Triple-A Toolkit

To support the up taking process for climate services that the project envisions, REACHOUT adopts a tested methodological framework to organize its tools and services that consist of three pillars: Analysis, Ambition and Action.
The Triple-A 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. The toolkit offers the basis for making tailored, fit-for-purpose visualizations and services that allow end-users to understand the potential impacts of past and future climate features related to extreme temperatures, precipitation, droughts, storm surges, coastal and river flooding and associated consequences. In addition, it offers a localized risk assessment to allow for risk prioritization and subsequent identification and evaluation of a broad set of adaptation options in the wider context of resilient urban development.
Toolkit delivery through
Cross-hub development Teams
In REACHOUT a cross-hub development team refers to a team consisting of different members who share a concern regarding a climate adaptation challenge, that bring their own expertise, knowledge and skills to work together on the design and development of a customized set of data and tools (TOOLBOX) to ensure the team delivers a cohesive user experience to support citizens, private sector and/or government to improve resilience to Climate Change.
There are four key mandatory roles/profiles in each cross-hub development team:
- Tool Developers/Researchers who are responsible to develop upon existing tools, datasets and frameworks by iteratively considering functional requirements.
- Knowledge brokers who are responsible to ensure that the tools developed in the toolkit are useful for the city hubs through the conceptualization of climate services tailored to the concrete city needs.
- City-hubs who are responsible to validate the tools in their own context by bringing their needs and challenges.
- City liaisons who guide the city hub on how to use the tool and ensure coordination with research and knowledge broker partners.
Smooth communication is the base of these cross-functional teams so different type of meetings will be (are being) scheduled between team members throughout the project.

Tools

Dynamic Integrated Flood Insurance (DIFI) model
This model offers insight in flood insurance premiums, unaffordability and demand for coverage under different flood insurance systems.

Climate Stories
Climate stories share information, experiences, and targeted messages about climate change and adaptation.

Action identification workshop
There are many different climate adaptation strategies that can be…

Mainstreaming opportunities workshop
Climate (adaptation) actions are sometimes very costly and…

Adaptation vision, goals, targets and actions workshop
Determining an objective adaptation vision for a city is a…

Social vulnerability tool
This tool is designed to assess communities’ vulnerability to climate hazards.

Windstorm damage assessment tool (WISC)
Windstorms are among the costliest climate extremes in Europe…

GLOFRIS and FLOPROS models
GLOFRIS & Flopros models give insight in direct flood damage of riverine and coastal floods.

RESIN Adaptation Options Library
The Adaptation Options Library is a searchable database of all kinds of adaptation measures…

Design Years for climate resilience buildings
Typical design years (TDY) are used extensively by building…

Thermal Assessment Tool
The Thermal Assessment Tool (TAT) helps visualize heat-related data to assess the impact of heatwave events.

Pluvial hazard, risk assessment and adaptation
Tool designed to help local authorities to explore pluvial hazard & risk from extreme events.

Assessment of Risk management capabilities
This tool is used to guide review and/or self-assessment of risk management capabilities.

FloodAdapt tool (Formerly known as CFRSS)
FloodAdapt is a decision support tool for accelerating climate adaptation actions by understanding flood risks.

Climate Resilient City Tool (CRCTool)
The Climate Resilient City Tool supports climate adaptation planning and promotes dialogue on adaptation options.

Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways (DAPP) and the Pathways Generator (PG)
The Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways (DAPP) framework supports the…

Risk Prioritization Matrix
Identifying the key risks of climate change is not always a straightforward…

Climate Impact Diagrams
Climate Impact Diagrams build an understanding among city stakeholders on opportunities and risks of climate change for city sectors.

Crowdsource module for climate hazard mapping
The Crowdsource module visualises publicly generated climate data in a digital map.