Climate-KIC. Brussels, 13. June Climate Adaptation Services Platform. Leadership Team

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1 Brussels, 13. June 2013 Climate Adaptation Services Platform Leadership Team Andrew Burford, Zsolt Gemesi (facilitator), Juergen Kropp, Harilaos Loukos (Co Chair), Eddy Moors, Antonio Navarra, Ralf Toumi (Co Chair)

2 We provide the people, products and leadership to address the challenges of global climate change Our activities cross discipline, sector, geographies From 20 to 160+ partners since 2010 Current hubs: 5 Co-locations; 6 RIC Regions Knowledge triangle integration, excellence EIT supported Innovation Community Z / / Government & Public Bodies Research Education Business

3 Pillars drive our business Innovation (including Pathfinder) Education creates promising new collaborations and champions new value-chain configurations...& creates new pathways to low-carbon prosperity by fostering the conditions for ongoing innovation. attracts and develops future climate entrepreneurs and change agents. Entrepreneurship provides tools to connect and support the wider climate entrepreneurship community. 3

4 A start-up past its first round investment K ddedhz /d ddddhz eddhz W< deddhz ld</dddedhz MEUR Portfolio build and integration Consolidation phase Leveraged growth phase Self sustainability Start up phase Ramp-up phase Complementary activities, i.e. the Ecosystem Own resources + leverage effect EIT funding Year

5 CAS: We are not operating a service, but guide projects towards this direction Infrastructure (energy, transport, communication) Coastal areas Flooding Extreme events

6 Platforms - General principles Define and implement strategies that serve goals Ensure flow of high quality and impact project ideas & PhDs Contribute to flagships definition and integrate in existing project portfolio Provide strategic guidance to partner and projects before submission and during project lifetime Ensure consistency and synergies between projects/platforms Foster collaboration between partners/platforms/pillars Manage and develop a living network of partners Operate with a sufficient degree of freedom on outreach activities Build pool of expert reviewers and platform advisors Identify strategic partners at national level 6

7 8 Platforms - interaction and projects budget Adaptation: 25% AS + LWEA Mitigation: 75% Other PF

8 CAS Main Platform Challenges Main strategic challenge Increase adaptation capacity and resilience of societies, infrastructure, and cities through services and products. Specific challenges Climate Information: Support relevant use of climate information by society and business Adaptation for different sectors: Develop services and products for various economic sectors on adaptation to climate change Adaptation speed: Reduce time to action on adaptation by decision makers and long term investors

9 Scope Strategic challenges Potential markets Innovation needs KIC capabilities Support relevant use of climate information by society and business Capacity building needs for decision--makers in various organizations & areas Develop self sustaining capacity-building and education offers Possibility to act as onestop-shop built on trust due to unique world- class research Develop services and products for various economic sectors on adaptation to climate change Specific sectors need tailored advice on investment decisions (energy providers, food companies/farmers, authorities for flood protection) while the important insurance market is cross-cutting Start adaptation services from an understanding of routine investment decisions and tailor consultancy products to these decision processes in order to have real impact World-class research, SMEs providing consultancy services and end users of these including cities, regions, power companies and reinsurers. Reduce time to action on climate adaptation by decision makers and long term investors Regional and local politicians as well as development agencies/banks need better diagnosis to start taking action Integrated monitoring tools of the economic, environmental and social impacts of climate change and tailored decision tools World class research on climate issues, consultancy services together with close linkages with local and regional authorities

10 Adaptation Value Chain / /s D ^ Close to the WMO Adaptation services definition of CS Adaptation solutions Range of the Adaptation Services Platform (AS) Range of the LWEA Platform Opportunity for an operational and commercial unit linked with the PF

11 Dynamics Sectors and customers ^ Climate Services Climate Services & D Z t t d d

12 SWOT Strengths End-to-end solutions all the way to actions Coverage of the entire value chain to adaptation Integrated solutions / one-stop-shop A customer and sector focus Academic-business combination and partnerships Knowledge /insight education Services and products Education and innovation Opportunities Clarification of the climate services landscape Creation of a standard/reference value chain and services Development of investments and projects climate proofing incentive Growing market and demand, and emerging expertise Weaknesses Work to be done to be a one-stop-shop Quality of innovation proposals in the past research bias Narrow on suppliers/partners Lack of competencies in some sectors and some parts of the value chain The possible confusion between climate services and adaptation services Fragmented value chain Overlap with the LWEA platform Losing way Don t distinguish Time/speed Threats National programs International programs Large Environmental Consultancies National and international investment strategies in innovation that could lead to an heterogeneous development of the value chain services The possible confusion between climate services and adaptation services Existing experienced consultancy groups covering some parts of the value chain

13 Priorities identification Priorities Extreme weather events Natural ecosystems Flood protection Water supply Infrastructure Coastal zones Human health Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries Criteria Market attractiveness Competitive strenghts Value From 1(low) to 5(high)

14 Dynamics Priorities

15 Future activity Innovation projects Current 2012 activity E3P (energy, extreme events) OASIS (insurance, extreme events CACHES/CIES (agriculture, +) SMART URBAN ADAPT (cities) Early 2013 potential activity I-APPLES (game based technologies) Smart Extreme Weather (extreme, control and operational system) URBMOBI (urban, environmental monitoring) Pathfinder projects ACCENT (energy, climate, cities) SIECS (computer based education) ARECS (renewable energies) ATLA (local public bodies, value chain)

16 Project reviewed Adaptation Tool box for Local Authorities (ATLA) -Pathfinder High fit, but immature (lack of partners) Adaptation of Cities to Climate change and Energy Trends (ACCENT) - Innovation Potential high fit; Discuss further, re-write, refocus Smart and Intelligent Education and Climate Services (SIECS) -Innovation Med-Low fit; other pillars? 16

17 Issue: AS and LWEA overlap There is overlap between the two platforms Value chain vs. thematic positioning Two ways to deal with it Clearly define who does what and organise interactions Merge the platforms Merger: «Adaptation Solutions» Platform? Pros Efficient One stop shop Clarity of mission Clarity of project attribution to a PF Possible to split afterwards Big Cons Too Big Budget allocation may discriminate

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