Natalie

Accelerating and integrating transformative nature-based solutions to improve resilience to climate change in diverse European biogeographic regions.

Project information

Horizon Europe Programme

Work areas

Nature-based solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

In collaboration with

OiEAU, KWR, EUT, BDG, ENTUA, AQUA, ULL, BEF, VNPA, NAT2050, CSIC, UiT, LLU, ZPR, WE&B, AGT, AQUAFIN ,VUB, De Watergroep, CIEGC, AyLL ,CAN, UIB, PNR, SABV, EPTBV, CBAR, THETIS, BIRZAI, TFFK, MATIS, MS4, FF, WWFGR, CHLKs, IUAV, UNEXE, EWE, RSTE, GIB, IISD.

Status

Ends in September 2028

Problem definition

According to the “European Union (EU) Adaptation Strategy”, there is an urgent need to empower local communities and regions to adopt and share adaptation solutions across the EU. This capacity building will reduce the adaptation funding gap for the development of new policy interventions, as well as reduce reliance on public funding through the adoption of new economic frameworks. Although climate change is affecting our communities, we are in a transformative process that requires consensus and social participation to avoid exacerbating social inequalities, supporting accountability and putting our future cultural and natural heritage at risk.

Solution

The NATALIE project proposes to advance the concepts of “ecosystem-based adaptation” in Europe, combined with climate-resilient development pathways, as a means to implement impact-driven nature-based solutions (SBN), which is the cornerstone identified in the recent IPCC AR6 WGII Report.

NATALIE – aligned with the challenges and opportunities of EU climate change adaptation missions, and with the IPC reports – aims to provide innovative solutions and practices in terms of co-creation and stakeholder engagement, modelling, implementation, monitoring and validation mechanisms that will help regions and municipalities to plan and develop adaptation actions. ICATALIST will play the role of catalyst in this project.

Problem definition

According to the “European Union (EU) Adaptation Strategy”, there is an urgent need to empower local communities and regions to adopt and share adaptation solutions across the EU. This capacity building will reduce the adaptation funding gap for the development of new policy interventions, as well as reduce reliance on public funding through the adoption of new economic frameworks. Although climate change is affecting our communities, we are in a transformative process that requires consensus and social participation to avoid exacerbating social inequalities, supporting accountability and putting our future cultural and natural heritage at risk.

Solution

The NATALIE project proposes to advance the concepts of “ecosystem-based adaptation” in Europe, combined with climate-resilient development pathways, as a means to implement impact-driven nature-based solutions (SBN), which is the cornerstone identified in the recent IPCC AR6 WGII Report.

NATALIE – aligned with the challenges and opportunities of EU climate change adaptation missions, and with the IPC reports – aims to provide innovative solutions and practices in terms of co-creation and stakeholder engagement, modelling, implementation, monitoring and validation mechanisms that will help regions and municipalities to plan and develop adaptation actions. ICATALIST will play the role of catalyst in this project.

Project information

Horizon Europe Programme

Work areas

Nature-based solutions for Climate Change Adaptation

In collaboration with

OiEAU, KWR, EUT, BDG, ENTUA, AQUA, ULL, BEF, VNPA, NAT2050, CSIC, UiT, LLU, ZPR, WE&B, AGT, AQUAFIN ,VUB, De Watergroep, CIEGC, AyLL ,CAN, UIB, PNR, SABV, EPTBV, CBAR, THETIS, BIRZAI, TFFK, MATIS, MS4, FF, WWFGR, CHLKs, IUAV, UNEXE, EWE, RSTE, GIB, IISD.

Status

Ends in September 2028

Concrete measures

The NATALIE project will facilitate the co-creation and development of practical and innovative technical, governance, financing and public engagement solutions to help regions and municipalities plan and develop resilience-enhancing adaptation actions.

SBNs are implemented in 8 demonstration sites, which focus on different bioclimatic regions in Europe: Greece, Romania, Latvia, Canary Islands, Belgium (Flanders), France, Norway and Italy (Veneto region), including the replication of SBNs in five other regions in Iceland, Balearic Islands, Romania, France and Lithuania.

SBNs are implemented in 8 demonstration sites, which focus on different bioclimatic regions in Europe: Greece, Romania, Latvia, Canary Islands, Belgium (Flanders), France, Iceland and Italy (Veneto region), including the replication of SBNs in four other regions in Lithuania, Balearic Islands, France and Romania.

Services

  • Apply the Natural Assurance Business Canvas tool (developed and tested in the framework of the H2020 NAIAD project), which uses economic analysis and business modelling to support decision making, in particular in relation to investments to reduce climate-related risks.
  • Facilitate the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices on climate adaptation, including coordination and collaboration between regions, local authorities and communities actively involved in this project.
  • Develop an Exploitation Roadmap for climate resilient development, including ways to create innovation packages for regions to address specific climate-related issues.

This project has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON-MISS-2022-CLIMA-01-06 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement no. 101112859.

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