The MOUNT GREENFRA project targets key systemic green-blue infrastructure issues identified in a comprehensive analysis of climatic, geographical, environmental, information availability, planning, regulatory, financial and societal challenges. Various nature-based solutions (NBS) focus on harnessing, valorising rainwater, and karst wells in urban and rural terrains. These turn problems – caused by inadequate management – into opportunities. Actions to alleviate the critical cross-border pollution issues of the Slaná/Sajó river are facilitated. Beyond tangible results concerning karst, mountainous and urban areas, uptake is facilitated. One example is a cross-border karst area hosting the Slovak and Aggtelek Karsts, the twin National Parks, UNESCO Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves. The 4 consortium members (1 city – 1 village from Central HU; 1 SKHU EGTC – 1 SK technical university ,from the Košice Region) collaborate on identified common problems via technical planning, validating NBS investments, followed by knowledge sharing and stakeholder engagement. All of them are frontrunners in certain fields and the combination of their strengths creates results that facilitates further large-scale territorial changes in the CBC area. Through using innovative approaches and technologies, NBS driven small scale pilots result in first-hand knowledge on their applicability and costs. Stakeholder engagement actions focus on the citizen education – from kindergarten to university. A territorial approach demonstrates the benefits of a holistic investment planning, leveraging underutilised assets and conditions rather than focusing solely on site specific local issues in isolation, resulting in higher impact and much more cost-effective investments. State-of-the art digital solutions (GIS, AI) are used in developing territorial solutions. Relevant lessons learnt of prior EU funded projects are leveraged. Key project results include: 1) A total of 4,5 hectares green infrastructure developed benefiting over 39,000 people 2) A total of close to 1,000 m3 water storage capacity created decreasing the volume of flash floods/damage and the amount of drinking water required for irrigation 3) A high-profile, symbolic green infrastructure asset created at a historic well 4) Better information available for revitalisation of the cross-border Slaná/Sajó river 5) Awareness of best practices to address urgent challenges with limited resources achieved by clear, positive messages.
1126 Budapest, Böszörményi út 23-25
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042 66 Košice, Námestie Maratónu mieru 1
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