The kick-off meeting of the project FutureLakes took place from 28 to 31 October 2024 in Volos (Greece) and was hosted by the Democritus University of Thrace. FutureLakes (2024-2027) is a new project contributing to the European Union’s "Mission Restore our Ocean & Waters” and is one of the 4 projects funded under the call, HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-04.
The project aims to transform lake restoration by demonstrating innovative nature-based and circular economy solutions to reduce pollution, restore biodiversity and stimulate the blue economy around lakes. The project aims at demonstrating the integration of these technical solutions into lake basin management in six large European lakes (Lake Karla (Greece), Kartuzy Lakes (Poland), Loch Leven (UK), Markermeer (Ijssel, Netherlands), Vansjø (Norway) and Vesijärvi (Finland), while creating and testing a blueprint for lake protection and restoration. This blueprint will include guidance on how to attract green financing for implementing restoration measures and innovations in policy that support the restoration process. The project is coordinated by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). SEMIDE is in charge of policy, financing, business models and exploitation roadmap.
