Horizon Europa NATALIE “Accelerating and mainstreaming transformative NATure-bAsed solutions to enhance resiLIEence to climate change for diverse bio-geographical European regions” (No. 101112859,) Source of funding Horizon Europa Project website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101112859 Project leader Linda Grinberga Duration 2023-2028 Budget 16 311 045,25 Project description NATALIE addresses the risks posed by climate change and its impacts and proposes to advance the concepts of “ecosystem-based adaptation” in Europe combined with climate resilient development pathways, as the means for impact driven Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), to accelerate and mainstreaming the adoption of NBS for resilience to climate change, which is also the cornerstone identified in the recent IPCC AR6 WGII Report. NATALIE will deliver innovative and practical innovations in co-creation of solutions and stakeholder engagement, modelling, testing, monitoring and validation mechanisms that will support regions and municipalities to plan and develop adaptation actions bringing along valuable knowledge and experience as actionable knowledge for adaptation and impact-driven NBS. Project partners OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DE L'EAU, FranceKWR WATER BV, NetherlandsFUNDACIO EURECAT, SpainBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GROUP SRL, RomaniaETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION, GreeceAQUATEC PROYECTOS PARA EL SECTOR DEL AGUA SA, SpainPANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS, GreeceI-CATALIST SL, SpainUNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA, SpainBALTIJAS VIDES FORUMS, LatviaASOCIATIA PARCUL NATURAL VACARESTI, RomaniaFONDS NATURE 2050, FranceAGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, SpainUNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET, NorwayLATVIJAS BIOZINATNU UN TEHNOLOGIJU UNIVERSITATE, LatviaZEMGALES PLANOSANAS REGIONS, LatviaWATER, ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS FORDEVELOPMENT SL, SpainADVIESBUREAU INZAKE GRONDWATERTECHNIEKEN, BelgiumAQUAFIN NV, BelgiumVRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, BelgiumVLAAMSE MAATSCHAPPIJ VOOR WATERVOORZIENING, BelgiumENTIDAD PUBLICA EMPRESARIAL CONSEJO INSULAR DE LA ENERGIA DE GRAN CANARIA, SpainAYUNTAMIENTO DE SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, SpainCANARAGUA CONCESIONES SA, SpainUNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS, SpainSYNDICAT MIXTE D'AMENAGEMENT ET DE GESTION DU PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DE MILLEVACHES EN LIMOUSIN, FranceSYNDICAT D AMENAGEMENT DU BASSIN DE LA VIENNE, FranceETABLISSEMENT PUBLIC TERRITORIAL DU BASSIN DE LA VIENNE, FranceCONSORZIO DI BONIFICA ACQUE RISORGIVE, ItalyTHETIS SPA, ItalyBIRZU RAJONO SAVIVALDYBES ADMINISTRACIJA, LithuaniaMATIS OHF, IcelandSECTORUL 4 AL MUNICIPIULUI BUCURESTI, RomaniaFIELD FACTORS BV, NetherlandsWORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE GREECE, GreeceDIMOS CHALKIDEON, GreeceUNIVERSITA IUAV DI VENEZIA, ItalyPERIFEREIA STEREAS ELLADAS, GreeceSTIFTUNG GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE BASEL, SwitzerlandInternational Institute for Sustainable Development – Europe, SwitzerlandTHE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, United KingdomCONSERVATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TRUST, United Kingdom