📋 Tender Overview
Start Date: 01/07/2023
End Date: 30/06/2028
Total Eligible Budget: 4,002,340 €
EU Contribution: 2,398,208 €
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND
Vellinge, a coastal municipality with 21,500 residents partly located on a low-lying cape characterised by dense urban areas with high natural values, faces an acute need to increase the resilience to increased sea levels. The objective is to enhance the biodiversity on flood protection systems by demonstrating Nature-based Solutions (NBS) vegetation strategies without compromising physical safety. In line with LIFE-2022-SAP-CLIMA-CCA, it supports implementation of the EU strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change by developing a concrete, replicable NBS approach which evaluates impacts and benefits climate vulnerabilities, biodiversity and social and economic issues. Addressing priority 3, it implements a large-scale NBS that contributes to Green Deal objectives, including cost-effectiveness and enhancement of biodiversity. The municipality of Vellinge, technical universities of Delft and Lund and environmental consultant Ecogain launch the CAPEable approach which demonstrates and evaluates the impact of 7 vegetation cover strategies on the cape’s flood protection system. The result is a demonstration of NBS along 5,835 meters of newly constructed dike with new habitats of 53,000 m2 and reinforcement of sand dune areas protecting low-lying areas at 15 locations or approx. 1,800 m2, home to 37 species. The impact of the vegetation cover strategies will be evaluated with regards to climate vulnerability, biodiversity and social and economic benefits. The replicable approach describes establishment and management of vegetation strategies on flood protection systems and will be disseminated to 31,700 representatives of relevant public authorities.
