(Be)Leefbare Schelde

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Belgium-The Netherlands (Vlaanderen-Nederland)

Date of latest update: 2023-08-11

Description

Description (EN):

The Scheldt estuary forms a unique geological unit that connects the border region between Flanders and the Netherlands. The region has a common cultural history, but also a shared common challenge for the future. It requires strong cooperation in order to be able to profile the project area as a top tourist destination. Discover the hidden gem: the Schelde estuary, a nature reserve that connects Flanders and the Netherlands! (Be)Leefbare Schelde is aimed at obtaining UNESCO Geopark status for the area. The aim is to shift the tourist pressure from the coast to the inland and increase the tourist offer in the region. Sustainability and involvement of residents and stakeholders are central to the development of the tourist offer. The project includes renovation and development of tourist pearls and gates (including Grenspark Groot Saeftinghe), the development of slow connection routes and the development of an integrated strategy for connecting and opening the area. Important for the connection is the further development of the ‘7 storylines for the Geopark’ about the present, past and future of the area such as ‘Silt and Sweet’, Climate of all times’ and ‘Life with the water’. For example, the drowned city of Reymerswael in Zeeland will be developed as Pearl, and it acts as a smaller anchorage where, thanks to the reconstruction of the old foundations and the realisation of an exhibition in collaboration with museum Boijmans van Beuningen, the city will be made visible again. In one of the Poorten, namely the Watersnood Museum, an exhibition will be realised about hydraulic engineering in the Scheldt region throughout history. The exhibition shows how water shaped our societies and how we can live safely with the water. As Poort, the museum offers an entry point where visitors get to know the broader story of the Delta. With research into tourist data, the inventory of existing and development of new tools, the project aims to target the distribution of tourists across the region. An integrated area-wide strategy and action plan is being developed.

Website: https://www.grensregio.eu/

Thematic information

Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Partners (1)

Lead Partner: Stichting HZ University of Applied Sciences

Address: NW Vlissingen, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): (Be)Leefbare Schelde

Project acronym: (Be)Leefbare Schelde

Project start date: 2023-08-15

Project end date: 2026-08-14

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 9 602 188.88

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 4 801 094.44

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 4 801 094.44.

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Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-A Belgium-The Netherlands (Vlaanderen-Nederland)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-07-31

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

29 / 225 (12.89%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

29 / 2 930 (0.99%)

Notes on the data

Information source for the number of projects: 2025-03-17 (number of partners calculated on the basis of the number of projects from the previous data import. Information source for the call information: 2025-03-17. Method used to calculated the partnerships, average based on the number of partner for the previous programming period.

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