Accelerating and upscaling transformational adaptation in Europe: demonstration of water-related innovation packages (TransformAr)
Description:
TransformAr aims to demonstrate solutions and pathways, deemed essential for climate and social resilience to achieve rapid and far-reaching transformational adaptation. The project is developing an adaptive process based on open innovation, user-friendly and accessible climate data services, actionable solutions and large-scale experimentation. This is supported by the implementation of Innovation Packages built to increase communities’ social and climate resilience.
Based on existing successful initiatives, the project is developing, testing and demonstrating solutions and pathways, integrated with Innovation Packages, in 6 territories that are currently facing a common challenge: water-related risks and impacts of climate change.
Transformational pathways, including an integrated risk assessment approach are co-developed by means of 9 Transformational Adaptive Blocks. A set of 22 actionable adaptive solutions are tested and demonstrated, ranging from nature-based solutions, innovative technologies, financing, insurance and governance models, awareness and behavioral change solutions.
Massive resilience increase and acceleration of transformation adaptation are fostered by clustering various investors, testing bankable solutions, and defining viable (non-)commercial exploitation strategy for the TransformAr solutions, products and services.
Project information
Lead
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Partners
Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy
Acterra, France
E3-Modelling Ae, Greece
Potsdam Institut Fuer Klimafolgenforschung, Germany
Verhaert New Products & Services Nv, Belgium
Fundacion Empresa Universidad Gallega, Spain
National Center For Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
Ceska Zemedelska Univerzita V Praze, Czechia
Lappeenrannan-Lahden Teknillinen Yliopisto Lut, Finland
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu, Norway
Universidad De Vigo, Spain; Epsilon Malta Limited, Malta
Agence De L'environnement Et De Lamaitrise De L'energie, France
Westcountry Rivers Trust Lbg, United Kingdom
Mediterranean Sea And Cost Foundation, Italy
Centro Tecnologico Del Mar - Fundacion Cetmar, Spain
Lappeenrannan Kaupunki, Finland
Dimos Egaleo, Greece
Water Europe, Belgium
Euroquality Sarl, France
Gjovik Kommune, Norway
Source of funding
LC-GD-1-3-2020 - Climate-resilient Innovation Packages for EU regions
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Published in Climate-ADAPT Nov 29 2021 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Feb 04 2023