Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology (RESIST)

Description:

RESIST project aims to enhance the adaptive capacity of twelve climate-vulnerable EU regions through large-scale demonstrations of resilient innovations and knowledge transfer to eight twinning regions. Employing quintuple helix partnerships involving academia, business, government, and the public, the project promotes participative resilience approaches. RESIST aims to expedite the introduction of over 100 new climate change adaptation solutions, develop regional policies, and engage 22 million citizens, contributing to EU objectives on climate change adaptation. 

The selected collaborating areas include four leading regions Southwest Finland, Central Denmark, Catalonia, and Central Portugal, to enhance their resilience to climate change. These leading regions, chosen for their high level of vulnerability and expertise in climate change adaptation (CCA), are pioneering innovative solutions to address climate-related challenges. Each leading region is paired with two less experienced but equally vulnerable twinning regions, including Normandy, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Blekinge, Zemgale, Puglia, Baixo Alentejo, Vesterålen, and Extremadura. Together, these regions are tackling floods, heatwaves, wildfires, drought, soil erosion, and rising sea levels by engaging local and regional governments, citizens, researchers, and businesses to develop sustainable resilience strategies.

Project information

Lead

SINTEF AS, Norway

Partners

INOVA+ - INNOVATION SERVICES, SA, Portugal

FONDATION EUROPEENNE DE LA SCIENCE, France

ADELPHI RESEARCH GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH, Germany

AUGMENTCITY AS, Norway

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Belgium

ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION GMBH, Austria

EUROPEAN REGIONS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NETWORK, Belgium

ASSOCIACIO REVOLVE MEDITERRANEO, Spain

STARTUP EUROPE REGIONS NETWORK, Belgium

VARSINAIS-SUOMEN LIITTO, Finland

CITY OF TURKU, Finland

TURUN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU OY, Finland

TURUN YLIOPISTO, Finland

LUONNONVARAKESKUS, Finland

PERIFEREIA ANATOLIKIS MAKEDONIAS KAI THRAKIS, Greece

DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS, Greece

ENORA INNOVATION ETAIREIA PSIFIAKON TEXNOLOGION KAI ERGON KAINOTOMIAS IDIOTIKI KEFALAIOUXIKI ETAIREIA, Greece

REGION NORMANDIE, France

CENTRE D ETUDES ET D EXPERTISE SUR LES RISQUES L ENVIRONNEMENT LA MOBILITE ET L AMENAGEMENT, France

OFFICE FRANCAIS DE LA BIODIVERSITE, France

REGION MIDTJYLLAND, Denmark

AARHUS UNIVERSITET, Denmark

NATURSTYRELSEN, Denmark

VIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Denmark

NIRAS AS, Denmark

BLEKINGE LANS LANDSTING, Sweden

BLEKINGE TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA, Sweden

ZEMGALES PLANOSANAS REGIONS, Latvia

Departament d'Interior - Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA, Spain

FUNDACIO PER A LA UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA, Spain

Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions, Spain

AJUNTAMENT DE TERRASSA, Spain

AJUNTAMENT DE BLANES, Spain

REGIONE PUGLIA, Italy

TECNOPOLIS PARCO SCIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO SCARL, Italy

Comunidade Intermunicipal do Baixo Alentejo, Portugal

ITECONS INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO, TECNOLOGICO PARA A CONSTRUCAO ENERGIA AMBIENTE E SUSTENTABILIDADE, Portugal

COMISSAO DE COORDENACAO E DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL DO CENTRO, Portugal

COMUNIDADE INTERMUNICIPAL DA REGIAO DE COIMBRA, Portugal

COMUNIDADE INTERMUNICIPAL DO MEDIO TEJO, Portugal

ASSOCIACAO BLC3-CAMPUS DE TECNOLOGIA E INOVACAO, Portugal

FORESTWISE ASSOCIACAO PARA O LABORATORIO COLABORATIVO PARA A GESTAO INTEGRADA DA FLORESTA E DO FOGO, Portugal

INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE PORTALEGRE, Portugal

FUNDACION FUNDECYT - PARQUE CIENTIFICO Y TECNOLOGICO DE EXTREMADURA, Spain

UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA, Spain

VESTERALEN REGIONRAD, Norway

ANDFJORD SALMON AS, Norway

MEDIOTEJO 21 - AGENCIA REGIONAL DEENERGIA E AMBIENTE DA REGIAO DO MEDIO TEJO E PINHAL INTERIOR SUL, Portugal

ASSOCIACAO PARA UM CENTRO DE ESTUDOS EM DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTAVEL, Portugal

ACCENT SUD - ASSOCIATION POUR LA COOPERATION CULTURELLE ET L'ECONOMIE NUMERIQUE TRANSREGIONALE AVEC L'EUROPE DU SUD,  France

ODESKIY NACIONALNIY UNIVERSITET IMENI I.I. MECHNIKOVA, Ukraine

CONSEJERÍA DE AGRICULTURA, DESARROLLO RURAL, POBLACIÓN Y TERRITORIO - JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA, Spain

FASTTRACK ACTION, LDA, Portugal

STIFTELSEN MUSEUM NORD, Norway