Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities II: Greening the urban landscape

On 24 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting the second episode of the webinar series 'Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities'. Join us for the session on greening the urban landscape from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST.

Climate change is hitting European cities hard, with many unprepared for extreme weather. Blue-green infrastructure is a vital solution, combining water management and green spaces to boost urban resilience. It helps manage floods, reduce pollution, and combat heatwaves, while also improving air quality, biodiversity, and local microclimates. Plus, it enhances wellbeing and can even raise property values.

Following the first episode on Implementing blue infrastructure solutions for sustainable water management, this webinar will focus on green infrastructures. 

This series of webinars aims to inspire local and regional policy makers with practical examples of blue and green infrastructure.

Join us for the second episode and discover inspiring solutions, good practices, guidance and recommendations backed by real-life examples from European cities and regions from many Interreg Europe projects. 

What you can expect

Keynote speech

Keynote speech by Ine Vandecasteele, European Environment Agency, on Nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches in an urban context. (tbc)

Interreg Europe good practices on green infrastructure

• Presentation by Enrico Anghileri, Comune di Montecopiolo, Italy, on Revalorisation of local public green infrastructure to enhance bee population and biodiversity (GIFT) (tbc)

• Presentation by Martiene van Delft, City of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Rotterdam Goes Green Programme (JUSTGREEN) (tbc)

• Presentation by Ferenc Réder, Ministry of Public Administration and Spatial Development, Hungary, on Green Infrastructure Guidance for municipalities (NBS4LOCAL) (tbc)