REMEDIES 5.0 / Integrated and People-Centred Waterfront Restoration for a Resilient European Blue Economy

Revitalising urban waterfronts across Europe

Project Duration

1.9.2026 – 31.8.2030

Source of Funding

Horizon Europe

Total Funding

€16,752,131.71

REMEDIES 5.0 restores urban waterfronts, combines nature and innovation, and creates scalable solutions that turn Europe’s rivers, coasts, and ports into long-term assets. Our central idea is to create a virtuous cycle where ecological restoration drives a sustainable blue economy, and the value generated funds further restoration and resilience. We will prove that investing in nature is not a cost, but a powerful engine for economic prosperity, social well-being, and climate adaptation. Our approach is fundamentally place-based and integrated; we co-develop solutions with communities in dedicated Living Labs, combining advanced technologies, nature-based solutions, and new blue circular economy models to tackle challenges holistically.

Europe’s waterfront cities and ports face interconnected challenges of pollution, ecosystem degradation, and climate vulnerability, requiring a systemic transformation. REMEDIES 5.0 directly addresses the Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’ by demonstrating a powerful portfolio of over 20 integrated solutions across 13 diverse waterfront cities and ports in all four European sea and river basins.

Our approach is fundamentally place-based and people-centred. Through a network of Living Labs, we will co-create and deploy innovative solutions spanning AI-powered monitoring, nature-based restoration, and circular blue economy models. We will restore ≥8 ha vital habitats, validate advanced technologies for the removal of plastics and chemical pollutants, and establish new circular value chains that transform waste into resources.

The project will produce bankable Replication Blueprints, train over 60 professionals, and mobilise ≥€10 million in follow-on investment to ensure widespread uptake. By delivering measurable progress on ecosystem restoration, pollution elimination, and a circular blue economy, REMEDIES 5.0 provides a validated, scalable pathway to achieve the Mission’s objectives and create a lasting legacy of healthier, more resilient, and prosperous European waterfronts.

Logo: Funded by the European Union

Contact Us

  • Emil Nyman

    Chief Advisor, Research Group Leader
    +358 50 327 5125
    emil.nyman@turkuamk.fi

Partners

  • KEMIJSKI INSTITUT (NIC) – Slovenia (Coordinator)
  • VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. (VITO) – Belgium
  • CONSORTIUM FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE CANARY ISLANDS OCEANIC PLATFORM (PLOCAN) – Spain
  • UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES, VIENNA (BOKU) – Austria
  • FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEA (VLIZ) – Belgium
  • SINTEF AS (SINTEF) – Norway
  • FUNDACION INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CASTILLA Y LEON (ITCL) – Spain
  • FINNISH ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (SYKE) – Finland
  • ALCHEMIA-NOVA RESEARCH & INNOVATION GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH (ANRI) – Austria
  • Wasser 3.0 gGmbH (W30) – Germany
  • SCIDRONES TEXNOVLASTOS IKE (SCI) – Greece
  • SEA CRAS D.O.O. FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES (SEAC) – Croatia
  • INFORDATA SISTEMI SRL SOCIETA BENEFIT (INFOR) – Italy
  • CROWDHELIX LIMITED (CHX) – United Kingdom
  • UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM (UVA) – Netherlands
  • EURSKEM B.V. (EKE) – Netherlands
  • IMPACT HUB LABS (IHA) – Greece
  • MERSIN METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY (MMM) – Turkey
  • MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (METU) – Turkey
  • NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (CNR) – Italy
  • CIRCOLO NAUTICO CARLO VALLONCHINI SRL (POR) – Italy
  • ELEFTHERIOU ANTONIOS (MCG) – Greece
  • DIMOTIKO LIMENIKO TAMEIO MYKONOU (MHM) – Greece
  • Municipal Port Fund of Thiras (MPFT) – Greece
  • Taprogge GmbH (TAP) – Germany
  • SYLTER GENUSSMACHEREI GMBH & CO. KG (SYLT) – Germany
  • List Municipality on Sylt (LIST) – Germany
  • NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU) – Norway
  • SEAWEED SOLUTIONS AS (SES) – Norway
  • PORT OF ANTWERP-BRUGGE (POAB) – Belgium
  • CITY OF OSTEND (OST) – Belgium
  • CITY OF TURKU (TURKU) – Finland
  • STADT WIEN (VIE) – Austria
  • VIA DONAU OSTERREICHISCHE WASSERSTRASSEN GESELLSCHAFT MBH (VIA) – Austria
  • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY (NIB) – Slovenia
  • ZAVOD ZA GRADBENISTVO SLOVENIJE (ZAG) – Slovenia
  • DRUSTVO EKOLOGI BREZ MEJA (EWB) – Slovenia
  • INSTITUT ZA CELULOZO IN PAPIR (ICP) – Slovenia
  • LUKA KOPER, PORT AND LOGISTICS SYSTEM, D.D. (KOP) – Slovenia
  • MESTNA OBCINA KRANJ (KRA) – Slovenia
  • MESTNA OBCINA VELENJE (VEL) – Slovenia
  • PELAGOS BLUE RESTORATION SL (PELAGOS) – Spain
  • SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA DEL MAR PESCATOBAL (PESC) – Spain
  • OBSHTINA POMORIE (POM) – Bulgaria
  • VISION PLUS (VISP) – Bulgaria
  • PROF. DR. ASEN ZLATAROV, BURGAS STATE UNIVERSITY (BSU) – Bulgaria
  • SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN BRATISLAVA (TUSK) – Slovakia
  • OCEANIK Services and Retail d.o.o. (OCE) – Slovenia
  • LIVING BALTIC SEA FOUNDATION SR (BSAG) – Finland
  • GOVERNMENT OF THE CANARY ISLANDS (GOB) – Spain (Associated Partner)
  • LAS PALMAS PORT AUTHORITY (LPP) – Spain (Associated Partner)

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