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Description

ARCADIA is a European project aimed at strengthening climate resilience through Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the continental bio-geographical region. The project promotes innovative approaches that integrate green and blue infrastructure into territorial planning processes to address the impacts of climate change.

Main objectives

  • Promote and mainstream Nature-based Solutions as key tools for climate change adaptation.

  • Support public authorities, decision-makers, and local stakeholders in the co-design and implementation of NbS.

  • Facilitate the integration of NbS into regional and local policies and planning instruments through appropriate governance frameworks and financing mechanisms.

  • Generate transferable knowledge and replicable practices applicable across different European territories.

Key thematic areas. Climate change adaptation and territorial resilience; Sustainable spatial planning and land management; Governance and public policies for NbS integration; Capacity building and stakeholder engagement; Research, innovation, and co-creation of adaptive solutions.

The design and results of the first round of Co-innovation Labs carried out in the Model Regions of Emilia-Romagna (IT), Lower Austria (AT), Zagreb & Krapina-Zagorje (HR), Skåne (SE), and Funen (DK) are available in the Resources section of the website. The labs focused on the co-design and testing of NbS such as sustainable forest management, blue-green corridors, urban forests, and nature-based urban drainage systems.

Project information

Lead

ART-ER-SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI (ITALY)

Partners

Centro Euro MEditerraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici - CMCC (Italy)

Deda Next S.r.l. (Italy)

Stichting VU (The Netherlands)

Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) (Sweden)

GECOsistema Srl (Italy)

Stichting Wageningen Research (The Netherlands)

Stichting Climate-KIC International Foundation (The Netherlands)

Regione Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Agenzia Regionale per la Prevenzione, l’Ambiente e l’Energia dell’Emilia-Romagna (ARPAE) (Italy)

Consorzio di Bonifica di Secondo Grado per il Canale Emiliano-Romagnolo (Italy)

Ente Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano (Italy)

Romagna Acque – Società delle Fonti S.p.A. (Italy)

Amt der Niederösterreichischen Landesregierung (Austria)

Niederösterreichische Agrarbezirksbehörde (Austria)

Geosphere Austria – Bundesanstalt für Geologie, Geophysik, Klimatologie und Meteorologie (Austria)

Niederösterreichische Energie- und Umweltagentur GmbH (Austria)

Natur im Garten GmbH (Austria)

Ecoplus – Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH (Austria)

Regionalna Energetsko-Klimatska Agencija Sjeverozapadne Hrvatske (Croazia)

Sveučilište u Zagrebu – Agronomski fakultet (University of Zagreb – Faculty of Agriculture) (Croazia)

Grad Zagreb (City of Zagreb) (Croazia)

GDI d.o.o. za proizvodnju, trgovinu i usluge (Croazia)

Krapinsko-Zagorska Županija (County of Krapina-Zagorje) (Croazia)

Zagorska Razvojna Agencija (Zagorje Development Agency) (Croazia)

Sustainable Business Hub Scandinavia AB (Sweden)

Malmö Kommun (City of Malmö) (Sweden)

Helsingborgs Kommun (City of Helsingborg) (Sweden)

Lunds Kommun (City of Lund) (Sweden)

Odense Kommune (City Municipality of Odense) (Denmark)

Vandcenter Syd A/S (Denmark)

Syddansk Universitet (University of Southern Denmark) (Denmark)

Odense Fjord Samarbejdet (Denmark)

Agentia pentru Dezvoltare Regionala Centru (Romania)

Agraren Universitet – Plovdiv (Agricultural University of Plovdiv) (Bulgaria)

Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Bistra Ptuj (Slovenia)

Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (Italy)

Source of funding

MISSION CLIMA

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.arcadia-adaptation.eu/

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Feb 2, 2026

Date of creation:

2026

Keywords:
Blue-Green Infrastructure, Climate resilience, Co-creation, Innovation, Local authorities, NBS, Spatial planning, Stakeholder engagement
Climate impacts:

Droughts, Extreme heat, Flooding, Storms

Adaptation Approaches:

Nature-based solutions

Sectors:

Biodiversity protection

Funding Programme:
Horizon Europe
Duration:
2024-2028
Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Biogeographical regions:

Continental

Countries:

Austria, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia

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