Ever wondered how we can make our public spaces more climate-adaptive? The landscape of climate adaptation is vast and diverse, filled with numerous initiatives working towards a common goal. Check our new ‘Overview of initiatives’ to gain insight into the joint efforts and various projects to address your challenges on climate adaptation and collaboration. Ready to explore the Green Team ecosystem of like-minded initiatives?
Written by Maxime Rekkers
This first edition of the overview serves as a guide, showing connections and possibilities, and helping organizations navigate the wealth of initiatives out there. It is designed to support you in finding the right tools and partners, so you don’t get lost in the forest of options. Note: this is an overview of Dutch and Flemish initiatives. An international version will follow later.
What is it about?
Great question! The overview of initiatives is like a treasure map of various projects and efforts aimed at climate adaptation. It connects a broader network of initiatives that facilitate knowledge sharing, development, and the use of practical tools. This resource helps identify existing insights and tools, fostering potential collaborations. Ready to explore?
Benefits of the overview
- Knowledge sharing: Provides an overview of initiatives that facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, knowledge development, and relevant tools for climate adaptation.
- Enhanced collaboration: Strengthens the exchange between these initiatives and the Green Team project to further disseminate the various tools (including those of Green Team) in our joint broader network of initiatives.
- Mutual relationship building: Strengthens the mutual relationship between the initiatives, including Green Team, to effectively exchange and sharpen experiences, tools, and best practices.
A screenshot from the Overview of Initiatives
How to use the overview?
Curious about how this overview can help you? Here is the scope:
- Stakeholder group identification: The overview includes a column "for whom" that shows the main stakeholders of the initiatives, such as municipalities, water authorities, provinces, and private stakeholders. Check if you belong to the stakeholder group of an initiative.
- Thematic focus: Once you identify yourself as the stakeholder group, look at the themes the initiative focuses on, such as climate adaptation, biodiversity, health, public space, private assets, integrated working, and financing. This helps in finding initiatives that align with your focus.
- Detailed initiative pages: Each initiative has a dedicated page with more information, including:
- Activities: Description of the initiative’s activities, such as helpdesk, knowledge development, pilots/examples, participation, webinars and knowledge sessions, newsletter, and lobbying.
- Tools and publications: Important tools and publications related to the initiative, offering practical resources for implementation.
- Contact information: Contact details for further inquiries and support, ensuring easy access to guidance.
- Periodic updates: The information in the overview is periodically updated to ensure it remains current and relevant, keeping you informed about the latest developments and updates in climate adaptation initiatives.
By using the overview of initiatives, you can efficiently identify and connect with relevant initiatives, access valuable resources, and stay updated on the latest developments in climate adaptation.
Current status
This first edition includes initiatives from the Netherlands and Belgium, with an international version coming soon too. You can find the overview below and on the homepage of our website. Stay tuned for more updates and insights by subscribing to the Green Team newsletter.