Connecting the Culm - Environmental Evidence Review 2021
Introduction
Connecting the Culm is a three year project which aims to make the River Culm and its floodplain more resilient to flood and drought, improve water quality, support biodiversity and habitats, and involve local people and organisations in the process.
Connecting the Culm is a partnership project working to tackle some significant challenges faced by the River Culm. It is part of the wider Co-Adapt programme, with funding from the Interreg 2 Seas programme, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Co-adapt has allied projects in Somerset, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. This wider partnership will demonstrate how communities can come together to implement nature-based solutions to climate-change related issues. The project is running from January 2019 until June 2022.
The £1 million Connecting the Culm project is funded 60% by Interreg 2 Seas programme (co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund) and the remainder by partners. The project has been developed by a partnership of organisations including the Devon County Council, Environment Agency, Mid Devon District Council and National Trust and is led by the Blackdown Hills AONB.
This document has been created by Westcountry Rivers Trust to support the development of a baseline of evidence and evidence-led opportunities for action.
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