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Objective(s)
The tool gives access to specific knowledge regarding the physical, non-market and socio-economic consequences of climate change for 12 EU islands and proposes alternative viable adaptation pathways.
It helps (a) to understand climate change impacts (physical, market and non-market effects), (b) as data-collecting information system (climate models, vulnerability analysis and ranking of priority adaptation actions) and (c) to provide a networking area for engaging partners, experts and researchers.
Short description
The platform offers three main services: (a) multidisciplinary networking amongst experts, aiming to provide advise and solutions to regional climate change policy challenges, including a search engine; (b) access to island-level information and models useful for climate-policy design and decision-making, (c) a manual of best practices of mitigation and adaptation at island level.
Free keywords
Climate change, islands, modelling, local knowledge, sectoral adaptation
Readiness for use
Applications
The tool has been used as input for the National Tourism Strategy 2020-2030 of Cyprus, as well as the Crete 2020 Regional Climate Adaptation Plan.
During the validation phase it has been used for the capacity building of 300 SMEs and local stakeholders.
Since 2020, more than 50 blue economy professionals of the Macaronesian islands have utilised the tool as part of the course ¨Introduction to Climate Change¨(2021-2022).
Strengths and weaknesses, comparative added value to other similar tools
Strengths:
(+) The tool is an opportunity for networking across European islands to use existing data on climate hazards from diverse disciplines in a coherent way, stimulate debates, further research, and joint projects on island adaptation to climate change.
Weaknesses:
(-) The main weakness is the lack of update of information and integration of more recent projects after the project end in 2020. In this sense, links with on-going projects are crucial.
Input(s)
After an easy two-step process of registration, free access is provided to the virtual networking tables and to opening a discussion, requesting data and/ or contacting an expert.
Output(s)
Infographics, factsheets and high-resolution maps that can be downloaded in pdf format, and containing direct links to the full report that were used to prepare them. More information in this 5-minute video.
Replicability: Cost/effort for (new) usage
The use of the tool is free; whilst updates and integration of new information (e.g. additional projects or islands) might have a cost of € 500 to 3000 approximately.
Materials or other support available
Video tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC75-5Dbw-k
Website and maintenance
The REIS is available at the website
https://reissoclimpact.net/adaptation-support-tool/
The maintenance and updating of the platform is ensured and funded by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canariawith its Institute for Tourism (TIDES) as administrator, providing services to the society.
Contact
Contacts are provided at The University Institute for Tourism and Sustainable Economic Development (TIDES) | European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems (europa.eu).
Associated project(s)
H2020 SOCLIMPACT (GA776661)
The Adaptation Support Tool for Islands is a compass where information can be filtered according to the island, the economic sector or the climate hazard, with further networking opportunities.
The tool can support three RAST steps: Step 1. Preparing the ground for adaptation, Step 2. Assessing climate change risks and vulnerabilities, Step 3. Identifying adaptation options.
Information and data cover 12 EU islands, the experts panel now has a more international coverage.
Geographical area
12 EU islands: Azores (Ilha do Faial, Ilha de Sao Miguel e Ilha do Pico), Balearic Islands (Mallorca), Baltic Islands (Fehmarn), Canary Islands (Gran Canaria), Crete, Cyprus, Madeira, Malta, Sicily, and French West Indies (Martinique and Guadeloupe).
Mean air temperature, Extreme heat, Mean precipitation, Extreme precipitation, Aridity, Wildfire, Relative sea level.
The tool also addresses the following climate hazards: Extreme high wind, Wave extremes.
Energy, transport, marine and fisheries (aquaculture), coastal areas (tourism).
The tool can serve as a source and for update of information, capacity building, awareness raising, and networking e.g. establishing advisory boards.
With no additional preparation
No previous knowledge is required to understand the functioning of the tool or the outputs because all was designed thinking in non-expert users.
Disclaimer
The contents and links to third-party items on this Mission webpage are developed by the MIP4Adapt team led by Ricardo, under contract CINEA/2022/OP/0013/SI2.884597 funded by the European Union and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, CINEA, or those of the European Environment Agency (EEA) as host of the Climate-ADAPT Platform. Neither the European Union nor CINEA nor the EEA accepts responsibility or liability arising out of or in connection with the information on these pages.
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