About REACHOUT
REACHOUT is a European Commission funded research and innovation project to advance user-oriented climate services to support the implementation of the Green Deal. Therefore, research partners, climate service providers and city stakeholders are co-developing a coherent set of services for seven city hubs across the EU.
Triple A-Toolkit: analyse, ambitions and actions
These services support cities to Analyze hazard, exposure and vulnerability to climate change, formulate Ambitions for Climate Resilient Urban Development, and identify, evaluate and select adaptation Actions for implementations. This so-called Triple-A toolkit builds upon and utilizes existing tools and services. To ensure sustainability beyond the lifetime of the project close cooperates with existing climate service platforms and develops business models for implementation of the services from the start.
The Triple-A approach is based on proven success in many cities across the world. At the start of the project the “toolkit” is compiled from a concrete set of proven successful tools, climate information branched off the C3S portal, and a set of background data layers on land use and socio-economic indicators. Additionally, the project is developing localized (city specific) ‘story maps’ which translate climate science into information that the local officials, water experts, advisors, citizens and companies can understand and work with.
The underlying Triple-A approach has been successfully applied in the Dutch National Spatial Adaptation program reaching most municipalities in the Netherlands. An agile development process is followed, consisting of three one-year loops, enhancing relevance by including possibilities for crowd sourcing and engagement of citizens and private sector. City Hubs apply the toolkit and provide the platforms for co-creation. EU wide upscaling is achieved through a City Hub approach and through connection to national and EU service platforms. C40 and R-Cities networks strengthen outreach and upscaling towards hundreds of cities world-wide. Our private sector partner APG is one of the world largest pension investors, responsible for the management of560 billion euros in pension funds for 4.7 million participants. APG manages assets in five of the seven City Hubs.
REACHOUT brings together a highly experienced transdisciplinary team with comprehensive knowledge on climate change adaptation and climate services, experience in working in cities. Our consortium will bridge the last mile and engage citizens and the private sector through active participation, building capacity and fostering collective action towards ambitions, addressing climate-related vulnerability.
Featured City Story
Amsterdam – APG

Milano

Athens

Cork

Gdynia

Lillestrøm

Logroño

Meet the team


Maria Wiśnicka
Sendzimir Foundation
A graduate of the Institute of Sociology at the University of Warsaw and political science at the Central European University.


Jorge Paz
Tecnalia
Jorge Paz works as Senior researcher at Tecnalia. He focuses on the analysis of climate change, associated impacts, the definition of adaptation measures and assessing their costs and benefits.


Marit Heinen
CAS
Marit Heinen (Msc) (F) manages and contributes to different climate adaptation projects with the main focus of translating scientific knowledge into usable information for policymakers. She has been involved in the development of the Climate Impact


Jenny Tröltzsch
Ecologic Institute
Jenny Tröltzsch (F) is a Senior Fellow at Ecologic Institute, Germany and coordinates the adaptation activities of the Institute. Jenny Tröltzsch works in projects pertaining to the costs and benefits of climate adaptation measures on the local, national and supranational (European Union, EU) level. Her project experiences include Bottom-Up Climate Adaptation Strategies for a Sustainable Europe (BASE) and Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in Europe (ECONADAPT).


Leon Kapetas
Rcities
A hydrologist by training, Leon Kapetas is Lead for Programs and Climate Resilience for the Resilient Cities Network in Europe and Middle East. His work focuses on Nature Based Solutions as a vehicle for climate adaptation, raising natural capital while also meeting socioeconomic community objectives.


Jaroslav Mysiak
CMCC
Dr. Jaroslav Mysiak (M) is the director of the research division ‘Risk assessment and adaptation strategies’, and external teacher at the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Jaroslav holds a PhD from the University of Göttingen (Germany) and MSc. from the Technical University Zvolen (Slovakia).


Efrén Feliú
Tecnalia
Efren Feliu (Senior Scientist) (M):He holds a Building Engineering Degree as well as different postgraduates including spatial planning and territorial development. Has a relevant professional background in consultancy and capacity development for public administrations and utilities, specially focused in the fields of local sustainability, spatial planning, climate adaptation and resilience.


Francesca Larosa
CMCC
Francesca Larosa (F) is a PhD Candidate at Ca’ Foscari University in Climate Change Sciences and Management.She holds a MSc in Economic and Social Sciences from Bocconi University (Milan) and she obtained her BA in Economics from Pisa University.


Chiara Mazzetti
Ecologic Institute
Chiara Mazzetti (F) is the Head of the Events Team and Communications Manager at Ecologic Institute. She is responsible for the strategic development and coordination of a vast array of events. As a communication expert, Chiara Mazzetti is also responsible for the coordination of large partner networks across Europe and the management of communication activities aimed at promoting the results and achievements…


James Fitton
UCC
Dr. James Fitton leads the Impacts and Adaptation Group at MaREI, University College Cork, Ireland. James is the lead researcher on Climate Ireland, a climate service supporting local authorities and sectors adapting to climate change.


Amy Oen
NGI
Amy Oen has been employed at NGI since 2001 and has over twenty years of research and consulting experience within the environmental sector. Expertise in ecological risk assessment and environmental management of pollutants, as well as knowledge brokering to improve stakeholder involvement.


Thijs Endendijk
VU
Thijs Endendijk (M) is PhD candidate at the Instiute for Environmental Studies at VU Amsterdam. He is working on his thesis on the effects of climate change on financial sector investors.


Nellie Body
NGI
Nellie Body (MSc)(F) works with geohazards research and consulting at NGI. She has earned a MSc in Geohazards and Geomechanics and a BSc in Geology and geophysics from the University of Oslo, as well as single courses in Disaster management from the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.


Sean Salazar
NGI
Dr. Sean Salazar (M) is a researcher and engineer at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). He specializes in satellite, airborne and terrestrial remote sensing and mapping techniques applied to geohazards and civil infrastructure. Sean earned his PhD and MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas as a U.S. National Science Foundation (U.S. NSF) graduate research fellow.


Jan-Willem Anker
CAS
Communication officer and language expert. At CAS he writes news articles and informative texts about climate adaptation, conducts interviews and creates social media content for the Dutch national Knowledge Portal for Climate Adaptation.


Sadie McEvoy
Deltares
Dr. Sadie McEvoy is a researcher and climate adaptation specialist, who works on adaptive planning and decision making under deep uncertainty for water resources, coastal areas and urban spaces. Dr McEvoy’s work focuses on the involvement and representation of stakeholders in planning and decision making.

Denise McCullagh
UCC
Dr. Denise McCullagh is a researcher in the Impacts and Adaptation Group at MaREI, University College Cork, Ireland. Denise’s research focuses on climate adaptation in the public, private and third sectors, from local to international scales.


Lina Liakou
Rcities
Lina leads the resilience practice in Europe and the Middle East for the Resilient Cities Network. She is also responsible for the organization’s global governance, city engagement and knowledge. Before joining R-Cities, Lina was Deputy Mayor and Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Thessaloniki, Greece




Hasse Goosen
CAS
Hasse Goosen (PhD)(M) is the founder and director of Climate Adaptation Services. Hasse has been the architect of the tools which reach out to hundreds of unique users per day. Hasse supported numerous cities in the Netherlands and internationally.


Joshua Lizundia
Tecnalia
Joshua Lizundia (MSc) (M): Data Analyst and researcher on climate services in Tecnalia Research & Innovation. PhD student in Geographic Information Systems at the University of Alcala. Relevant experience in software development based on python, app development in the climate data store framework, and data analysis and management.


Felix van Veldhoven
CAS
Felix van Veldhoven (MA)(M) is an international climate adaptation expert, who specializes in bridging the gap between climate science and adaptation action. With a background in urban geography & planning, he uses his skills in data visualization and geo-information


Katriona McGlade
Ecologic Institute
Katriona McGlade (F) is a Fellow at Ecologic Institute, Germany where she focuses on climate adaptation policy and practice especially in coastal regions. Her interests are in collaborative, stakeholder-centred adaptation processes to develop shared knowledge and solutions. Examples of her previous work on stakeholder-centred…


Sophie van der Horst
CAS
Sophie van der Horst (Msc) (F) is advisor at CAS and works with climate data and visualizations. Sophie studied climate studies at Wageningen University where she focused on the physical climate…


Ewa Janowska
Sendzimir
Ewa is a coordinator at the Sendzimir Foundation, whose mission is activities related to sustainable development, particularly the implementation of nature-based solutions.


Diana Morales Irato
Deltares
Miss Morales is an Economist from the University of Piura (Peru) with a master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and a major in Environmental Economics from Wageningen University. Given her interdisciplinary academic and working background…


John Tarpey
Ecologic Institute
John Tarpey (M) is a Researcher at Ecologic Institute, Germany. He works primarily on issues including water, climate adaptation and economics, and agriculture. At Ecologic Institute, John Tarpey works on Co-designing the Assessment of Climate Change Costs (COACCH), which is focused on the economic costs of climate change and climate actions.


Nieves Peña
Tecnalia
Nieves Peña (Senior Researcher) (F): BSc in Physics at Basque Country University and certified as team entrepreneur coach by Tiimiakatemia, University of Applied Sciences (Finland). During the first 8 years in Tecnalia she worked on the development of web services and semantic technologies.


Nilofer Tajuddin
Rcities
Nilofer is an urbanist with experience in strategic urban planning, inclusive development, capacity building and stakeholder engagement. Additionally, she has worked on Public Relations, social media campaigns and exhibitions.


Eva Boon
CAS
Eva Boon (Msc)(F) is advisor and researcher at CAS and focusses on the co-production of methods and tools with users in the field of climate services for adaptive delta management and urban adaptation. Eva combines working in CAS projects with a PhD…


Ad Jeuken
Deltares
Dr. Ir. A.B.M. Jeuken is an expert advisor in the field of climate change adaptation and water management. He has a master degree in environmental sciences from the Wageningen University and finished a PhD in Global Climate modelling at KNMI and the University of Eindhoven.


Natalia Burgos
Ecologic Institute
Natalia Burgos is an International Fellow at Ecologic Institute. Thematically, she focuses on Climate Change Adaptation, Nature based Solutions..


Federico Aili
Rcities
Federico Aili is an urban planner with strong interest in sustainability and urban resilience. From 2018 to 2021 he worked for the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and the ISOCARP Institute, where he mainly focused on EU-funded projects on Nature-based Solutions, research proposals and capacity-building programmes.


James Strout
NGI
James Strout has been employed at NGI since 1998, and has 18 years of experience in the offshore energy sector, and 4 years in the Natural Hazards sector.
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