ResiRiver

Resilient River or ‘ResiRiver’ for short, is a project focusing on the creation of Resilient River Systems through mainstreaming and upscaling of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). In North-West Europe (NWE), river systems are facing significant challenges due to climate change, leading to severe floods and droughts that greatly impacts economic sectors such as shipping, agriculture, recreation, and biodiversity. NbS have proven to be a sustainable approach for mitigating these threats and enhancing the climate resilience of river systems. They contribute to the EU’s ambition of creating a Blue Economy and promote climate resilience while providing benefits for human well-being and biodiversity. However, the widespread implementation (mainstreaming) and large-scale application (upscaling) of NbS in riverine systems have not yet become common practice. ResiRiver aims to establish a solid base of NbS that will accelerate mainstreaming by gathering, transferring, and synthesizing knowledge and experiences from full-scale NbS pilot projects. The project is building on a strong partnership that covers river systems in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, and The Netherlands. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Rijkswaterstaat, serves as lead partner for the Interreg ResiRiver project. The other project partners are CoD, CPIE, WSV, Uliége, VNF, SYMSAGEL, LAWPRO, DkIT, GRAIE and HAN. ResiRiver is an Interreg North-West Europe project, co-funded by the European Union and has a duration of 5 years (2023-2028).