Creating Resilient River Systems by Mainstreaming and Upscaling NbS

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-12-11

Description

Description (EN):

In North West Europe (NWE), river systems are suffering considerably due to climate change causing massive floods and droughts that significantly affects economic sectors such as shipping and agriculture, recreation opportunities and biodiversity. Nature based Solutions (NbS) have proven to be a sustainable means of fending off those threats and making river systems more climate resilient. They contribute to the EU ambition of creating a Blue Economy and generate climate resilience while providing benefits for human well-being and biodiversity. Nevertheless, implementation (mainstreaming) and wide-scale application (upscaling) of NbS in riverine systems has not yet become a common practice. Though EU and national policies are generally supportive to NbS, decision makers (e.g., politicians, or policy makers) are not always aware of these solutions as a viable option. External (stakeholder) support is occasionally insufficient when project organisations are willing to implement solutions. This project addresses these issues and will: - build a solid base of solutions that contribute to mainstreaming through gathering knowledge and experience from full scale NbS pilots in the Rhine, Meuse, Weser, Lys, Dromore and Wantij rivers and from previous experiences in the Rhone and Vesdre in the NWE. - transfer knowledge and experience through easily accessible general and locally tailored training packages and (live) demonstrations for both partners and external parties. - synthesize knowledge and experiences into easily implementable action plans, guidelines and policies. The project is building on a strong partnership that covers river systems Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and The Netherlands.

Expected Achievements (EN):

Development and implementation of solutions that contribute to the mainstreaming of NbS, based on practical experiences that are gained in 8 different mainstreaming pilots in the whole NWE region. Increase the technical and organisational capacities of partners, other authorities, and (prospective) water professionals by actively collecting and sharing knowledge and by developing and implementing a training scheme for mainstreaming NbS. Accelerate the upscaling of NbS by development of guidelines, policy recommendations and action plans to support the implementation in cooperation with water management organisations on all relevant management and policy levels and scales of the NWE.

Website: http://resiriver.nweurope.eu

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Waterways, lakes and rivers

Priority: (VI-B_NWE_1) Smart climate and environmental resilience for NWE territories

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: 060 Adaptation to climate change measures and prevention and management of climate related risks: others, e.g. storms and drought (including awareness raising, civil protection and disaster management systems, infrastructures and ecosystem based approaches)

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat – Rijkswaterstaat, The Netherlands

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 967944377

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL821699180B01

Address: Rijnstraat, 2515 XP Den Haag, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/

Total budget: EUR 2 409 280.18

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 1 445 568.10

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 963 712.08

Contractors:

Name: Deloitte
VAT registration or tax identification number: NL 806709856B01
Name: Meeting Select
VAT registration or tax identification number: n/a
Name: Sabel Communicatie
VAT registration or tax identification number: n/a

Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen

Name: Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 997475542

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL006294467B01

Address: Ruitenberglaan, 6826 CC Arnhem, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.han.nl/onderzoek/lectoraten/lectoraat-sustainable-river-management/

Total budget: EUR 289 770.97

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 173 862.58

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 115 908.39

Groupe de Recherche, Animation technique et Information sur l’Eau

Name: Groupe de Recherche, Animation technique et Information sur l’Eau

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 907192016

Partner’s ID if not PIC: SIRET 338 492 069 000 38

Address: Bd Niels Bohr – Campus LyonTech la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://asso.graie.org/portail/about-the-graie/

Total budget: EUR 379 749.52

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 227 849.71

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 151 899.81

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Name: Dundalk Institute of Technology

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 996645125

Partner’s ID if not PIC: CHY 10925

Address: Dublin Road, A91 K584 Dundalk, Ireland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.dkit.ie

Total budget: EUR 304 852.24

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 182 911.34

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 121 940.90

Local Authority Waters Programme (Tipperary County Council)

Name: Local Authority Waters Programme (Tipperary County Council)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 937758365

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 3259712MH

Address: The Lodge, Ballingarrane, E91 X370 Clonmel, Ireland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: http://www.lawaters.ie

Total budget: EUR 202 180.83

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 121 308.49

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 80 872.34

Syndicat Mixte pour le Schéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux de la Lys

Name: Syndicat Mixte pour le Schéma d’Aménagement et de Gestion des Eaux de la Lys

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 881721465

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 256 203 951 00056

Address: Rue Léon Blum, 62290 Noeux-les-Mines, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: http://www.sage-lys.net/index.php/symsagel

Total budget: EUR 1 892 397.46

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 1 135 438.47

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 756 958.99

Contractors:

Name: SELARL BOGAERT & GOZE
VAT registration or tax identification number: FR39980732283
Name: ARTELIA SAS
VAT registration or tax identification number: FR40444523526

Voies navigables de France

Name: Voies navigables de France

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 950775377

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR89130017791

Address: Rue Ludovic Boutleux, 62400 Bethune, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Infrastructure and (public) service provider

Website: http://www.vnf.fr

Total budget: EUR 444 500.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 266 700.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 177 800.00

Université de Liège

Name: Université de Liège

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999976105

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE 0325.777.171

Address: Allée de la Découverte, 4000 Liège, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.uee.uliege.be/

Total budget: EUR 998 721.02

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 599 232.61

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 399 488.41

Wasserstrassen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung

Name: Wasserstrassen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 888115414

Partner’s ID if not PIC: DE 304698585

Address: Am Propsthof, 53121 Bonn, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: National public authority

Website: https://www.gdws.wsv.bund.de

Total budget: EUR 1 561 742.64

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 937 045.58

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 624 697.06

Contractors:

Name: accura audit GmbH
VAT registration or tax identification number: DE815572770

Centre Permanent d’Initiatives pour l’Environnement Vallées de l’Authie & d la Canche

Name: Centre Permanent d’Initiatives pour l’Environnement Vallées de l’Authie & d la Canche

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 881707982

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR1131683074400025

Address: Rue Vermaelen, 62390 Auxi le Château, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: http://www.cpie-authie.org

Total budget: EUR 619 500.04

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 371 700.02

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 247 800.02

Gemeente Dordrecht

Name: Gemeente Dordrecht

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 925726000

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL001915794B01

Address: Spuiboulevard, 3311 GR Dordrecht, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Local public authority

Website: https://cms.dordrecht.nl/

Total budget: EUR 374 462.96

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 224 677.77

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 149 785.19

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Operation of strategic importance (OSI) or above EUR 5 million

Project name (EN): Creating Resilient River Systems by Mainstreaming and Upscaling NbS

Project acronym: ResiRiver

Project ID: NWE0100129

Project start date: 2023-07-01

Project end date: 2028-06-30

Project status: ongoing

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 9 477 157.86

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 5 686 294.67

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

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 5 686 294.67. Co-financing rate, 60.00%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Baseline studies
Impact modelling for verification of effectiveness
Intermediate impact assessments
Continuous improvement meetings
Final assessment of the NbS
Joint development of pilot designs for capturing the benefits of NbS
Development of a pilot designs for stakeholder involvement in all pilot sites
Development of pilot designs for gaining technical and organisational experience with NbS
Development of digital twins for Vesdre and Lys for NbS implementation
Development of NbS implementation plans per site
Joint reflection on experience site approach
Advisory Board consultation
Implementation of mainstreaming pilots in the NbS sites
Stakeholder involvement support by modelling
Implementation of NbS
Study visits
Reflections by AB
Establish long term sustainability for the developed solutions in all pilot sites.
Monitoring of Progress at Mainstreaming Pilots
A Message House
Overview of target audiences and their information needs
General communication plan
Communication plan WP1
Communication plan WP2
Communication plan WP3
Quality improvement plan
Overall communication strategy
Final event
Needs analysis considering training scheme to be developed
Joint reflection on needs
Terms of reference of the training scheme
Requirements and design of the learning environment and library
Development of the learning environment and library
Utilisation of an interactive environment
Utilisation of the interactive environment
NbS knowledge exchange events
Internal knowledge sharing
Development of outlines for training modules
Development training materials for the training modules
Testing of training modules
Development of a generic NWE training scheme for mainstreaming NbS in rivers
Development of dedicated training schemes
Implementation of the training scheme
Uptake support for associated and other organisations
Uptake by associated organisations
Training brochure and video
Live demonstrations
Training page on website
Monitoring System
Development of general assessment templates for WP 1
Development of basic framework for mainstreaming and upscaling of NbS
Meetings for development of the guideline for practitioners
Development of recommendations to improve stakeholder involvement practices/methods
Guideline for practitioners
Development of recommendations for politicians
Meetings with politicians in NbS sites
Development of generic national and EU level recommendations
Upscaling events at national and EU level through ‘ResiRiver on Tour’ programme
Promotion of outputs on EU and national level through promotional animation
Development of partner guidelines, programs, and plans
(Internal) stakeholder consultations at each organisation
Formal approval of plans

Delivered output indicator(s):

(2.4.O.3) Jointly developed solutions: 4.0
(2.4.O.4) Participations in joint training schemes: 750.0
(2.4.O.1) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 1.0

Delivered result indicator(s):

(2.4.O.3) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 4.0
(2.4.O.2) Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations: 4.0
(2.4.O.1) Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations: 1.0
(null) Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders: 150.0

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440 / 444 (99.1%)

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Creating Resilient River Systems by Mainstreaming and Upscaling NbS

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