Objectives and innovative character

‘to ensure existing and new mixed use urban development is adapted tothe impact of climate change through improving local and regionalplanning policy to put in place green and blue infrastructure;

‘to facilitate the much needed exchange of knowledge and experienceand the actual transfer of good practice on climate change adaptationstrategies to local and regional authorities across Europe’

• Multiple use of Green Infrastructure

• 10% decrease in urban green leads to a potential 8.2ºC increase in surface temperatures by the 2080s

• 10% increase in urban green will keep temperatures at, or below, current levels until the 2080

City of Malmo

Klaipeda University Coastal Research and Planning Institute

Regional Environmental Centre for Eastern Europe (Slovakia)

Province of Styria

Municipality of Kalamaria

University of Catania

EtnambienteProvince of Genoa

Nieuw-West City District, Amsterdam

Southampton City Council

TCPA

London Borough of Sutton

Northwest Regional Development Agency

University of Manchester

Impact via objectives

• Eleven Adaptation Actions Plans • Eleven High Level Policy Statements• Risk & Vulnerabilities Assessment Tool• Case Study Database• Seven Expert Papers• Three Policy Guidelines• Five Briefing Papers

Enhancing partnerships and legacy

• October 2010: Committee of the Regions Open Days• November 2010: EC Environment Green Infrastructure Conference• June 2011: Lord Henley, Defra, UK GIP announced at GRaBS final conference• June 2011: Regions for Economic Change• November 2011: IVC Good Practice Fair• December 2011: COP17 Durban• 2012: GRaBS at Rio!

Online

Google-map base

Climate change/flood risk data

Partner socio-economic and demographic data

hyperlinked information

Local updates

http://www.grabs-eu.org/casestudies.php

risk and vulnerabilities assessment tool