For immediate Release
28 October 2024
NBRACER 3rd General Assembly Concludes in Santander, Spain
Bringing Together European Partners to Advance Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience
The third NBRACER General Assembly, held from October 22-24, 2024, in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, successfully brought together experts, stakeholders, and regional partners to reflect on the achievements of the project’s first year and to chart a path forward for Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) across Europe. This event served as a platform for sharing knowledge, building collaborations, and driving innovation in climate adaptation strategies.
Celebrating a Year of Progress
Since its launch, the NBRACER project has been making significant strides in implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across Europe, addressing climate challenges through innovative, sustainable interventions. Over the past year, NBRACER has made significant progress in implementing NbS across the NBRACER Atlantic regions. Each region has been working closely with local stakeholders to design and deploy solutions tailored to its environmental and societal context.
Across the Atlantic biographical area, these efforts have ranged from improving flood resilience through landscape restoration, to enhancing water retention in rural areas, restoring river corridors and natural floodplains, and expanding urban green infrastructure to help manage heat and stormwater. The first-year results were presented during the General Assembly, offering valuable insights into both achievements and challenges faced during implementation.
These collective experiences are helping to shape the next phase of the project, providing essential lessons for scaling NbS and adapting proven solutions to other European regions. Discussions also focused on how these solutions can be further integrated into national and EU-level policies, ensuring long-term sustainability and broader impact.
