RISE-IN: Building Resilient Cities Together

The webinar “RISE-IN: Building Resilient Cities Together”, scheduled for March 30th, will showcase the RISE-IN approach to transforming cities into living labs for sustainable, scalable, and financially attractive climate interventions. The event will bring together the project’s three Demo Cities to discuss the Climate Resilient Solutions they will develop and implement throughout the project.

As climate change intensifies flood risks across Europe and beyond, there is an urgent need for innovative, scalable, and financially viable adaptation strategies. Organised within the framework of the RISE-IN project, this webinar presents a transformative approach to climate resilience by combining Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) with financial innovation to unlock investment and ensure long-term sustainability. The session will open with an introduction to the RISE-IN project by Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), the project coordinator, outlining the project’s main objectives and its distinctive approach. Afterwards, the three Demo Cities will present their real-life testbeds for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Climate Resilient Solutions. These experiences demonstrate how ecological restoration, river basin management, and coastal resilience strategies can be integrated with innovative financing models to generate lasting environmental, social, and economic benefits.

Cesena (Italy) will highlight its efforts to enhance climate resilience and ecological restoration along the Savio River, aiming to reduce flood risks while promoting sustainable land and water management. Christchurch (New Zealand) will present the restoration of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor as a key initiative to strengthen climate resilience and adapt to sea-level rise. Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal) will showcase actions in the Alto River Basin focused on riverbank restoration, improved coastal defences, and the creation of ecological corridors.

It is possible to register here.

For inquiries: euprojects@finanzasostenibile.it

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RISE-IN receives funding from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and HorizonEurope, under Grant Agreement no. 101214441. ​​

​​Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.​