Sites and solutions
Testing and knowledge building
IMPETUS has demonstration sites in 7 of Europe’s 11 biogeographical regions, as defined by the European Environment Agency. In these sites, our project teams are:
- testing various relevant technologies and nature-based solutions that will mitigate the local impacts of climate change;
- engaging with local communities, policy-makers and businesses in co-creation of knowledge, policies and innovative approaches relevant to their situation;
- encouraging ‘ownership’ of adaptation measures by local stakeholders so they sustain activities after IMPETUS project ends;
- gathering knowledge about scientific, technical, social and policy developments in local ‘Resilience Knowledge Booster’ (RKB) hubs;
- knowledge sharing at local and regional level through events, learning materials, promotional activities etc. centred around the RKBs.
IMPETUS results will be further disseminated and amplified by:
- coordinating with related projects;
- interconnecting the RKBs with other active communities and organisations to share lessons learned more widely across Europe.

Continental
Situation: The metropolitan Berlin-Brandenburg region in the north-eastern German lowlands has a relatively high surface area of rivers and lakes,


Coastal
Situation: The 600km long Catalan coast in north-eastern Spain presents a wide array of geographical and biodiversity systems that provide

Mediterranean
Situation: The region of Attica in Greece has around 3.7 million inhabitants in a 3,8 thousand km2 area that includes

Atlantic
Prognosis Current climate trends will exacerbate flooding risks – from rising sea levels and more frequent extreme weather – and

Arctic
Situation: Beyond the Arctic circle, in the northernmost mainland region of Norway, the IMPETUS Arctic demonstration site in Troms and

Boreal
Situation: Zemgale region covers almost 17% of Latvia, located in the country’s centre. Ground water provides drinking water resources for

Mountains
Situation: The Valle dei Laghi area is in the Province of Trento in the Italian Alps. A mosaic of mountain