Clim’Ability – Adaptation of SMEs to a changing climate

Start Date: Jan, 2019

End Date: Jan, 2020

Good Practices Thematic Area: Education Sociology

Good Practices Category

Awareness, Improved Resilience, Knowledge Transfer, Risk Reduction, Sustainability

Good Practices Summary

Clim’Ability Design offers a diagnostic service of vulnerabilities and opportunities in the face of climate change.

It offers an analysis of the risks to which the company’s activity is exposed and the identification of adaptation measures (½ day for an on-site diagnosis). This analysis includes: 1/ an assessment of the damage already suffered and its impacts (heat waves, floods, strong winds, etc.), 2/ a prioritisation of all the risks incurred, 3/ a face-to-face meeting (2 hours) based on a summary analysis file including : Targeted climate projections on the scale of the company’s site, identification of sources of customer dissatisfaction linked to climate change, assistance in designing an action plan to be implemented to anticipate risks and opportunities, putting you in contact with qualified experts.

Mitigation

Adaptation to climate change in the face of the risks identified in the area.

Replicability/Knowledge Transfer

Clim’Ability Design aims to identify the vulnerabilities of Upper Rhine companies in view of climate change. The challenge is to adapt company strategies to future climatic and socio-economic conditions. Clim’Ability’s objective is transferable to many areas. In order to be able to adapt other areas, it will suffice to repeat the steps of identifying the actors and vulnerabilities present in the given territory.

Resources

The website is extremely well fed and offers many resources as well as an audit service. The clim’ability project is very concrete.

Target Audience

Business & SMEs, NGOs & Associations, Professional & Technical experts, Public/Regional/Local Administration

Policy Implications

The adaptation strategies identified and proposed will be adapted to the local context and guidelines.

Social Dimension

The social dimension of the project is very important. The project consists in taking into account the local needs and context in order to best develop SMEs and SMIs in the face of climate change.

Innovation Type

Guidelines, Methodology, Social

Innovation

The Clim’Ability Design service is adapted to the specificities of the Upper Rhine area, whether in terms of climate evolution, knowledge of the climatic impacts in the area, knowledge of the assets and vulnerabilities of the area at the economic and social level, etc. This enables the implementation of appropriate strategies.