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Zwin Tidal Area Restoration (ZTAR)

Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background The Zwin is the largest and most important tidal salt marsh site in Belgium, with a surface area of nearly 180 ha on Belgian territory – 125 ha of tidal saltwater lagoon, gullies and salt marshes and 55 ha of sand dunes and tidal sandy beach – and a further 27 ha in the Netherlands. It was defined as a “wetland of international importance ...
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Coast Alive! (CA!)

Start date: Jan 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project activities consider cultural and natural heritage, as a means to improve public health, the development of SME's and the demographic profile of the region. Nature tourism grows three times faster than the sector as a whole. The project builds on the results of two former Interreg IIIB project; Nave Nortrail and Cycle-on, using the trails set up by these projects as a basis for activity ...
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Cradle to Cradle Islands (C2CI)

Start date: Dec 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project will focus on the development of new and sustainable energy-related technologies and strategies in islands around the North Sea Region. C2CI will develop and implement the cradle-to-cradle (C2C) methodology for NSR islands, i.e. designing intelligent products and materials that can be used over and over again and thus replace the concept of waste. Three development clusters that focus ...
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Low-Carbon Economy Regions (LoCaRe)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

...egion in the northern part of ItalyBusiness Support Centre Gorenjska (SL): A non-profit limited company established by municipalities, chambers of craft, chamber of commerce and Republic of SloveniaProvince of Zeeland (NL): A province in the south-western part of the NetherlandsThe activities in the project include networking and experience exchange (joint annual conferences, workshops and site-vi ...
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Climate Proof Areas (CPA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

CPA aims to create a portfolio of climate adoption strategies for the North Sea region. This will be done by carrying out multi-focused pilot projects across the North Sea Region in order to analyse the impacts of climate changes as a first step. Subsequently, diverse climate adoption strategies will be developed, implemented and tested in order to compile and analyse the findings on a transnation ...
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Demographic Change: New Opportunities in Shrinking Europe (DC NOISE)

Start date: May 31, 2008, End date: Jun 29, 2011,

DC NOISE aims to deal with demographic change related issues, namely labour market, service provision and housing issues by developing transferable action strategies in the North Sea Region. The project activities include the creation of a transnational housing atlas which contributes to the implementation of transferable and innovative housing approaches and a regional level statistical monitorin ...
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Salt Marsh restoration Eastern Scheldt (SAMARES)

Start date: Aug 1, 2006, End date: Dec 31, 2010,

Background The salt marshes of the Eastern Scheldt are seriously endangered following the introduction of the Delta Project to safeguard the south-western part of the Netherlands against flooding. This has resulted in the loss of salt marsh area (from 1 500 hectares before 1970, to approximately 500 ha today), posing a serious threat to the site’s Europ ...
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Chain of Safety

Start date: Nov 29, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

The aim of the project was to facilitate co-operation, exchange of experience and mutual assistance within the North Sea Region (NSR) in the event of coastal flooding. The overall objective of the project was to initiate a contingency plan for flooding covering the whole North Sea Area in order to implement this contingency plan during 2007 - 2013. ...
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Facilitating Sustainable Innovation (FSI)

Start date: Nov 29, 2005, End date: May 31, 2008,

The aim was to create an interregional co-operation on sustainable innovation in the North Sea Region between relevant stakeholders in order to foster start-ups and development of innovative companies, products and tools. Achievements: The project has improved facilitie ...
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Combined Functions in Coastal Defence Zones (COMCOAST)

Start date: Feb 26, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The ComCoast project worked on the future approach on safety against flooding around the North Sea. ComCoast aimed to achieve a more gradual transition zone from sea to land, creating benefits for the wider coastal community and environment. In this approach safety and spatial use in the coastal defence zone are combined. From this approach the name of the project originates: Combined functions in ...
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Attention to Warning And Readiness in Emergencies (AWARE)

Start date: Jan 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ware project came to an end. The message of the project was to learn about emergencyplanning together. This is something that the 10 participating regions have done extremely well - in particular the province of East-Flanders (BE), the province of West-Flanders(BE), Essex County(UK), Kent County (UK), Bihor County (RO), Arad County (RO), Hajdú-Bihar County (HU), Taurage County (LT), City of Sovets ...
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Flood Awareness and Prevention Policy in border areas (FLAPP)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The network is seeking to contribute to common European strategies for flood risk management, especially in border areas where flood-related issues are likely to arise. It intends to achieve this by enabling those responsible for European river systems and their feeders to exchange information and experience. FLAPP also expects that its work will influence a new European flood water directive. ...
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North SEAfaring : The Creative Rehabilitation, Protection and Development of Cultural and Natural Landscapes and Townscapes through Integrated Spatial Planning with a Focus on Seafaring Heritage (North SEAfaring)

Start date: Feb 26, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

The central aim of the North SEAfaring project was to raise the status of maritime heritage in regional and national spatial planning strategies. Hence the project referred to a creative rehabilitation, protection and development of cultural and natural landscapes and townscapes. This was accomplished through integrated spatial planning, with a focus on seafaring heritage. ...
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Growing to a governmental, political and institutional structure which improves the interregional, transnational and cross border cooperation specifically between regions separated by seas (Time 2C)

Start date: Dec 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

Problems addressed• The requirement to improve the flow of experience of current Interreg projects, focussing on the North Sea area, and to encourage wider participation in Interreg of other maritime areas of Europe on maritime cross border issues. • The requirement of an enhanced exchange of knowledge, best practices and benchmarking together with a better understanding of the relevance of mariti ...
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ESCAPE: European Solutions by Co-operation and Planning in Emergencies (for coastal flooding) (Escape)

Start date: Sep 26, 2002, End date: Sep 29, 2004,

Escape aimed to minimise the effects of flooding situations in coastal areas, through improving contingency plans, increasing public awareness and developing systems for monitoring high water and evacuation possibilities. Achievements: The project addressed the issue of ...
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