The report presents the first stage of work carried out during the project. The ambition of the Gdansk team is to use nature-based solutions, stakeholder collaboration and evidence-based planning to transform public spaces into greener, more resilient urban areas while also developing long-term cooperation mechanisms. The project is structured around four complementary workstreams: renaturalisation, participation and co-creation, research and monitoring, and youth and educational collaboration.
The core spatial intervention is the renaturalisation of the Karmelicka–Heweliusza core green corridor, linking the main points of interest in neglected inner-city areas. The intervention targets approximately 1,550 m² of biodiversity-enhancing planting, including new trees and around 40 locations for climbing vegetation. Further greening and renaturing measures are planned within the wider pilot area, supported by a masterplan for the green corridor system and potential supplementary interventions.
The Gdańsk ClimaGen Living Lab is organised according to the Poly Dialogue approach, which recognises that different stakeholder groups operate within different language registers. The role of the project team is to translate between these registers and transform stakeholder input into feasible, spatially grounded and socially relevant actions.
During the first project phase, the Gdańsk team carried out 49 engagement and co-creation activities. The process has involved municipal units, housing communities, local NGOs, schools, cultural and educational institutions, private actors and academic partners.
Research and monitoring are integral to the Gdańsk demonstrator. The project combines GIS-based spatial analysis (visibility, sun shadow frequency, and built environment parameters), InVEST ecosystem service modelling, SCALGO Live flood-risk analysis, dendrological inventory and remote-sensing indicators.
The first satisfaction study was carried out establishing an initial satisfaction baseline.
The report also identifies key enabling conditions and challenges for future implementation: stronger municipal coordination, practical cooperation mechanisms for overloaded city units, diversified financing pathways, formalisation of emerging partnerships, and translation of research results into concrete design, budgetary and management decisions.
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