MAinstreaming NAture BAsed Solutions through COASTal systems

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North Sea

Date of latest update: 2025-02-03

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Description (EN):

In the North Sea Region, climate change will cause sea level rise (0.5-1.0m, 2100), more severe storm surges, and heat stress on sandy and muddy coasts. Combined with increasing human activity, this will have a detrimental impact on coastal zones. If coastal management does not adapt to these changes, the coasts will face an increased vulnerability to flooding, erosion, biodiversity loss, and higher cost of grey infrastructure. With these growing pressures, coastal authorities from Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France are facing the task of integrating Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) with biodiversity goals, to deliver a sustainable future. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are widely recognized as a way forward when it comes to dealing with this common challenge and developing a sustainable approach. They contribute to the ambition of creating a Blue Economy and generate climate resilience while providing benefits for human well-being and biodiversity. Nevertheless, a wide-scale application and implementation, or mainstreaming of NbS has not become a common practice yet. This is mostly due to a lack of understanding of the key criteria for success, i.e. the enabling factors for mainstreaming NbS. Seven partners in this project were involved in the Interreg NSR Building with Nature project. They built a strong base for successful NbS pilots and identified enabling factors, such as technology and system knowledge, multi-stakeholder approach, institutional embedding, etc. This project will bring those outcomes to a higher level on a national and EU scale. A generic framework for mainstreaming will be developed including regional NbS implementation strategies. This will be based on an analysis of the impact of on-the-ground pilot experiments on the enabling factors. Learning activities for future and current professionals and decision-makers will promote capacity building. For the latter, a Policy Reflection Group will be initiated.

Actual Achievements (EN):

After the Kick-off the partnership used the momentum for more frequent WP meetings, and overall project meetings. Coordinated by WP2 (Kystdirektoratet & SGI) the partnership worked on a baseline assessment, which was used in all the 15 pilots. The assessment will show to what extend the different enablers for mainstreaming NBS are playing a role. First preliminary assessment were made. WP1 (Rijkswaterstaat) finalized a leaflet regarding the Integrated System Based Asset Management approach (ISBAM). ISBAM is a starting point for the framework developed in WP1. Sharing the knowledge of ISBAM, and working on a common language with WP3 (HZ), helped the partnership to get up to speed with earlier work an used terminology. As part of this effort, the HZ finished a literature review regarding frameworks, and facilitated one online common language session. Many partners worked on outreach activities, for example: HHNK used the opportunity in Policy Reflection Group and The Kring of Coastal Engineers, to discuss the issues related to nature restoration laws and implementing NBS. The SGI participated in a dialogue between MANABAS and Coastal Life project. CWSS was fostering exchanges between MANBAS and the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation. Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands visited a "sister-project", Coastal LIFE in Aalborg where MANABAS was presented. Other main achievements are: Länsstyrelsen Skåne: completed an information workshop in cooperation with a regional coastal cooperation of Skåne and Halland; Twente University organized the first student competition, which is a visit to the Deltaflume experiment in close cooperation with the HZ; Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands: organized four stakeholder meetings together with SGI, for landowners, coastal managers and municipalities; Danish Environmental Protection Agency and Kystdirektoratet organized a stakeholder meeting with the municipalities involved in the pilot Greater Copenhagen; Several partners hired new staff members.

Website: https://www.interregnorthsea.eu/manabas-coast

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management

Priority: (VI-B_NS_3) Priority 3: A climate resilient North Sea region

Priority specific objective: RSO2.4. Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention and resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility

Type of intervention: 058 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: floods and landslides (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)

Partners (17)

Lead Partner: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat - Rijkswaterstaat

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL0032 14 412 B 13

Address: Rijnstraat 8, 2515XP The Hague, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.rws.nl

Total budget: EUR 1 823 918.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 1 094 351.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 729 567.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Styrelsen for Grøn Arealomlægning og Vandmiljø

Name: Styrelsen for Grøn Arealomlægning og Vandmiljø

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: Tolderlundsvej 5, 5000 Odense C, Denmark

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.mst.dk

Total budget: EUR 56 312.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 33 787.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 22 525.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

ResilienServices

Name: ResilienServices

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL002070036B54

Address: Pootstraat 120, 2613PN Delft, Netherlands

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.resiliense.nl

Total budget: EUR 190 693.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 114 416.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 76 277.00

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

København, Tårnby, Dragør og Hvidovre kommuner

Name: København, Tårnby, Dragør og Hvidovre kommuner

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DK55606617

Address: Høvedstensvej 45, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.hvidovre.dk

Total budget: EUR 150 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 90 120.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 60 080.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

World Wide Fund for Nature Deutschland

Name: World Wide Fund for Nature Deutschland

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE114236103

Address: Reinhardtstraße 18, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://www.wwf.de/

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER

Vlaams Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken

Name: Vlaams Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE 0316 380 841

Address: Koning Albert II-laan 20, bus 2, 1000 Brussel, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.vlaanderen.be/departement-mobiliteit-en-openbare-werken

Total budget: EUR 480 296.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 288 178.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 192 118.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Universiteit Twente

Name: Universiteit Twente

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL002946725B01

Address: Drienerloolaan 5, 7522NB Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.utwente.nl

Total budget: EUR 140 847.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 84 508.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 56 339.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Stichting HZ University of Applied Sciences

Name: Stichting HZ University of Applied Sciences

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL.8076.12.558 B.01

Address: Edisonweg 4, 4382NW Vlissingen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.hz.nl

Total budget: EUR 567 485.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 340 491.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 226 994.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Statens Geotekniska Institute

Name: Statens Geotekniska Institute

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE202100071201

Address: SE-581 93 Linköping, 58193 Linköping, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.sgi.se

Total budget: EUR 298 028.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 178 817.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 119 211.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Name: Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 188 571 852

Address: Am Sportplatz 23, 26506 Norden, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de

Total budget: EUR 725 224.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 435 134.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 290 090.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Länsstyrelsen Skåne

Name: Länsstyrelsen Skåne

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE202100234601

Address: Södergatan 5, 20515 Malmö, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/skane.html

Total budget: EUR 436 981.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 262 189.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 174 792.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Länsstyrelsen I Västra Götalands län

Name: Länsstyrelsen I Västra Götalands län

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SE202100236101

Address: Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands län, 40340 Göteborg, Sweden

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastra-gotaland.html

Total budget: EUR 671 200.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 402 720.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 268 480.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein

Name: Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE814930747

Address: Herzog-Adolfstr. 1, 25813 Husum, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/Landesregierung/LKN/lkn_node.html

Total budget: EUR 458 783.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 275 270.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 183 513.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Kystdirektoratet

Name: Kystdirektoratet

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DK- 36876115

Address: Højbovej 1, 7620 Lemvig, Denmark

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.kyst.dk

Total budget: EUR 556 014.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 333 608.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 222 406.00

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Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier

Name: Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL8113.36.487.B01

Address: Stationsplein 136, 1703WC Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: http://www.hhnk.nl

Total budget: EUR 298 014.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 178 808.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 119 206.00

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Conservatoire du littoral

Name: Conservatoire du littoral

Partner’s ID if not PIC: N.a.

Address: La Corderie Royale – CS10 137, 17300 Rochefort, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: https://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/

Total budget: EUR 780 981.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 468 589.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 312 392.00

GBER schemes / de minimis:

Common Wadden Sea Secretariat

Name: Common Wadden Sea Secretariat

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 811 779 398

Address: Virchowstrasse 1, 26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: https://www.waddensea-worldheritage.org/

Total budget: EUR 103 412.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 62 047.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 59.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 41 365.00

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Summary

Project name (EN): MAinstreaming NAture BAsed Solutions through COASTal systems

Project acronym: MANABAS COAST

Project ID: 9na1l2O5o

Project start date: 2022-10-01

Project end date: 2027-09-30

Project status: ongoing

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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 7 738 388.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 643 033.00

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 60.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 4 643 033.00. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Coordination group for Framework development / The expertise of partners is assembled into a small coordination group that focuses on developing and improving the framework and finally drafting the strategy advise. The group will work together regularly and have meetings at least every 3 months.
Coordination group for mainstreaming actions / A coordination group is set up to develop the necessary products and align with all pilot activities in the WPs and coordinates the interactions with WP1 and WP3.
Coordination group for capacity building / A coordination group is formed to coordinate the development of products and the capacity building instruments to take place within the partnership, with partners in cooperation with target groups and for future professionals.
Development of an initial framework for mainstreaming of NBS in the NSR / Based on the existing ISBAM framework an initial framework is developed including an overview of the strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the framework that exist on an EU and transnational level that will be addressed during our project.
Development of a survey to assess progress in pilots / Development of a survey to assess 1) the starting situation on the pilot sites considering the natural and governance situation and the barriers and opportunities for mainstreaming, and 2) assess intermediate and final results of actions.
Developing a system for sustained availability of data / Development of a data storage system and manual to realise that data collected in pilots and analysed in WP1 and 2 are accessible for future use by partners and third parties for education, research, and other professional and policymaking purposes.
Intermediate evaluation of pilot results for upscaling & mainstreaming approaches / In interactive partner meetings the results of the pilots (WP2) are reflected upon with the aim of gathering input on how the pilots contribute to regional or national upscaling and mainstreaming strategies of NbS. This is set up jointly with WP3.
Data gathering for baseline assessment in the pilots / In all pilot sites necessary data will be collected by the pilot owners in cooperation with the pilot coordination team and relevant stakeholders at the start, middle and end of the project.
Transnational exchanges / The assessments and joint experiences in WP2 are discussed and further advanced to increase the capacities of the partnership for mainstreaming NbS, while providing input for tools for external capacity building.
Reflection meeting / During the development, the framework will be reflected upon regularly by high level policy makers and decision makers of observing organisations to test applicability for use and secure adoption.
Baseline reports / Per pilot a baseline report is made providing insights in the actual situation, and barriers and opportunities for mainstreaming. For insights on project level a synthesis report is made.
Develop and deliver transnational learning workshops / Develop learning workshops including opportunities for discussion and exchange of ideas with target audiences from within the NSR and deliver as part of local site visits.
Update of generic mainstreaming framework on EU NSR level / The initial framework will be updated in two steps. The framework will outline the way to initiate, upscale and mainstream NbS in EU (NSR) countries. It builds on the outcomes of WP2 and WP3.
Implementation and validation of mainstreaming actions in the pilot sites / Based on the baseline results promising mainstreaming actions are implemented and validated in the pilot sites, involving all necessary target groups.
Collection of capacity building instruments for mainstreaming NbS in organisations / Instruments that support the ISBAM framework and are helpful for mainstreaming NbS for different target groups are collected and refined based on the pilots in WP2, and transnational reflections. These will be incorporated into existing platforms.
Translation of framework in national strategy advice / Based on the generic final framework, the reflections of observers, and the results of the pilots (WP2), national policy and EU briefs are generated that assist organisations in application of the framework in their specific contexts.
Stakeholder meetings in pilot sites / In all pilot sites stakeholder meetings are organised to discuss and reflect on proceedings considering the mainstreaming activities. Results will be input for the assessments and internal reflection meetings of WP1 and WP3.
Student competitions for the next generation of coastal managers / Competitions are developed for students and young professionals. These offer opportunities to learn state-of-the-art techniques and engage with professionals from various countries.
Share progress on framework development / Develop and execute a plan to share updates with targets on framework development by distributing key findings through e.g. LinkedIn posts, articles in specialized magazines, infographics and presentations.
Assessments of pilot activities / Mid- and end term assessments on the process of mainstreaming based on the standard survey per pilot and syntheses reports. Outcomes are inspiring use cases that feed into the enabler framework (WP1) and capacity building initiatives (WP3).
Curricula for the next generation coastal managers / Lessons learned on capacity building for mainstreaming and upscaling of NbS for the next generation are translated into updated curricula of the involved educational institutes.
Stimulate dialogue / Create dialogue by organising special project sessions and workshops, by participating in site visits and attending conferences.
Recommendations for strategy development / Based on the experiences of WP2 recommendations are generated that feed into the strategy development of WP1.
Raise interest for (the framework for) mainstreaming NBS / Develop a plan to share motivational mini-documentaries, and written stories of use cases and lessons learned with target audiences within NSR through e.g. social media (LinkedIn) and specialized magazines.
Engage local/national (target)audiences / Jointly develop and execute communication plans for each pilot site aimed at the local/regional level to actively engage with progress made including e.g. social media and newspapers.
Promote all tools, data and other project outcomes / Develop and execute a plan to locally promote concrete project outcomes with target audiences and invite them to reflect and contribute e.g. via social media, webcasts, and academic events.
Organize international local site visits / Organize local site visits which create opportunities for discussion and exchange of ideas with transnational target audiences from within NSR.

Contribution to wider strategies and policies:

The project directly contributes to the EU Green Deal, in particular the EU Adaptation strategy, which aims to make adaptation smarter, swifter and more systemic, and to step up international action on adaptation. MANABAS COAST does exactly this by creating a framework for mainstreaming NbS, while building upon existing knowledge in the NSR. This will take place by on-the-ground action and implementation, education of future generations, but also by policy learning on national and EU levels.
The project will play a significant role in the alignment of biodiversity goals as stipulated in the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 with FCERM. It does so by providing solutions for technological, social and institutional barriers that can occur throughout the life cycle of a NbS. Our project partners include nature conservation agencies and public authorities that play a leading role in nature conservation. Nature conservation organisations are key stakeholders providing knowledge to all WPs.
The project contributes to the Maritime Policy and specifically the development of a sustainable blue economy. The EU agenda for the blue economy promotes the development of NbS in coastal areas to preserve biodiversity and landscapes, while benefitting tourism and the coastal economy. This is at the centre of MANABAS COAST. It contributes to an approach that creates resilience to climate change as well as opportunities for a sustainable development of maritime services and coastal development.

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:

Delivered output indicator(s):

(RCO83) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 256
(RCO84) Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects: 756

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

Delivered result indicator(s):

(RCR79) Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations: 11
(RCR104) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 16

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North Sea

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MAinstreaming NAture BAsed Solutions through COASTal systems

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