project end date: 2023-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 319 059.85

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 191 435.93

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 0.60%

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PROWATER: Communication Strategy

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional SWOT on the operationalisation of a rewarding system for EbA (Flemish Region)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional SWOT on the operationalisation of a rewarding system for EbA (Netherlands)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional SWOT on the operationalisation of a rewarding system for EbA (South of England)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Risks & challenges to water resources

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Risks & challenges to water resources

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interreg2seas.eu/

Publication date: 2023-10-23

Document date: 2022-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A France - Belgium - The Netherlands - United Kingdom (Les Deux Mers / Two seas / Twee Zeeën)

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