C5A

The North Sea Region is facing a significant increase in the frequency and severity of floods in response to climate change. Flood management approaches need to urgently adapt to this new reality to keep people safe, the environment healthy and our economies prosperous.

The project overall objective is to enable efficient and effective adaptation to the physical, economic and social impact of future flooding, taking climate change into account. C5a will do so by promoting a Cloud-to-Coast (C2C), whole-of-system approach that maximises the value of investments in both physical flood protection and builds resilience in flood-prone areas.

C2C is an approach recognising that opportunities to build resilience to flooding starts from the moment the rain falls (Cloud) to flow through the rural catchment and the urban cities, before interacting with coastal storms (Coast).

Building on seven Interreg North Sea Region projects, the C5A 10 partners will co-create the C2C approach. They will develop a multi-beneficial, advantageous and resilient way of working on flood management from Cloud to Coast that can be applied in practice.

The project will organise 7 case studies, 2 sessions with EU DGs and a high-level policy learning group. They will reach out to local, national, transnational and global networks to raise awareness and acceptance in- and outside the cooperation area. C5A builds capacity and support for the take-up of Cloud to Coast by relevant authorities and practitioners across the region, and beyond.