When disaster strikes – who steps up? A real-time flood simulation with citizens and stakeholders
Project: BALTFLOODS
Physical Meeting
12. May 2026
11:15 - 12:45 (EEST)
Baltic Flood Resilience and Digital Solutions
BALTFLOODS
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BALTFLOODS
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
1 Innovative societies
objective
1.2 Responsive public services
Project type
Implementation
March 2025 - February 2028
BALTFLOODS
The project BALTFLOODS helps public authorities better monitor and respond to floods, reduce polluted stormwater discharges, and encourage community engagement in addressing environmental threats.
In the spotlight
 Towards Flood-Resilient Cities — Powered by Data and People
Imagine cities that don’t just withstand floods but adapt, respond, and thrive in the face of them. That vision is no longer distant. It’s happening now.
At the heart of this transformation lies a powerful combination: data-driven insight and active citizen engagement. Together, they are reshaping how urban environments prepare for and respond to climate challenges.
What’s already in motion?
- Framework for implementing BALTFLOODS’ digital tools and engagement strategies.Â
- Data systems integration plan
- Citizen Engagement Strategy
- Pilot Implementation Plan
Built for impact, designed for sharing
Every solution we are developing will be created with transferability in mind simple to adopt, easy to replicate, and ready to scale across cities and contexts. Think of it as a plug-and-play model for resilience, built to travel.
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Project summary
BALTFLOODS enhances local flood preparedness by combining real‑time environmental monitoring with citizen participation, helping municipalities respond faster and mitigate stormwater pollution.​
The project delivers a set of integrated, data-driven solutions to strengthen urban flood resilience, demonstrated across pilot cities, City of Lappeenranta and Gjøvik municipality. At its core are operational monitoring solutions that continuously track stormwater quality and quantity, providing real-time data to enable early detection and timely intervention.
These monitoring efforts are connected through an integrated data platform, which serves as a central hub for collecting, processing, analysing, and sharing data from multiple sources. These include remote sensing technologies, continuous monitoring sensors, existing data systems and measurements collected through citizen science. The platform provides consolidated, actionable insights to support informed decision-making in the pilot cities.
To complement technological solutions, a web-based citizen application will be developed to actively involve communities. This tool enables citizens to contribute observations and data, strengthening monitoring coverage and fostering engagement in local flood resilience efforts.
All solutions will be designed and validated in the pilot cities, with a strong focus on transferability and scalability, ensuring they can be easily replicated and adopted in other urban contexts.
details
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Project type
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ImplementationMarch 2025 - February 2028
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Status
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Contribution to EUSBSR
Budgets
BALTFLOODS
in numbers.
in numbers.
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2.04MillionTotal
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1.15MillionErdf
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0.30MillionNorway
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BALTFLOODS
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Project partners
Lead partnerCity of Lappeenranta
- TownLappeenranta
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionEtelä-Karjala
- RepresentativeCity of Lappeenranta
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
724,199.52
Gjøvik municipality
- TownGJØVIK
- Region
- CountryNorway
- RegionInnlandet
- RepresentativeGjøvik municipality
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
360,329.69
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
- TownLappeenranta
- Region
- CountryFinland
- RegionEtelä-Karjala
- RepresentativeLappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
199,056.30
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- TownTrondheim
- Region
- CountryNorway
- RegionTrøndelag
- RepresentativeNorwegian University of Science and Technology
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
240,675.80
University of Gothenburg
- TownGothenburg
- Region
- CountrySweden
- RegionVästra Götalands län
- RepresentativeUniversity of Gothenburg
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
153,812.40
Carpe Europe e.V.
- TownBerlin
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionBerlin
- RepresentativeCarpe Europe e.V.
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
185,399.76
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
- TownPotsdam
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionPotsdam, Kreisfreie Stadt
- RepresentativeGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
171,342.98
Associated organisations
Savitaipale Upper Secondary School
Sammonlahti School
Lappee School
Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
"ALL-UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMALGAMATED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES (ASSOCIATION OF ATC ALL-UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF L.S.G.)"
Environmental health protection IKS
Mjøslab IKS
Saimaa Water Protection Association
Augšaugava Municipality Government
Örebro municipality
Hansestadt Demmin
Lubuskie Voivodeship
Volunteer Fire Department in Biesowice
Municipality of Kępice
Tallinn city
Contacts
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Project managerSanna VarisCity of Lappeenranta
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Financial managerLeena VerhoCity of Lappeenranta
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Communication managerRozabela SinghCity of Lappeenranta
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