Climate change is already leading to extreme weather events affecting cities worldwide. CAS wants to help and encourage cities to become climate-proof and is therefore working with Deltares and several other European research partners on the big European project REACHOUT. REACHOUT responds to the Horizon 2020 call Developing end-user products and services for all stakeholders and citizens supporting climate adaptation and mitigation. A key requirement of this call is to tackle the last mile of climate service delivery for the most relevant sectors and to deliver solutions towards meeting the decarbonisation and adaptation goals of the European Green Deal. In REACHOUT, we are developing solutions to make urban areas in Europe more climate-proof. We do this together with local governments, businesses, financial institutions, civil society organisations and residents.
REACHOUT advances climate services in seven City Hubs across Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Milan, Cork, Gdynia, Lillestrøm and Logroño. To do so, REACHOUT brings together expert organisations in the field of climate adaptation from all over Europe who help the City Hubs take the next step with climate adaptation. How this is done varies from City Hub to City Hub. For example, one City Hub needs risk maps to better understand what impacts of climate change the city is vulnerable to. Another City Hub prefers support in choosing appropriate measures. The project lasts 3,5 years and is funded by the European Commission.