Reducing the climate change-induced risk of uncontrollable fires in landscapes under nature management, with severe impacts on landscape and society, is particularly urgent in densely-populated and fragmented areas. Reducing fire risk in such areas requires active involvement of a wide diversity of stakeholders. This research letter investigates stakeholders' needs with regard to fire risk reduction in the Veluwe area in the Netherlands. This densely populated landscape is a popular tourist attraction, and it is one of the most fire-prone landscapes of the Netherlands, with abundant fuels and human ignition sources. We draw upon seven in-depth qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in the Veluwe area, which we situate in a wider review of existing literature. Our analysis demonstrates that the rising incidence of uncontrollable fires poses four types of new challenges to these stakeholders in the Veluwe area. First, stakeholders express the need to reshape existing policy tools and develop novel ones that create synergies between existing policy-priorities (e.g. biodiversity conservation) and fire risk reduction. Second, stakeholders argue for a critical rethinking of the value of landscapes in society, and the diverse roles that fire may play in landscape management research and practice. Third, developing such policy tools requires new modalities and platforms for multi-stakeholder and multi-level collaboration, which are currently lacking because the current and expected future risk of uncontrollable fire is unprecedented. And fourth, the development of effective policy tools requires new knowledge that is interdisciplinary, sensitive towards the local social and ecological characteristics of the area, and which approaches current fire risk challenges and their possible solutions dynamically. While our stakeholder analysis is specific to the Veluwe area in the Netherlands, our findings are also likely to be relevant to other fire-prone nature areas in fragmented landscapes, particularly in Northwestern Europe.

How can risks be better managed by considering the interrelated effects of multiple hazards? How can we better account for dynamic feedbacks between risk drivers, and for trade-offs and synergies across sectors, regions, and hazards? These questions are central to the MYRIAD-EU project, which
aims to support risk-informed management and decision-making in the EU. Part 1 of this report investigates and reviews the current multi-risk governance practice in Europe. We analyse existing international and European policies and communications with regard to their consideration of key elements of multi-hazards and multi-risk. We present the national risk
assessment process as an important avenue for risk governance practice in Europe; the assessment within this study concludes that the present embedding of a multi-risk perspective in the national risk assessments does not meet the ambition of the international and European policies. We present a selection of representative, promising and prominent approaches from scientific multi-risk research to illustrate recent advancements from the academic community. Part 2 aims to classify sectoral dependencies and provides guidelines for the sectoral representatives on how to identify and navigate multi-sector risk. Sectoral interdependencies are first classified through the lens of undisturbed conditions: functional, spatial, financial, and
societal. Combining this with analysis of hazard impact studies, four typologies of multi-sector risk are developed: spillover, co-dependent, interacting, intersecting and interacting independent. Finally, part 2 of this report presents a set of questions for stakeholders (Table 2-3); these questions aim to facilitate future stakeholder discussions in the MYRIAD-EU project and the identification of sectoral inter-dependencies to promote more effective Disaster Risk Management strategies

This report investigates and reviews the current multi-risk governance practice in Europe. The Part 1 analyzes existing international and European policies and communications with regards to their consideration of key elements of multi-hazards and multi-risk. In Part 2, it aims to classify sectoral dependencies and provides guidelines for the sectoral representatives on how to identify and navigate multi-sector risk. Sectoral interdependencies are first classified through the lens of undisturbed conditions: functional, spatial, financial, and societal. To bridge the thematic scope between Parts 1 and 2, it's evident that the realization of a more holistic approach to risk management necessitates an in-depth understanding of sectoral
interdependencies. Following insights from Part 1, it became apparent that current governance practices, while touching upon multi-risks, lack a nuanced awareness of how cross-sectoral dynamics play out in real-world scenarios.

This document serves as the second policy brief for the NADINE project's Task 10.2 on community building. It provides an overview of the research conducted over the past year and outlines policy recommendations resulting from policy roundtables. The NADINE project focuses on fostering collaboration between public and private entities to improve migrant integration and digital service access in the EU.

This document explores the findings and policy recommendations resulting from the NADINE project's year-long research on unemployment among Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Vulnerable migrants (RAVs) in the EU. The study emphasizes the critical role of skills assessment in addressing the challenges faced by RAVs in integrating into the job market and proposes policy measures to bridge the gap between desired outcomes and actual results. The document also introduces the NADINE project's innovative approach, utilizing serious games and big-data technology for skills assessment, to contribute to reducing unemployment among RAVs.

This document contains the final policy brief for the NADINE project, task 10.2, deliverable 10.8. This includes an introduction to the research led by the NADINE team over the past year.

This paper proposes the creation of an international mechanism for creating collaborative partnerships between stakeholders such as scientists, NGOs, governments and foundations and the business community. The proposed mechanism Nature Resilience would initiate and organise 20 year, tailor-made Ecosystem Restoration Partnerships between companies and stakeholder groups, wherein the explicit goal would be the restoration of millions of hectares of land in cooperation with local people, farmers and NGOs, in a way that conforms with international established guidelines.

This report reviews the evidence which shows that, with properly designed measures, nature restoration actions can contribute to making farming systems more resilient and productive for the long run. It shows that a narrow focus on the amount of land under production is not an accurate measure of long-term production potential, and that addressing food availability implies factoring in the vulnerabilities linked to climate change and the costs of inaction.

The Nature4Cities project aims to develop nature-based solutions for re-naturing cities and to create a knowledge diffusion and decision support platform through new collaborative models. It tries to develop a climate resilience assessment methodology and climatic trend analysis to support municipalities in their decision-making processes. It provides a decision support guideline for climate resilience and nature-based solutions, which includes a questionnaire, a Yes/No matrix, and a collection of forms that provide information about the suggested methods and tools. The guideline has been validated through the performance of three case studies.

The Nature4Cities project aims to promote nature-based solutions for re-naturing cities. The project offers a knowledge diffusion and decision support platform through new collaborative models. The purpose of the project is to develop a typology of implementation models by identifying the barriers and drivers of these models. The outcome of the project is a comprehensive report that identifies and characterizes different governance models, financing mechanisms, business models, and management strategies for implementing nature-based solutions in European cities.

The NATURVATION project aims to assess the potential of nature-based solutions for meeting urban sustainability goals. It provides effective governance solutions for urban nature, by identifying and supporting those governance approaches that work for nature-based solutions, and by recognizing the vital roles of governments, citizens, civil society groups, and businesses in implementing these solutions. It attempts to provide a comprehensive guide that features a rich set of validated approaches that will help us develop and implement governance strategies targeted at nature-based solutions; emphasize partnership structures; and integrate technical knowledge and social sciences.

The aim of the NATURVATION project is to offer ways to understand and promote the use of nature-based solutions for sustainable urbanisation. The project has collected information on 1,000 nature-based solutions and developed an Urban Nature Atlas and an Assessment Framework to support policymakers and planners in designing and implementing effective solutions. It has identified four key categories of values that urban nature-based solutions can provide: ecological, social, cultural, and economic. It highlights the potential of nature-based solutions to address multiple objectives of urban sustainability and contribute to cross-sectoral policy goals. The project also emphasizes the importance of recognizing complementary values and stakeholders to create an optimal policy environment for nature-based solutions to reach their maximum potential.

This report presents a case study on the role of forest-based carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR) as Negative Emission Technologies and Practices (NETP) and their effect on regulating, provisioning, and cultural ecosystem services in the Nordic countries Finland, Sweden, and Norway. It includes policy messages and table with impact of concrete reforestation measures.

This science-policy brief presents the current key findings of NEGEM, iIt provides science-based facts to help answer questions such as: To what extent is Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) required to achieve climate neutrality? At what scale is it feasible to implement CDR methods, given their technical, environmental, economic and socio-political aspects? How to formulate policies and governance structures to optimize the deployment of CDR within the overall climate architecture? 

This deliverable aims to provide Policy and Practice pointers for supporting policy makers, education leaders and teachers to develop a clear understanding and strategy for integrating Social Innovation Education (SIE) in formal education. SIE is an innovative, competence based educational approach that promotes a collaborative
and collective learning process for the empowerment and socio/political activation of students to drive positive change in their school and wider communities. In other words, SIE develops students into responsible thinkers and innovative problem-solvers and transforms schools into community hubs for catalysing innovative responses towards local needs.

This report evaluates the effectiveness of urban Nature-based Solutions (NBS) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It reviews methodologies for planning and assessing the impact of NBS, emphasizing their dual role as carbon sinks and reducers of energy consumption in various urban sectors. The report also examines the broader benefits of NBS, including improvements in climate resilience, health, and biodiversity. It includes a set of key performance indicators for NBS evaluation, derived from EU initiatives and detailed in a related handbook. The report concludes with case studies showcasing the measurable impacts of NBS in urban environments.

This deliverable is a review of mitigation and adaptation policies and measures across multiple relevant sectors agriculture, forestry and fishing; biodiversity and natural heritage; energy; transport; tourism, leisure/cultural heritage; technology, information and communication; cities, urban planning and construction; finance/economy; industry and commerce; society; mining and quarrying. 

The NEWCOMERS project explores the transformative potential of new clean energy communities within the European Union's evolving energy landscape. This document offers a comprehensive analysis of the project's findings, emphasizing policy recommendations derived through co-creation processes. Key focus areas include recognizing the societal, economic, and environmental benefits of energy communities, disseminating information, creating incentives, establishing a supportive regulatory environment, and fostering networks at national and EU levels.

The OASIS project aims at innovating a new open source standard for risk assessment, improving climate modeling, damage assessment techniques, and the accuracy of models. It also seeks to operationalize an e-Market for hazard data and climate services. Its overarching goal is to support the understanding of climate risks and insurance by the wider society, ultimately helping to decrease the gap between insured and uninsured losses caused by climatic hazards.

This paper reviews the empirical evidence for effective policies from across the OECD to strengthen local economic resilience through support for people, firms and places. There is a strong need for effective policies in times of recessions, natural disasters and long-term structural change. Policies that strengthen economic resilience strongly overlap with policies for local productivity growth and vice-versa.