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#EUprotects: Bridging troubled waters

Citizen dialogue is key to good water governance, yet it often fails. Meet Susanne Mortensen, who works with landowners to protect water quality in the Interreg WaterCoG project....

Smart specialisation in practice: 3 examples

At the Smart Regions 3.0 conference this week, North Sea Region Project Advisors Anne Pinz and Isabella Leong are taking part of a joint Interreg stand promoting transnational cooperation....

#EURegionsWeek 2019: future perspectives

With over 10,000 attendees and 300 events, the European Week of Regions and Cities is the top annual event for stakeholders to meet and discuss how to improve European regional and local governance. One of this year’s key talking points was the future Cohesion Policy 2021-2028 and the changes forese...

2imprezs wins first place in the Interreg Project Slam 2019

A huge congratulations to the North Sea Region project 2imprezs! This week, the project delivered an amazing performance at the Interreg Project Slam....

Antwerp and Bremen win awards at annual CIVITAS event

North Sea Region Programme projects and cities highlighted at CIVITAS Forum The North Sea Region Programme participated in this year’s CIVITAS Forum in Graz, Austria to promote ART-Forum, BITS, SEEV4-City, and SURFLOGH. A joint effort with Interact’s network on the theme ensured more exposure for In...

Nature-based solutions make headway in the North Sea Region

Nature-based solutions to climate change were in focus at this week’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York. Here are three North Sea Region projects using the power of nature to reduce climate impacts while creating additional benefits for society....

The birth of a European Civic Energy Forum

Lessons learned from COBEN’s civic energy conference in Oldenburg...

Update on Brexit

New information for North Sea Region projects with UK participation...

City climate-proofing could benefit your health

The climate adaptation project BEGIN is trialling a new liveability concept that increases public health while protecting citizens against flooding....

Climate Conference: It’s time for action!

Participants in the North Sea Climate Conference showed great resolve to speed and scale up solutions to global heating in the North Sea Region. Involving all stakeholders and daring to set ambitions are important factors. And, as always, money matters....

Peatland farming could protect vital carbon sink

Promoting peatland restoration and management to keep carbon in the ground. ...

Festivals: Perfect testing grounds for sustainable business ideas

The Inno-Quarter project is using festivals in the North Sea Region to help startups design and test products and services contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Startup companies can apply now to take part of a festival this year....