Do you want to listen to the experiences from nature-based-solutions innovation projects in European cities? In this webinar you can learn about ways to enhance ecosystem services and the same time link the efforts to environmental quality indicators. You will also be served with a summary of upcoming NBS initiatives in the 2022 Work program of Horizon Europe.
A need for multi-functional assessment tools evaluating trade-offs and co-benefits for various types of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) has been increasingly identified in recent years.
This webinar is convened by three major European networks; Partnership for European Environmental Research -PEER, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (Europe) and EurAqua – the European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations in collaboration with the two projects REGREEN and DeSCIPHER. The DeSCIPER project is funded under the pilot call Sustainable and Liveable Cities and Urban Areas organized by JPI Urban Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), inviting interdisciplinary Sino-European consortia opened on January 31st, 2018. Read more.
Speakers
- Michael Hutchins, UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) – part of the DeSCIPHER project funded in JPI Urban Europe
- Daniela Rizzi, ICLEI Europe
- Christina Pantazi, DG Research, Technology and Development (RTD)