Cluster for Cloud to Coast Climate Change Adaptation

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

Date of latest update: 2024-01-29

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The North Sea Region (NSR) is facing a significant increase in the frequency and severity of floods in response to climate change. Flood management approaches have to urgently adapt to this new reality to keep people safe, the environment healthy and our economies prosperous. To respond to this challenge the project Cluster for Cloud to Coast Climate Change Adaptation (C5A) delivered the 'Cloud 2 Coast' approach for the management of flood risk. Ten partners form six countries in the North Sea Region worked from 2019-2022 on the development of this approach, based on seven real world case studies. To implement this approach, guidelines have been developed within the project. All the results and policy recommendation are now available on an easy accessible website (www.c5acloud2coast.eu). The overall achievements of this partnership are: Development and Implementation of The 'Cloud 2 Coast' approach The co-development of the 'Cloud 2 Coast' approach that promotes the adoption of a whole-system, and long-term perspective for climate change adaptation, that is purposeful and collaborative. The approach is based on the following pillars: Inclusive process, whole system approach, adaptive approach, and a continuous dialogue. Practical guidelines The co-design of practical guidelines to put the 'Cloud 2 Coast' approach into practice. These guidelines target local and sub-national regional organizations that are responsible for climate change adaptation. The guidelines consist of three complementing categories: Pillars of the approach, tools for implementation, and mainstreaming strategies. Case studies and local impact Case studies have been used to support its development and understand its benefits. An interaction between researchers and practitioners as well as peer-2-peer learning underpins the approach and shapes the guidelines; a process that ensures both are based on real world evidence and practical experience. This interaction has triggered a new perspective at a local level, helping local stakeholders develop an understanding of the whole-system behaviour, adopt a longer-term perspective to climate change adaptation, and seek purposeful collaboration. These need outcomes are evidenced across the case studies, including for example: Ringkøbing Fjord (Denmark): The inclusive process has raised the flood awareness of landowners and increased the coping capacity of society; DCA and CDR have also developed a roadmap on holistic flood risk management for Danish municipalities. To implement this roadmap- a relationship has been developed with the national climate program DK2020. This program ensures uptake and implementation on a national basis. Weijerswold (The Netherlands): The whole system perspective for the IJssel and Vecht rivers has reactivated the dialogue about the mutual benefits of floodplains; Discussions are now afoot on utilising the cushioning effect of the floodplains to counter potential flooding in a larger city downstream in the system. Policy recommendations The C5a project has produced a Policy Brief with four priority recommendations to support the uptake and implementation of the Cloud-to-Coast approach in practice. These recommendations enable the consideration of risks and opportunities across the whole-system (from Cloud to Coast) and promote multi-level governance arrangements and mechanisms in support of a flood resilient society and the delivery of SDGs. The four recommendations are: 1) Focus on liveability, not flood risk alone; 2) Plan across sectors; 3) Collaborate to find a fair comprise; 4) Embed "the push" of science and "the pull" of policy. See for more details our website.

Website: https://northsearegion.eu/c5a

Thematic information

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: Demonstrate new and/or improved methods for improving the climate resilience of target sites

Thematic Objective: (05) promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management by:

Investment Priority: (05a) supporting investment for adaptation to climate change, including ecosystem-based approaches

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Rijkswaterstaat

Address: Zuiderwagenplein 2, 8224 AD Lelystad, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rws.nl

Total budget: EUR 490 787.00

ERDF budget: EUR 245 393.00

Kent County Council

Name: Kent County Council

Address: County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ Kent, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Total budget: EUR 73 770.00

ERDF budget: EUR 36 885.00

Kystdirektoratet

Name: Kystdirektoratet

Address: Højbovej 1, 7620 Lemvig, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kyst.dk

Total budget: EUR 123 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 61 750.00

Länsstyrelsen Värmland

Name: Länsstyrelsen Värmland

Address: Våxnäsgatan 10, 651 86 Karlstad, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/varmland

Total budget: EUR 231 204.00

ERDF budget: EUR 115 602.00

Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Name: Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz

Address: Jahnstraße 1, 26506 Norden, Germany

Legal status: public

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

Total budget: EUR 129 275.00

ERDF budget: EUR 64 637.00

Provincie Drenthe

Name: Provincie Drenthe

Address: Westerbrink 1, 9405 BJ Assen, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.drenthe.nl

Total budget: EUR 115 400.00

ERDF budget: EUR 57 700.00

Region Midtjylland

Name: Region Midtjylland

Address: Skottenborg 26, 8800 Viborg, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rm.dk

Total budget: EUR 72 050.00

ERDF budget: EUR 36 025.00

Sayers and Partners

Name: Sayers and Partners

Address: HIgh Street, UK OX49 5PY Watlington, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.sayersandpartners.co.uk

Total budget: EUR 304 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 152 000.00

Universiteit Twente

Name: Universiteit Twente

Address: Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.utwente.nl/en

Total budget: EUR 270 065.00

ERDF budget: EUR 135 032.00

Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij

Name: Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij

Address: Dokter De Moorstraat 24-26, 9300 Aalst, Belgium

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vmm.be

Total budget: EUR 115 099.00

ERDF budget: EUR 57 549.00

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Rijkswaterstaat

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Kent County Council

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Danish Coastal Authority

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Länsstyrelsen Värmland

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Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency

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Province of Drenthe

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Central Denmark Region

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Sayers and Partners

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University of Twente

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Flanders Environment Agency

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Summary

Project name (EN): Cluster for Cloud to Coast Climate Change Adaptation

Project acronym: C5A

Project start date: 2019-01-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 925 150.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 962 573.00

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB North Sea

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

2023-02-14

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

73 / 73 (100%)

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

871 / 871 (100%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.northsearegion.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-20 and 2023-01-12.

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