The BEWARE project has co-created and implemented a strategy for adaptation to climate change and flood risk in urban and rural areas. The main pillars of the project are the implementation of targeted Natural Water Retention Measures (NWRMs), the development of a trans-municipal adaptation plan, and the involvement of local communities.
Italy is facing extreme natural phenomena caused by climate change. The municipalities of Santorso and Marano Vicentino are particularly threatened by these occurrences. The BEWARE project has thus implemented seven targeted measures for sustainable rainfall management in urban and rural areas, in public and private spaces. It aimed at creating a new and broader plan for climate change adaptation and at improving the water security of the territory of Altovicentino.
The municipalities therefore developed a plan called “Altovicentino Mayors Adapt Strategy”, which complemented the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs). The objective was to identify the areas considered the most critical, and actions to increase Municipalities’ resilience in extreme weather events.
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- Publication date
- 20 December 2022