WRC

The project aims at improving the adaptive capacity of cities to heavy rainfall by demonstrating how SUDS can be retrofitted in public areas normally constrained by existing uses and infrastructure (above or below ground), or ‘historic environment’ protection. The project will demonstrate reduced flooding while protecting or improving amenities, biodiversity, health and wellbeing, local economies and saving public money. The adoption of these approaches will increase adaptation capacity to effects of heavy rainfall and deliver added societal benefits.

Expected Results include: Increased resilience of cities to the effects of climate change by adoption of strategic SUDS, including nature based solutions. This results in 30000m3 extra buffer capacity, protecting 250ha of urban area from flood risk. This leads to public savings by providing city­wide flood protection and reducing flood damage costs. By engaging 30 SMEs and dissemination we will further enlarge buffer capacity and protected area in 2 Seas cities beyond the project sites (50 cities reached).