A new tool which provides quick and easy access to climate adaptation measures has been created by Grontmij and their consortium partners.
City planners, engineers, policy makers and interest groups increasingly find themselves faced with the challenge of making cities safe from the consequences of climate change, flooding, heavy rainfall and drought and heat. The Climate App, a new free tool, ensures simple and rapid access to a host of measures aimed at addressing climate change impacts.
The Climate App which will be showcased for the first time at this week’s Delta Programme Knowledge Festival in the Netherlands, has been developed for worldwide use and has been tested in Ho Chi Minh City, Copenhagen and New Orleans.
In the Netherlands, the app has been tested in Rotterdam, Delft and the Utrecht Province. The app offers a wealth of information and inspiration relevant to any new building, restructuring or renovation project. Based on simple criteria such as scale, land use and product type, the app selects and ranks possible climate adaption measures. As a result, the user is provided with a rapid overview of the most relevant measures available.
The app supports the process of combining measures at city, district, street or building level. Use of the app in pilot cities shows that the tool works rapidly and as such, is highly suitable for use in workshops and training sessions for city planners, engineers, policy makers and interest groups.
The tool was developed by a consortium consisting of Grontmij, Witteveen+Bos, Deltares, the KNMI (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) and Bosch Slabbers Landscape + Urban Design, and co-financed by the Stichting Klimaat voor Ruimte and the Stichting Climate Adaptation Services.
The Climate App can be used via www.climateapp.nl and is available in the Apple Appstore and Google Playstore.
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