Water management
Nausicaa, the French National Centre for the Sea
Co-Creation
Facilitation
Nausicaa, France
Kent Wildlife Trust, UK
Kent County Council, UK
Val d’Authie, France
When tackling challenges like climate change and water management, how can we raise awareness of nature-based solutions? In May 2021, Stickydot developed and facilitated a series of workshops to co-create new tools with the team at Nausicaá – Centre National de la Mer and the H2O: Source2Sea Project.
The Pas-de-Calais and Kent regions face the same water management challenges and have similar issues of flooding, drought and pollution of waterways, which damage our shared ecosystem, the Channel, and affect local communities and businesses alike. Flooding alone costs millions of euros in France and the UK annually, and traditional flood and drought management through hard engineering can be expensive and ineffective. Climate change is also likely to increase the likelihood of extreme weather events, which could have a severe impact on water resources.
The H20:Source2Sea project demonstrates how solutions based on nature reduce water management costs while improving freshwater quality, reducing pollution, and benefiting the wildlife and local communities through the implementation of Natural Flood and Drought Management measures.
The online workshops brought together stakeholders from across a range of backgrounds and collectively developed concepts for a number of tools that can be used to raise awareness of nature-based solutions for water management in the region.
Annele comes from a background in Behavioural Biology and Development Studies with a major in Human Geography. She brings an interdisciplinary approach to public engagement, bridging natural sciences and social science perspectives to find creative solutions and ideas.
At Stickydot, Annele is exploring how citizens, policymakers, researchers, and civil society can co-create knowledge and shape more inclusive approaches together. She supports project coordination and research, while continuing to contribute to the team’s communications and engagement activities.
