Green and Nature-Based Solutions
Climate Change-Resilient Waste Infrastructure
LIFE GREEN ADAPT aims to increase the resilience of EU waste infrastructures against climate change. This will be achieved by demonstrating the potential of blue-green infrastructures (BGI) and ecosystem-based approaches to manage flash flooding and run-off caused by heavy rainfall and prevent fires and explosions caused by droughts and unusual heatwaves.
The project expects to have a range of results and impacts. Notably, bio-technosoils made of wastes from the landfill will be used to stabilise and recover soil by improving its structure and increase soil quality by regulating nutrient supply. New treatment wetlands (TW) will be engineered to address polluted landfill leachate and run-off, delivering water with a 95% reduction in heavy metals and a 99% reduction in ammonium and DBO5 compounds. Finally, an industrial demonstration site will be used to validate the potential of the BGI and ecosystem-based approaches and verify their performance.
Expected Results
50% Increase
of Landfill Infrastructure Life Span
Increased Infrastructure Life Span by 50%
1,065m³ / year
of polluted water spill overs avoided
Polluted water spill overs avoided, increasing resilience to flooding
21,300m³ / year
of water available to natural watercourses
More water available to natural watercourses, improving resilience to droughts
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Latest News
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Chinese Academy of Science polluted water management courses - Aarhus Universitet
In November 2023 and 2024, Carlos Arias of Aarhus Universitet (AU) delivered polluted water management courses, as well as a PhD course in December 2025, at the Chinese Academy of Science. These courses focused on the value of liquid stream treatment technologies innovated within the framework of the LIFE GREEN ADAPT project, with particular emphasis…
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Event at Chemical Engineering College of Santiago de Compostela - AIMEN
Álvaro Silva Teira and Luz Herrero of AIMEN represented LIFE GREEN ADAPT in an event at the Chemical Engineering College of Santiago de Compostela University. The event “Foro de empresas” (Companies forum) was focused on presenting the opportunities and jobs done by chemical engineers in different kind of companies and research centres.
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Interview with Radio Galega - AIMEN
Luz Herrero of AIMEN participated in a radio interview with Radio Galega on 10 December 2025 in which she talked about LIFE GREEN ADAPT. We share a link to the interview here.
