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Systemic Climate Adaptation Tools and Guidelines for Regional Resilience

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Imagine trying to fix a leaky roof while the foundation is sinking and the electrical wiring is sparking; you can't just fix one thing. This project looks at how different climate risks hit a city all at once and creates a shared playbook to fix them together. It's like building a master map that helps different city departments coordinate their repairs so they don't accidentally break something else.

By the numbers
10
Climate Adaptation Labs
5
demonstration pilots
7
replication pilots
19
consortium partners
The business problem

What needed solving

Climate adaptation is currently fragmented, with sectors working in silos. This leads to higher costs and inefficient solutions that don't account for how one risk triggers another.

The solution

What was built

An integrated toolbox for systemic climate adaptation, a portfolio of demonstrated solutions, and replication road maps.

Audience

Who needs this

Municipal urban plannersRegional government climate officersEnvironmental engineering firmsInfrastructure risk managers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Urban Planning & Engineering
mid-size
Target: Civil engineering consultancy

If you are a civil engineering consultancy dealing with fragmented city planning — this project developed an integrated toolbox that allows you to coordinate cross-sectoral adaptation projects. This reduces administrative friction and makes regional projects more affordable.

Insurance
enterprise
Target: Risk assessment firm

If you are a risk assessment firm dealing with unpredictable climate interdependencies — this project developed an evaluation framework and foresighting tools. This helps you better predict how one climate failure triggers others across different sectors.

Environmental Services
SME
Target: Sustainability consultancy

If you are a sustainability consultancy dealing with the difficulty of scaling local climate fixes — this project developed replication strategies and road maps. This allows you to take a proven solution from one of the 10 Labs and apply it to new regions quickly.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or price of the tools?

Based on available project data, there is no pricing information provided as the project is funded by the EU.

Can these solutions be scaled to an industrial level?

Yes, the project specifically focuses on standardisation to optimise upscaling and replication across 10 Climate Adaptation Labs.

How is the IP or licensing handled for the toolbox?

Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project aims to provide a harmonised portfolio of solutions.

What is the timeline for implementation?

The project runs from 2025-06-01 to 2029-05-31, meaning tools and road maps will be developed over this four-year period.

How do these tools integrate with existing city governance?

The project focuses on cross-sectoral interdependencies and governance levels to ensure tools fit into administrative and financial structures.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily weighted toward research and public entities, with 6 research organizations and 10 'other' partners. Industrial presence is low at 11% (2 companies), suggesting the output will be more focused on policy, guidelines, and public-sector tools than a commercial off-the-shelf product. The geographic spread across 7 European countries ensures the tools are tested in diverse climatic zones.

How to reach the team

Contact VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. in Belgium

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to find out how to integrate these climate resilience road maps into your regional strategy.

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