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Climate Portal Flanders Tools-PROJECT-tool

The PROJECT-tool is an interactive climate adaptation design and assessment tool developed by the Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM) within Klimaatportaal Vlaanderen. The tool enables users to define a project area and evaluate how different climate adaptation measures improve the climate resilience of urban or spatial development projects. Users can test combinations of measures, calculate adaptation scores, and assess how interventions address climate challenges such as heat, drought, and flooding. The platform supports climate-resilient urban design, redevelopment, and infrastructure planning through scenario-based project assessment.

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What you can do with it

Input

  • Define a project area in Flanders between 300 m² and 25 km².
  • Enter or select the characteristics of an urban, redevelopment or infrastructure project.
  • Choose and combine adaptation measures.
  • Test project scenarios addressing heat, drought, flooding and heavy rainfall.
  • Explore relevant spatial and climate information for the project area.

Output

  • Project-level maps and graphs.
  • Climate-resilience and adaptation scores.
  • Comparisons of alternative measure combinations.
  • Decision-support information for project design and implementation.
  • Datasets and indicators relevant to the defined project area.

Use it to

  • Integrate adaptation into urban and spatial-development projects.
  • Test how combinations of measures improve project resilience.
  • Compare and prioritise adaptation options at project level.
  • Support climate-resilient design, redevelopment and infrastructure planning.
  • Inform implementation choices for heat, drought and flood resilience.
  • Consider nature-based solutions and cost-benefit information.

Why is it relevant to climate adaptation

Brings adaptation into the design of a specific project rather than leaving it at the strategic-plan level. By allowing users to define a project area, test combinations of measures and calculate adaptation scores, it helps design teams understand whether proposed interventions meaningfully improve resilience before implementation. Its project-area scale makes it a practical bridge between municipal adaptation ambitions and site-level urban, redevelopment or infrastructure decisions.

Used in

  • Climate-resilient design of projects between 300 m² and 25 km² in Flanders.
  • Urban development, redevelopment and infrastructure planning through Klimaatportaal Vlaanderen.
  • Project-level assessment of measures for heat, drought, flooding and heavy rainfall.
  • Comparison of nature-based and other adaptation interventions in Flemish project areas.
  • Adaptation scoring and implementation support for municipalities, planners, consultants and project developers.

Metadata

User Group
National authoritiesSubnational authoritiesBusinesses/consultants
Geographic coverage
Countries:
Belgium
Spatial resolution

Project area must be between 300 m² and 25 km²

Support of Adaptation Policy Cycle
Step 3: Identifying Adaptation Options
Step 4: Assessing and Prioritising Adaptation Options
Step 5: Implementation
Adaptation sectors
BiodiversityBuildingsDisaster Risk Reduction
Climate hazards
Heavy precipitation / extreme rainfallFloodingHeat
Type of outputs
Maps and graphsReports and decision supportDatasets and indicators
Temporality of data
Present
Language
Dutch
Accessibility and usability
Moderate
Data sources
Public datasets from external providersProject-generated or processed datasetsMixed sources
Tool validation use
Case-study validationExpert validation / reputable institutionUser testing / pilot testing

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