KOHESIO · Q4299647 · FR

Flood control in the LYS cross-border basin

The cross-border territory is particularly prone to flooding due to its geological characteristics, aggravated by other stakeholders such as global warming, changes in agricultural practices or the development of urban areas. The territories are joining forces to manage this increasingly recurrent problem and thus protect the exposed populations and properties in the area of the cross-border Lys basin. LINBATYS is a coordinated cross-border action plan to better manage surface waters on small tributaries of the Lys catchment area. The project also proposes a series of hydraulic installations …

EU budget
€1.6M
Total project cost
€3.2M
Period
2016-01-10 → 2020-09-30
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 €1.6M toward a total project cost of €3.2M — 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 €1.6M toward a total project cost of €3.2M, 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 FR.
What is the project period?
The project runs from 2016-01-10 to 2020-09-30.
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 Q4299647.