Nature-Based Solutions in Action: Scaling Innovation Across Europe

Description

Agenda

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  Time
  Item
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  13:00 - 13:10 (CET)
  Opening and welcome
  Esa Kokkonen, EUSBSR Policy Area Innovation Coordinator, The Baltic Institute of Finland
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  13:10 - 13:40 (CET)

  Introduction and the NBS Model

  
  Introduction & The City Blues NBS Model
  Ivar Annus, Professor, Tallinn University of Technology & Murel Truu, Expert,  Tallinn University of Technology
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  13:40 - 14:10 (CET)

  Insights into different EU macro regions

  
  Márton Pesel, Priority Area Coordinator (PAC), EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Water Quality Priority Area (PA4)
  
  Senad Oprašić, Coordinator, EUSAIR Pillar 3 - Environmental Quality
  
  A representative of EUSALP Action Group 6 - Resources (TBC)
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  14:10 - 14:40 (CET)

  NBS projects and lessons learned from different EU macro-regions

  
  Knowledge exhange to policy improvement: Insights from NBS4LOCAL
  Project Manager Réka Csenge Kovács, Hungarian Ministry of Rural and Urban Development
  
  Integrating Nature-based Solutions in urban planning frameworks for climate resilience: insights from the NATURED project
  PHD Davide Longato, University IUAV of Venice
  
  Mitigating Urban Heat and Flood Risks in Innsbruck, Austria via Nature-Based Solutions: Outlook to the Nature Thrives project 
  Dr. Fabian Funke, University of Innsbruck
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  14:40 - 14:55 (CET)

  Discussion

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  14:55 - 15:00 (CET)
  Closing remarks
  Esa Kokkonen, EUSBSR Policy Area Innovation Coordinator, The Baltic Institute of Finland