“Management of the Rio Ceira River Basin adapted to a changing climate””

Portugal (PT)

Project facts

Project promoter:
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)(PT)
Project Number:
PT-ENVIRONMENT-0003
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€2,600,000
Donor Project Partners:
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection(NO)
Other Project Partners
FEUP - Faculdade de Engenheria da Universidade do Porto(PT)
Municipality of Arganil(PT)
Municipality of Gois(PT)
Municipality of Lousa(PT)
Municipality of Pampilhosade Serra(PT)
Programme:
Environment, Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy

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Description

The issue is to reduce the damage into 4 municipalities from centre region of Portugal that were most affectedby climate change, mostly floods and forest fires in 2017. The objective of the Project is the regularization of the Ceira River through natural engineering. The Ceira River has 100 km long and cross Pampilhosa da Serra, Góis, Lousã and Arganil. The Project aims to implement a monitoring river flows; capacitation of professional staff and recovering of natural and cultural heritage contributing to enhance the resilience to climate change.

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