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OPERANDUM international summer school on “Nature-based Solutions for hydro-meteo hazards and climate change adaptation” will take place in Bologna, Italy, from 29 August to 1 September 2022. Courses will be taught in English and are aimed at PhD level students and...

Explainer video This video explains what the GeoIKP platform is about and how it functions as a sharepoint for Nature-Based Solutions. About GeoIKP On this platform, you can find everything about Nature-based Solutions dealing with water- and climate-related risks...

Policy coherence for sustainable development is at the heart of the Agenda 2030. This Review of Good Practices looks at the linkages between Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation, around main dimensions of policy, innovation and practice....

The OPERANDUM project has the primary aim of reducing risk from hydro-meteorological hazards using NbS across Europe. It is unclear what DRR measures at-risk individuals may prefer on the green-hybrid-grey spectrum and what shapes their preferences. We conducted a...

On January 17, 2022, OPERANDUM organized a Policy Roundtable with over a dozen regional and national experts to address the uptake of Nature-based Solutions (NBS) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Italy. The event took place at University of Bologna and was live...

Green Roof Performance in Mitigating Urban Flooding This paper defines a theoretical framework to assess the performance of the Green Roof NBS in mitigating rainfall-fed flood risk. The performance of different types of vegetation used on green roofs in runoff...

OAL-UK:  updates from Glasgow Caledonian University and Naturalea Following consultation with local stakeholders, seven NBS interventions were prioritised at the OAL-UK site, with live pole drains (willow fascines) and live ground anchors (Platipus®anchors, seeded...

Are you a scientist, citizen, policymaker, company, association or journalist? The GeoIKP platform is now available for any type of user. With its user-customized interfaces, you will find answers to your questions regarding Nature-based Solutions.   Crowdsourcing is...

The OAL-Greece In November 2021, the OAL Greece team has made a series of presentations both for the OAL and the OPERANDUM project. OAL GR has participated in a 2-day technical workshop of the "LIFE Urban Greening Plans Project" in Brussels on November 22-24. On...