KOHESIO · Q4296151 · DK

Top soil and water - The climate challenge in the near subsurface

The values of society are tied to the uppermost subsurface and climate change has a rapid impact here.In the WaterCAP projects (InterReg IVB) the TOPSOIL partnership has performed an extensive consultation with the EU commission, waterworks, farmers, city planners and public bodies across the NSR. Five shared climate adaptation challenges related to the top soil and groundwater were revealed: Groundwater flooding in towns and agricultural areas. Saltwater intrusion into freshwater reserves. The need for a groundwater buffer to store excess rain water for later use. Better management of soil c…

EU budget
€4.2M
Total project cost
€8.5M
Period
2015-12-01 → 2021-12-31
Thematic objective
TO05Climate change adaptation, risk prevention

About the Climate change adaptation, risk prevention objective

Thematic Objective 5 supports climate-change adaptation and risk prevention: flood defences, wildfire prevention, drought-management infrastructure, civil-protection systems, and ecosystem-based adaptation.

Co-funding: the EU contributes €4.2M toward a total project cost of €8.5M — a co-funding rate of 50%, with the remainder covered by national, regional or private sources.

Kohesio is the European Commission's open-data platform for projects co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund and the Just Transition Fund. It draws on lists of beneficiaries published by national managing authorities and harmonises them into a single EU-wide view.

Full project record on Kohesio — partners, deliverables, location map, related funding decisions.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the EU budget for this project?
The EU contributes €4.2M toward a total project cost of €8.5M, a co-funding rate of 50%.
Which fund or thematic objective does it belong to?
This project falls under EU Cohesion Policy thematic objective TO05 — Climate change adaptation, risk prevention — financed through the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Which country is the project located in?
The project is located in DK.
What is the project period?
The project runs from 2015-12-01 to 2021-12-31.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete project record — beneficiary, location and related funding decisions — is published on Kohesio, the European Commission's open-data platform, under reference Q4296151.