STAR2Cs
Short Term Adaptation for Long Term Resilience to Climate Change
Priority Axis
Adaptation to Climate ChangeSpecific objective
Adaptation to Climate Change
England
Kent County Council
Lead partner
address
Contact
Project budget
4 380 191 €ERDF amount
2 628 115 €ERDF rate
60%Start date
13/07/2017End date
28/02/2021Common challenge
With climate change, flooding will likely become more frequent and severe with damages in Europe reaching €23.5bn by 2050. Given floods are already costly to 2 Seas area, there is clear need to take proactive action to reduce the impacts of future flooding on our ecosystems, communities and economies. Member States have developed national adaptation strategies identifying such action. However, local authorities and regional agencies tasked with implement them are finding it challenging to deliver tangible adaptation measures. This difficulty is driven by a systemic failure to engage local stakeholders responsible for planning and decision making with adaptation due to several barriers including lack of: understanding of long-term costs/benefits, relevant tools and capabilities to support decision making and funding for perceived ‘future’ investments. Thus, there is little appetite or ability to deliver local adaptation, creating an ‘implementation gap’ between strategy and real change.
Overall objective
Main outputs
Cross border approach
Partners
Belgium/Flanders
Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Belgium/Flanders
De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
Netherlands
Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK)
Netherlands
Gemeente Schouwen-Duiveland
Netherlands
Gemeente Capelle aan den IJssel
Belgium/Flanders
Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij
France
Agence d’Urbanisme et de Développement des Vallées de l’Oise – Oise-les-Vallées (OLV)
Observers
England
Environment Agency
France
Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme – Grand Littoral Picard (SMBS-GLP)
Netherlands
Provincie Zuid-Holland
Belgium/Flanders
Vlaamse overheid
England