Nature-based solutions for a climate-resilient Europe
NbS offer an effective way of strengthening resilience towards such events. The innovative project approach is to implement NbS on private land rather than on public land, which has been the standard practice to date. Governance instruments and business models such as land-consolidation arrangements, strategic lease agreements and easements can be used for this purpose.
The project involves a total of 17 partners from seven European countries, including six front-runner regions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Romania and Slovakia. Each front-runner region accompanies a partner region that is aiming to replicate the process of NbS implementation of the frontrunner region. The successful replication and upscaling of the developed approaches should also be possible for other regions. TU Dortmund University is coordinating LAND4CLIMATE under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Greiving and Prof. Dr. Hartmann.
The project, which was launched in 2023, has already achieved its first successes. The first NbS are being implemented on private land in the front-runner regions, making a valuable contribution to a climate-resilient Europe. The success of the project is based on the close cooperation and strong cohesion of all project partners. Regular meetings, both online and in person in the partner countries, ensure an effective exchange and promote joint progress.
