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DISCO
Digital Solutions for Climate Adaptation
Authorities in the North Sea Region urgently need to accelerate Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) but face complex decision-making challenges due to the need to manage large amounts of data and engage stakeholders fairly and in a timely manner. Digital tools such as AR, VR and Digital Twins help to transform complex data into clear visualizations, thus promoting a shared vision of solutions. However, successful implementation requires investment and trust between CCA authorities, the digital sector and stakeholders.
The Interreg North Sea project DISCO (Digital Solutions for Climate Adaptation) addresses this by developing a three-step approach: identifying needs, co-developing solutions and ensuring sustainability, resulting in:
Increased innovation capacity
Plans to reduce barriers to innovation
Useful digital solutions for Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) that are replicable
DISCO aims to increase the innovation capacity of authorities in the North Sea Region and ensure that digital solutions accelerate CCA. For this purpose, the project consists of an international team made up of partners from Belgium, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. The partners from science, business and public administration are researching various prototypes that are being developed and tested in the respective regions. This leads to increased innovation, the removal of barriers and replicable, permanent digital solutions for climate adaptation in the entire North Sea region.
The VLBA is participating in DISCO as a research and development partner together with the OOWV, the Oldenburg-East Frisian Water Association, to develop a digital twin for a rain retention basin. This will be used to control the retention basin in the future, for example to actively use collected rainwater for irrigation instead of letting it seep away.
