Bratislava, Slovakia
City population: 410016
Duration: unknown – 2015
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Project area: unknown
Type of area: Central Business District / City Centre
Last updated: October 2021

The planting of trees and shrubs in Dolnozemská Street is part of the Bratislava zelenaj project and Bratislava’s gradual implementation of NBS to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on its inhabitants. (1, 3, 9)

Dolnozemska Street trees
DNES 24 Bratislava
https://bratislava.dnes24.sk/galeria/jesenna-vysadba-na-dolnozemskej-52769/fotografia-3?articleId=221416

Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Grey infrastructure featuring greens
  • Alley or street trees and other street vegetation

Key challenges

  • Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
  • Climate change mitigation
  • Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
  • Green space creation and/or management

Focus

Creation of new green areas

Project objectives

The planting is part of Bratislava is preparing for climate change with the aim to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on Bratislava and its inhabitants. (1, 2, 3)

Implementation activities

Dolnozemská street August 2015 was where they were planted exactly 8 pieces of red-plums, rowan striebornolistých 19 and 49 deciduous shrubs with ornamental bark along a portion of Dolnozemská street. (1, 2, 8)

Climate-focused activities

Climate change mitigation:

  • Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)

Main beneficiaries

  • Local government/Municipality

Governance

Management set-up

  • Co-governance with government and non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

  • Local government/municipality

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Unknown

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

Bratislava City Office provides overall coordination of the pan-project named "Bratislava is preparing for climate change - pilot application of the measures in the field of sustainable rainwater". The relevant Petržalka district office is also included in the coordination of the project. Apart from the city districts, cooperation on the project was sought with the Bratislava Regional Conservation Association, Bratislava Water Company, City Committee of Slovak Nature and Landscape Conservation Union, City Forest in Bratislava, Comenius University in Bratislava, Nature Sciences Faculty to involve them in the plans. The Norwegian partner COWI was involved because of its experience in the field and to underline the spirit of the EEA Grants and Norway Grants regarding international cooperation. (2)

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Unknown
... a national policy or strategy? Unknown
... a local policy or strategy? Yes (The NBS is as part of the project ‘Bratislava is preparing for climate change’ a practical contribution to the implementation of the City of Bratislava's prepared and approved Adaptation Action Plan. (2))

Financing

Total cost

Unknown

Source(s) of funding

  • Public national budget
  • Other

Type of funding

  • Earmarked public budget
  • Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)

Non-financial contribution

Type of non-financial contribution
  • Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
  • Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

  • Climate change
  • Lowered local temperature
  • Enhanced carbon sequestration
  • Environmental quality
  • Improved air quality
  • Reduced noise exposure
  • Green space and habitat
  • Increased green space area

Economic impacts

  • Unknown

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Health and wellbeing
  • Improved mental health

Type of reported impacts

Achieved impacts

Presence of formal monitoring system

Unknown

Presence of indicators used in reporting

No evidence in public records

Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports

No evidence in public records

Availability of a web-based monitoring tool

No evidence in public records

References

(1) Táborská, Nina (2015). Bratislava sa pripravuje na zmenu klímy: Dolnozemskú ulicu zdobí nová zeleň. DNES 24 Bratislava. Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(2) Rehackova,Tamara. (2016). EEA grants supporting the city of Bratislava to implement climate adaptation measures. Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(3) Zelena Architektura. (2015). Bratislava sa pripravuje na zmenu klímy. Retrieved from
Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(4) EEA Grants and Norway Grants. [no date]. Who we are. Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(5) EEA Grants and Norway Grants. [no date]. City Of Bratislava Is Preparing To The Climate Change – The Pilot Application Of The Measures In The Field Of The Sustainable Rainwater Management In Urban Area. Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(6) EEA Grants and Norway Grants. (2012). Adapation to Climate Change - Flood and Drought Prevention. Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(7) Záhorová, Ľubomíra. (2017). Bratislava, zelenaj sa! Retrieved from Source link on 30th October, 2020.

(8) Bratislava, zelenaj sa. [no date]. Bratislava sa pripravuje na zmenu klímy – pilotná aplikácia opatrení v oblasti zadržiavania zrážok v urbanizovanom prostredí.

(9) Ulrych, Libor. (2015). Climate changes ongoing projects, activities in the Carpathian region Slovakia. 4th Meeting of the Carpathian Convention Working Group on Adaptation to Climate Change.

(10) Perks, Jonathan. (2013). Adaptation Strategies for European Cities: Final Report. Harwell. Ricardo-AEA.

(11) Kozova, Maria, Pauditsova, Eva and Hudekova, Zuzana. (2016). RESIN: City Assessment Report Bratislava. Bratislava.