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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LIFE GREEN ADAPT global event in Catalonia: Leading the change on resilient waste management
On May 27, 2025, the UNESCO Chair on Sustainability at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) hosted a landmark event at Casa Batlló, a UNESCO World Heritage.
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LIFE GREEN ADAPT: Invitation to global event focused on approaches for climate-resilient waste infrastructure
From Waste to Resource: Bridging Circular Economy and Ecosystem-Based Approaches for Climate- Resilient Infrastructure Date: Tuesday, 27th May 2025Location: Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain We are pleased to.
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LIFE GREEN ADAPT is changing the game of landfill resilience
The LIFE GREEN ADAPT project is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE programme (LIFE20 CCA/ES/001795) and is entering its 4th year in 2024.