The Municipality of Middelburg adopted a co-creation process, actively involving the citizens throughout the whole process. At the start of the project a simpler design was foreseen. However, local residents were unhappy with the design. A stakeholder strategy (intensive stakeholder process) was a necessity and the design had to be shelved.Molenwater is the main public...Read more

Municipality of Middelburg, our partner in the WRC project, has organized a ‘Europe Week’ from November 18th untill 29th 2019. The municipality wanted to bring Europe and Interreg to the attention of its inhabitants (over 50,000) in a positive way. In recent years many projects have been realized in the municipality of Middelburg. It involves...Read more

SuDS Factsheet PublishedWe’ve published a handy fact sheet on SuDS for your use. It is a page taken from our SuDS Guide: Greening the Grey. To obtain a full free copy of the Guide please go to the SuDS Guide page. SUDs Factsheet PDFClick to go to the full SuDS Guide webpage: Greening the GreyRead more

The river Dijle, which flows through the city centre of Mechelen over a distance of two kilometers, can play an important role in the drainage of rainwater from the urban area. Due to the lack of maintenance of the quay walls over the last few decades, renovation is now needed. People who live in a...Read more

The river Dijle, which flows through the city centre of Mechelen over a distance of two kilometers, can play an important role in the drainage of rainwater from the urban area. Due to the lack of maintenance of the quay walls over the last few decades, renovation is now needed, which will include the sewage...Read more

Belgium’s first arborflow treepit is installed in Mechelen. The reservoir water storage cells that also contain the soil for root growth under the tree prevents water flowing into the combined sewer system. Instead, it can be used for watering the tree and allowed to infiltrate into the surrounding ground. This arborflow treepit creates more buffering...Read more

Plymouth City Centre: Integrating public space, sustainable mobility and biodiversity for storm water managementPlymouth’s city centre is undergoing redevelopment. A masterplan has been prepared, which identifies key redevelopment opportunities. However, recent cases have shown that lack of drainage for storm water is a constraint to development because of the levels of flood risk. The adjacent...Read more

New tree pits were recently unveiled in August 2018 in Plymouth by Councillor Mark Lowry as part of a mixed use development in the city centre.Supplied by Green Blue Urban, this demonstration is part of the EU funded Water Resilient Cities project. Keeping storm water out of the sewers, as well as providing a good...Read more

Mechelen’s exciting new waterside space was opened in July 2018 by Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen and Chris Danckaerts, deputy of De Vlaamse Waterweg nv. This ambitious and high quality investment, part of the Water Resilient Cities Interreg project, is helping cities to rethink the role of rainwater and to adapt to climate change.The Inner...Read more

A converted brewery on the banks of the River Dijle in Mechelen was host to an important meeting about the integration of water management with the development of towns and cities and the management of landscapes, funded through the Interreg 2Seas Programme.The water-related effects of climate change are causing increasing problems for people and communities...Read more