Marek Hekrle (Czechia) visited University of Lisbon in Portugal to work on comparison of economic assessments of nature-based solutions for flood protection in Czech Republic and Portugal. During the STSM, this joint paper was drafted in the form of outline and summary, titled ´Economic assessment of green roofs: A comparison between Czech and Portuguese methodological approaches´.

Title: Impact of nature based solutions for flood risk management on soil and agricultural development – EU consideration and Serbian prospective Abstract Throughout history, floods have played one of the most important roles in soil formation, maintenance and modification of soil fertility. Flooding of rivers left mud full of organic matter in the fields, salts were […]

Adam Krajewski (Poland) spent two weeks working with Nejc Bezak (University of Ljubljana) investigating impact of rainfall interception due to urban greenery on flood generation. Obtained results confirm significant role of urban greenery in runoff generation and flood risk reduction. The output of the STSM will be presented at conference in a form of a […]

Zuzana Nemetova (Slovakia) cooperated with Prof. Kazimierz Banasik from Warsaw University of Life Sciences. They worked on mathematical modelling of soil degradation processes and evaluation of flood protection measures within the territory of Poland and the Slovak Republic. The results from EROSION-3D model consisted of map and tabular outputs reflecting various erosion and transport processes (amount […]

Title: Understanding the role of policy frameworks in developing land degradation in stakeholders perception from a post-conflict perspective in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a developing country facing extensive land degradation. BiH exists as a decentralized state, where all land (e.g., agricultural and forest soils) and water resources are under exclusive jurisdiction of […]

Amy Phillips (representing Belgium) spent two weeks in Czech Republic cooperating with Jan Macháč on public perceptions of urban nature-based solutions for flood protection on private and public land and developing the  comparative study between Brussels and Prague. The conference abstract was prepared focusing on the comparability of different GIS and socio-economic data sets.