Interreg Czechia-Poland: projects of landscape water retention

The cross-border cooperation programme Interreg Czech Republic – Poland 2021-2027 has open a call for proposals in the Priority 1.2 - A more coordinated approach to environmental protection in the Czech-Polish border area. Deadline for submitting project outlines is 5. 11. 2025.

Potential applicants should note that the preparation and implementation of Interreg projects can be administratively VERY demanding.

If you plan to participate in a project proposal, please, contact well in advance, 1 month before the deadline at the latest, the Project Management Department (Martina Holíková, martina.holikova@natur.cuni.cz), so that all the administrative requirements of the application can be prepared in time.

If you consider coordinating a project, please contact us AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ca 2–3 months before the deadline at the very latest.

• The call on programme webpage (in Czech) – basic information, relevant documents, link to project application submission.
• Call text (in Czech and in Polish).
• Guide for applicants (in Czech) – priorities, types of projects, eligible costs, rules for submission of project applications.
• About the programme by the Czech Ministry for Regional Development (in Czech).
• About the Interreg programmes in general.

The programme supports regional and local projects with a positive impact on the “programme area” on the both sides of the border. This call focuses on landscape water retention.

Interreg programmes generally do not fund research, but researchers can be involved in projects as knowledge providers and thus ensure that the results of their research contribute to the implementation of practical solutions in the region.

At least 1 Czech and 1 Polish partner must participate in a project. It is recommended to consult the project ideas with the regional contact points (regionální subjekty / podmioty regionalne) – see contacts (in Czech). Funding rate is up to 80 % (Czech universities can get additional 10 % from a national call).

Activities supported in this call (roughly translated using DeepL):

• Conceptual activities aimed at planning and preparing measures for landscape water retention
  • exchange of experience and good practice in the field of landscape water retention and flood prevention
  • development of concrete joint proposals for landscape water retention solutions for flood protection, including preparation of related project documentation
• Field measures aimed at implementing water retention measures in the landscape
  • fostering bioretention (protection and restoration of forests to mitigate the effects of intense rainfall, meadows, wetlands, etc.)
  • investment in nature-based rainwater harvesting systems (pools, grassed swales and ditches, etc.)
  • revitalisation of watercourses to restore the natural function of aquatic ecosystems and increase their retention capacity

News published by Ludmila Součková on 26. 5. 2025.

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