PROWATER Workshop: Ecosystem Service Quantification Across Borders

The University of Antwerp developed a tool applicable in the 2 Seas area (including regions in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Flanders) to assess ecosystem services resulting from Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures.

During this workshop, the University of Antwerp will demonstrate the results, after applying the tool on various PROWATER demonstration sites for Ecosystem-based Adaptation measures.

Examples of these Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures include temporary and permanent wetland restoration, conversion to lower interception vegetation types, soil restoration, river valley restoration, etc. In time of flood risk, these climate adaptation measures help lower the high water peaks in brooks and rivers. In time of drought and high water demand, the water stored in the landscape can be released back to the environment.

The tool assesses co-benefits (ecosystem services) resulting from these EbA measures, including water provisioning, water infiltration, water retention, carbon in the soil and more depending on available data.

This application allows us to explore the broader societal benefits of spatial development scenario’s, composed of different types of EbA measures on a larger scale. In turn this can provide inspiration and arguments to build strategic partnerships that can promote and implement the development scenario for more EbA measure.

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