AcclimaTerra contributes towards the European project « Nature-Based Solutions for Atlantic Regional Climate Resilience » (NBRACER).

The European project Nature-Based Solutions for Atlantic Regional Climate Resilience (NBRACER) was launched in October 2023 for 48 months, until September 2027. It aims to demonstrate the role of nature-based solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation in eight regions in the european Atlantic area, including Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, two demonstrators in the Marais Poitevin and Lot-et-Garonne are focusing on the role of groundwater in wetlands and on slowing down the water cycle. In line with its mission of the diffusion of scientific knowledge on climate change at the regional scale, AcclimaTerra is responsible for monitoring the project’s progress and disseminating the scientific knowledge towards regional and local decisionmakers and stakeholders.

AcclimaTerra is one of the 31 European partners working on the NBRACER project, which aims to demonstrate nature-based solutions before scaling them up, in order to accelerate our adaptation to the effects of climate change.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine is one of five European regions where solutions are being demonstrated, monitored and evaluated, alongside seven other regions in the european Atlantic area, stretching from Denmark to Portugal, via the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.

Nature-based solutions rely on the conservation, sustainable management and/or restoration of ecosystems to address challenges such as adaptation to climate change, whilst also benefiting biodiversity. Those being tested in Nouvelle-Aquitaine focus on water-related issues, in particular groundwater recharge and its role in maintaining certain specific ecosystems. Coordinated by the Region, the project brings together numerous local stakeholders at the two demonstrator sites: the Marais Poitevin regional natural park and the Ramage project in Lot-et-Garonne.