Project title: TrAnsformative climate ResilienCe by nAture-baseD solutions in the contInentAl bio-geographical region

Acronym: ARCADIA

Duration: 1.1.2024 – 30.6.2028

Total project value: EUR 18,586,620.00

Funding: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) under the auspices of the European Commission

Project description

The ARCADIA project is based on the use of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) as an effective approach to climate change adaptation. The purpose of the project is to accelerate their local adaptation and sustainable use, without negative side effects. The project involves eight European regions and communities (Italy, Croatia, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia) that will have access to up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge, guidance, tools, services and opportunities for mutual learning and networking.

The project will create conditions for accelerated regeneration using NBS, taking into account risk perceptions and solutions in a social context, and designing incentives and behavioral approaches that strengthen social acceptance and community actions.

Project objectives

1. Co-design of regional strategies to accelerate adaptation to climate change through the use of innovative, workable nature-based solutions.
2. Empowering communities, public administrations and businesses in the use and development of NBS.
3. Promoting joint knowledge creation, transfer of good practices and capacity and competence building.
4. Increasing coherence and exploiting synergies in value and production chains and in the public and private innovation sectors.
5. Further development of the EU research and innovation agenda in the field of NBS and contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.

Partners:

1. ART-ER-SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI – Lead Partner
2. FONDAZIONE CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI – project partner
3. DEDA NEXT SRL – project partner
4. STICHTING VU – project partner
5. SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET – project partner
6. GECOSISTEMA SRL – project partner
7. STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH – project partner
8. CLIMATE-KIC HOLDING BV – project partner
9. REGIONE EMILIA ROMAGNA – project partner
10. AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LA PREVENZIONE, L'AMBIENTE E L'ENERGIA DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA – Project Partner
11. CONSORZIO DI BONIFICA DI SECONDO GRADO PER IL CANALE EMILIANO ROMAGNOLO CANALE GIANDOTTI – Project Partner
12. ENTE PARCO NAZIONALE DELL'APPENNINO TOSCO-EMILIANO – Project Partner
13. ROMAGNA ACQUE-SOCIETA DELLE FONTI SPA – project partner
14. AMT DER NIEDEROSTERREICHISCHEN LANDESREGIERUNG – Project Partner
15. NIEDERÖSTERREICHISCHE AGRARBEZIRKSBEHORDE – project partner
16. GEOSPHERE AUSTRIA - BUNDESANSTALT FÜR GEOLOGIE, GEOPHYSIK, KLIMATOLOGIE UND METEOROLOGIE – project partner
17. NIEDEROSTERREICHISCHE ENERGIE- UND UMWELTAGENTUR GMBH – project partner
18. NATUR IM GARTEN GMBH – project partner
19. NIEDERÖSTERREICHS WIRTSCHAFTSAGENTUR GMBH – Project Partner
20. REGIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE AGENCY OF NORTHWEST CROATIA – project partner
21. UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE – project partner
22. CITY OF ZAGREB – PROJECT PARTNER
23. GDI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR PRODUCTION, TRADE AND SERVICES – project partner
24. KRAPINA-ZAGORJE COUNTY – project partner
25. ZAGORJE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY – project partner
26. SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS HUB SCANDINAVIA AB – project partner
27. MALMO STAD – project partner
28. HELSINGBORGS KOMMUN – project partner
29. LUNDS KOMMUN – project partner
30. ODENSE KOMMUNE – project partner
31. VANDCENTER SYD AS – project partner
32. SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET – project partner
33. ODENSE FJORD SAMARBEJDET – project partner
34. REGION SYDDANMARK – project partner
35. AGRAREN UNIVERSITET - PLOVDIV – project partner
36. AGENTIA PENTRU DEZVOLTARE REGIONALA CENTRA – project partner
37. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTRE BISTRA PTUJ – project partner
38. ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA – project partner
39. AUTORITA' DI BACINO DISTRETTUALE DEL FIUME PO – Affiliated Partner
40. ENTE PARCO NAZIONALE DELLE FORESTE CASENTINESI – affiliated partner
41. PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS OF NATURE OF KRAPINA-ZAGORJE COUNTY – related partner
42. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – related partner
43. REGION SKANE – Associated Partner

Project website: Arcadia adaptaton