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and websi e communica ion:
Sho ex desc ibing he deli e able o he gene al public (~5 lines):
CLIMATEFIT is conside ing he de elopmen o a One-S op-Shop dedica ed o bo h Public
Au ho i ies and Financing and In es men En i ies, p o iding ma e ial o b idging he clima e
adap a ion inancing gap. This epo in es iga es he in o ma ion ma e ials and se ices needs as
well as he exis ing on-line po als used by he p ojec pa icipan s (FIEs and PAs). Based on his
analysis, i d aws up wo One S op Shop de elopmen scena ios conside ing he needs o bo h
ypes o use s and esponding o he weaknesses o exis ing pla o ms.
Image o illus a ion:
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ABBREVIATIONS
Abb e ia ion
Desc ip ion
API
Applica ion p og amming in e ace
FIE
Financing and in es men en i ies
EEA
Eu opean En i onmen Agency
NbS
Na u e-based solu ions
OSS
One-S op-shop
PA
Public au ho i y
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GLOSSARY
Applica ion p og amming in e ace: Se o ules o p o ocols enabling so wa e applica ions o
communica e wi h each o he o sha e da a, ea u es and unc ionali y
Financing & in es men en i y (FIE): O ganiza ion o s akeholde ha enable o do he p o ision o
any ype o unding and inancing solu ions o clima e adap a ion. (CLIMATEFIT p ojec de ini ion)
Public au ho i y (PA): Local, egional, o na ional au ho i ies ha ha e he legal manda e o add ess
clima e change wi hin hei poli ical ju isdic ions. (CLIMATEFIT p ojec de ini ion)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The gene al objec i e o he One-S op-Shop (OSS) is o p o ide a knowledge pla o m o assis in
b idging he clima e adap a ion inancing gap be ween public au ho i ies and p i a e in es o s and
o guide use s h ough CLIMATEFIT’s esul s. This epo in es iga es he in o ma ion ma e ials and
se ice needs as well as he exis ing on-line po als used by he p ojec pa icipan s (FIEs and PAs).
In e ms o con en , i appea s ha Public Au ho i ies (PAs) would bene i om me hodologies o
de elop and s uc u e hei inancing plans (models, da a, and clea p ocesses conce ning
in es men s in adap a ion). They also lack guidance abou he ypes o in es o s and in es men s
add essing clima e esilience p ojec s and abou inancial ins umen s and unding s a egies. PAs
need case s udies illus a ing in es men equi emen s and a place o showcase hei adap a ion
p ojec s o in es o s.
Financial Ins i u ions and En i ies (FIEs) would bene i om an access o business cases, clea
de ini ion o wha quali ies as a success ul clima e adap a ion p ojec and how adap a ion p ojec s
i in o he in es men ma ke . FIEs also need ma e ial o a be e unde s anding o cha ac e is ics
o adap a ion p ojec s and sus ainabili y disclosu e equi emen s.
In e ac i e ne wo king solu ions and case s udies cons i u e a s ong expec a ion o bo h a ge s.
Wi hin CLIMATEFIT, bo h audiences a e a ge ed by a capaci y building p og ammes, which will be
made a ailable online a he end o he p oje h ough e-lea ning modules. Conside ing he esul s
o he scoping s udy, hese modules would be aluable o he OSS. Howe e , i has no been u he
explo ed wi hin he scope o he cu en s udy.
Two scena ios a e de eloped in his scoping s udy: a scena io wi h wo dis inc pla o ms o add ess
sepa a e a ge audiences: an OSS dedica ed o PAs hos ed by Clima eAdap , and he c ea ion o a
pla o m dedica ed o FIEs; a scena io wi h a single pla o m o bo h audiences, equi ing he
c ea ion o one ad-hoc OSS. A SWOT analysis o each scena io is ealised.
The scoping s udy (D1.2) o he CLIMATEFIT websi e / One S op Shop and e-lea ning pla o m aims
a p oposing an ou line o he One S op Shop in his p ocess. This scoping s udy will be e-
e alua ed and amended a he end o he p ojec in WP5 unde he deli e able D5.3.
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In oduc ion
The scoping s udy (D1.2) o he CLIMATEFIT websi e / One S op Shop and e-lea ning pla o m aims
a p oposing an ou line o he One S op Shop in his p ocess. This scoping s udy will be e-
e alua ed and amended a he end o he p ojec in WP5 unde he deli e able D5.3.
The gene al objec i e o he OSS is o p o ide a knowledge pla o m o assis in b idging he clima e
adap a ion inancing gap be ween public au ho i ies and p i a e in es o s. in es iga ing he
in o ma ion and se ices needs as well as he exis ing on-line po als used by he p ojec
pa icipan s (FIEs and PAs).
Th oughou he OSS Scoping s udy, we need o answe he ollowing p elimina y ques ions:
• Conside ing he a ge s o he OSS, i.e. PAs and FIEs, and hei speci ic needs, is i possible
o no o ha e only one OSS? Wha a e he main speci ic in o ma ion and se ice needs o
PAs and FIEs?
o Fo example: gene al in o ma ion, bes p ac ices, Case s udies, amewo k and ools
– o ins ance o suppo decision making, knowledge, “p ojec s ma ke s / p ojec
pos ing”, guide o in es o s, e c.
• Wha a e hose main end-use s' expec a ions? wha do hey do on his pla o m?
• Wha a e he main s eng hs and weaknesses o exis ing pla o ms? wha do hey p opose
and how a e hey s uc u ed? and wha should be he main ea u es / ou lines o he OSS
(wha do we ind on his OSS)?
• Wha a e he echnical and inancial needs a ound his OSS:
o do we need a mode a o , which inancial and human esou ces a e equi ed o
sus ain he pla o m?
o Wha is he connec i i y o he OSS wi h o he pla o ms?
• Wha in e dependencies mus be accoun ed o in Exploi a ion and Upscale Plan (D6.6,
conce ning es ablishing in ellec ual p ope y igh s, o ins ance) and Communica ion and
Dissemina ion Plan (D6.2, a ac ing use s o he pla o m, o ins ance), among o he s?
To summa ize, he ques ion is whe he o hos he OSS on an exis ing si e, such as Clima eAdap ,
he Mission Adap Pla o m o CCFLA's Financial Ins umen s po al, o o c ea e a new pla o m. In
addi ion, we need o conside whe he i would be mo e app op ia e o hos esou ces dedica ed
o bo h PAs and FIEs on he same si e, o whe he we need o make a dis inc ion by se ing up wo
sepa a e pla o ms.
On his basis, wo inal scena ios ha e been selec ed:
• A scena io wi h wo dis inc pla o ms o add ess sepa a e a ge audiences: an OSS
dedica ed o PAs hos ed by Clima eAdap , and he c ea ion o a pla o m dedica ed o FIEs;
• A scena io wi h a single pla o m o bo h audiences, equi ing he c ea ion o one ad-hoc
OSS.
Ou wo k has some limi a ions, due o he cons ain s o he s udy. The scena ios p esen ed a e
based on a non-exhaus i e li e a u e e iew o he ad an ages and limi a ions o exis ing pla o ms,
and on an in-dep h analysis o a limi ed numbe o pla o ms. These pla o ms appea howe e o
be ep esen a i e o he exis ing ones, wi h pla o ms dedica ed o FIEs, bo h public and p i a e,
and PAs, dealing wi h adap a ion p ojec managemen , o en i onmen al p ojec inancing. The
conclusions d awn can he e o e be conside ed eliable.
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CHAPTER 1. Me hodology
To ca y ou his s udy, se e al me hodical s eps we e aken o gua an ee he quali y o he
scena ios p oposed.
1.1. Li e a u e e iew
A li e a u e e iew was conduc ed o ake s ock and summa ize key indings ela ed o exis ing
pla o ms. The aim was o highligh wha a e he main s eng hs and he main weaknesses o
exis ing pla o ms.
The li e a u e has been selec ed o ga he in o ma ion on he expec a ions o use s (PAs and FIEs)
in e ms o he suppo s ela ed o adap a ion inance ha al eady exis , on he le e s and obs acles
o each ype o use and he needs o be co e ed h ough he de elopmen o an OSS.
Mo e speci ically, he li e a u e e iew was designed o answe he ollowing ques ions:
Ta ge ed use s and hei needs.
✓ Who a e he a ge ed use s o he OSS?
✓ Wha a e he main speci ic needs o hose s akeholde s?
✓ Wha a e hose main end-use s’ expec a ions? Wha do hey do on his pla o m?
Selec ion o adap a ion inancing pla o ms and analyze o hei cu en unc ionali ies.
✓ Wha do adap a ion inancing pla o ms p opose and how a e hey s uc u ed?
✓ Wha a e hei main s eng hs and weaknesses?
✓ Wha should be he main ea u es / ou lines o he OSS (wha do we ind on his OSS)?
Technical conside a ions.
✓ Wha a e he echnical and inancial needs a ound his OSS: do we need a mode a o , which
inancial and human esou ces a e equi ed o sus ain he pla o m?
✓ Wha is he connec i i y o he OSS wi h o he pla o ms?
✓ Wha in e dependencies mus be accoun ed o in Exploi a ion and Upscale Plan (D6.6,
conce ning es ablishing in ellec ual p ope y igh s, o ins ance) and Communica ion and
Dissemina ion Plan (D6.2, a ac ing use s o he pla o m, o ins ance), among o he s?
✓ How o a icula e/link he OSS wi h exis ing pla o ms and ini ia i es (UNFCCC, Race o
Resilience, UNEP FI, e c.) ega dless o whe e i is hos ed?
This analysis o he li e a u e was no exhaus i e, bu i does p o ide use ul insigh s o s uc u ing
and de eloping an OSS.
1.2. Resul s om WP1 in e iews
The in e iews conduc ed as pa o o he WP1 asks helped o comple e he li e a u e e iew. Task
1.1 on assessing he ba ie s and d i e s o unding o e i o ies was pa icula ly use ul. I
highligh ed he emaining gaps o e i o ies in accessing inance o clima e adap a ion. In e iews
p o ided insigh s in o he con en and unc ions ha can help local au ho i ies gain easie access
o adap a ion inance.
Task 1.2 on unde s anding he iews and ma u i y o FIEs was e y use ul in unde s anding he
elemen s ha could suppe hem in inancing o in es ing in bankable adap a ion p ojec s.
Acco ding o he su ey conduc ed as pa o his ask, one o main ba ie s emains he lack o
knowledge and echnical ad ice on adap a ion- ela ed in es men s.
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1.3. Sho lis ing 7 pla o ms
A benchma k o se e al pla o ms dedica ed o clima e change adap a ion and clima e inance was
hen ca ied ou , wi h 4 objec i es:
• Analyze he echnical and inancial needs a ound he OSS
• Examine how exis ing pla o ms a e s uc u ed
• Fu he iden i y he needs o PAs and FIEs ha ha e no ye been me
• Unde s and he possible connec i i y be ween he u u e OSS and exis ing pla o ms
Se en een pla o ms had been p e-selec ed, and only se en we e inally sho lis ed o u he
analysis a e a p io i iza ion p ocess. P io i iza ion was ca ied ou o ensu e ha he analysis
co e ed pla o ms:
• aimed a PAs o FIEs;
• wi h ele an and inspi ing unc ionali ies, ools, and esou ces, and;
• wi h he possibili y, in some cases, o making links wi h he u u e OSS.
1.4. Sc eening o 7 pla o ms
Se en pla o ms we e selec ed o sc eening:
1. EU Mission on Adap a ion o Clima e Change Po al;
2. CCFLA websi e;
3. Clima e-Adap ;
4. he Clima e Finance Lab;
5. WeADAPT;
6. IIGCC websi e, and;
7. UNEP-FI pla o m.
Fo each o hese pla o ms, se e al aspec s we e in es iga ed. Fi s , a gene al desc ip ion o he
pla o m was d awn up, highligh ing i s objec i es, geog aphical scope, and main unc ionali ies.
Pa o he analysis hen ocused on he pla o m's a ge ed use s. Nex , he pla o m's con en was
analysed, dis inguishing be ween ma e ial and ools ela ed o p ojec managemen , decision
suppo , inancial p epa a ion, business model se -up, case s udies, e c. The pla o m's
de elopmen mode was hen desc ibed. The ea e , he pla o m's de elopmen app oach was
analysed, in pa icula i s eliance on use expe ience. The communica ion ools used o p omo e
he pla o m we e also s udied. Finally, an impo an pa o he analysis in ol ed he pla o m's
business model, o unde s and how o manage he cos s o se ing up he si e and main aining i .
These analyses ha e highligh ed he ad an ages and limi a ions o each pla o m, as well as
possible links wi h OSS.
1.5. Complemen a y in e iews wi h he pla o ms’ managing eams
The las s age o scena io p epa a ion in ol ed in e iewing he managing eam membe s o he
analysed pla o ms o deepen he analysis and ill he gap on ce ain missing elemen s (business
model, de elopmen plan, e c.). The in e iews included ques ions ega ding he scena ios
en isaged, o unde s and hei posi ioning, and o comple e he analysis o he p os and cons o
each scena io. This s ep made i possible o e ine and alida e he wo scena ios p esen ed below
in his documen .
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The bes p ac ice o bea in mind when de eloping a pla o m is hus o de ine a s a egy wi h a
se o a ge s a an ea ly s age, o decide on he con en p oduc ion and p esen a ion, o a ge an
audience, o se isibili y goals, and so on. This s a egy mus also ensu e he inancial iabili y o
he p ojec and add ess he ques ion o human esou ces alloca ion o mode a ion, main enance
and upg ading.
Se e al s udies emphasize he need o an easy access o exis ing con en o ools, hanks o links
o o he pla o ms. To inc ease he no o ie y and audience, a links’ exchange s a egy can be
de eloped and could also a oid duplica ion o wo k.
Then, he s a egy mus add ess he issue o long- e m audience engagemen , h ough he
implemen a ion o eedback mechanisms.
Unde s anding bu also conside ing he di e en needs, expec a ions and compe ences o
in o ma ion p o ide s and use s, and accep ing ha hese migh change o e ime, is hen c i ical
and mus be conside ed in he s a egy.
A key elemen o his s a egy is o implemen a s ep-by-s ep de elopmen o he OSS, wi h he
de elopmen o successi e modules. The i s s ep in ol es c ea ing a p oo o concep o gain a
clea unde s anding o use equi emen s and o ansla e i in o unc ional de elopmen and
associa ed cos s.
Finally, he s a egy mus co e he moni o ing, ollow-up, and e alua ion phase o he pla o m,
using o ins ance s a is ics o assess s akeholde ’s engagemen and each.
To sum up, he pla o m de elopmen s a egy mus conside he en i e pla o m li ecycle, om i s
c ea ion, wi h issues ela ing o he audiences’ needs, o i s moni o ing and e alua ion.
CHAPTER 4. Two scena ios and a SWOT analysis
The One S op Shop o be de eloped du ing he CLIMATEFIT p ojec aces a majo challenge: i is
dedica ed o wo dis inc a ge audiences, FIEs and PAs, who ha e hei own speci ic needs. Two
scena ios a e he e o e en isaged, wi h wo di e en app oaches ega ding he abili y o in eg a e
esou ces o bo h a ge s on he same pla o m:
• one scena io in ol es spli ing con en o PAs and FIEs in o wo sepa a e pla o ms
• ano he in ol es keeping esou ces o bo h a ge s on he same pla o m
The con en o he pla o m(s) will no be a ec ed by he choice o scena ios. Wha e e scena io
is chosen, i is essen ial o:
• in oduce unc ionali ies enabling PAs o d aw inspi a ion om case s udies, showcase
hei own p ojec s, and p o ide conc e e in es men plans and guidance on a ious
ypes o in es men
• o FIEs: in oduce business cases and ma e ial o a be e unde s anding o
cha ac e is ics o adap a ion p ojec s and sus ainabili y disclosu e equi emen s
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4.1. Scena io 1: Two dis inc pla o ms o add ess sepa a e a ge audiences
4.1.1. An OSS dedica ed o PAs hos ed by Clima e-Adap
Objec i es and a ionale
Clima e-Adap is he main pla o m de eloped by he Eu opean Commission and he Eu opean
En i onmen Agency on clima e adap a ion opics. I wo ks as a hub, which ga he s da a and
esou ces om many o he websi es and da abases.
In o de o a oid he dispe sion o con en on clima e adap a ion and possible o e laps, he
Eu opean Commission has sugges ed o include he OSS o Clima e-Adap .
Clima e=Adap so ely lacks in o ma ion ela ed o clima e adap a ion unding and inancing. The
OSS con en de eloped and sha ed by CLIMATEFIT would ill his gap in p o iding use ul and
bespoke inancial knowledge o local au ho i ies and suppo hem in inding adap a ion unding
and inancing solu ions.
In his scena io, he PAs con en would hus be di ec ly embedded in o Clima e-Adap .
The scena io is s ill a sugges ion and has no been o mally discussed ye .
Budge
This scena io would equi e a limi ed budge om CLIMATEFIT p ojec . I in eg a ed in Clima e-
Adap de elopmen s a egy, he web design and c ea ion o needed ea u es, as well as he
upda e and main enance on Clima e-Adap would ely on he pla o m’s budge , ed bo h by he
Eu opean Commission and he EEA.
Mainly he p oduc ion o con en would ely on CLIMATEFIT conso ium membe s and could i in
he 40,000 EUR budge dedica ed o he OSS.
Fea u es
The inclusion o he PAs con en o Clima e-Adap could ollow wo pa hs:
1) The c ea ion o a hema ic page dedica ed o clima e inance on Clima e-Adap . This will allow
o c oss- e e encing o all he in o ma ion enclosed in he pla o m’s da abase ela ed o his
speci ic opic. See example he e: Adap a ion in he o es y sec o — Disco e he key se ices,
hema ic ea u es and ools o Clima e-Adap (eu opa.eu)
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2) The c ea ion o a sub-pla o m hos ed by Clima e-Adap , which allow a mo e complex
de elopmen , simila o a s and-alone websi e. See example he : Eu opean Clima e and Heal h
Obse a o y (eu opa.eu)
P os & Cons
P os
Cons
Audience well-iden i ied on Clima e-Adap
Take ull ad an age o he Clima e-Adap 's
isibili y
Con en ha mee s Clima e-Adap 's
de elopmen expec a ions
Clima e-Adap ' s clea de elopmen plan
allowing con en o be main ained and
c ea ed o e ime
Low budge o CLIMATEFIT
A e y ich pla o m wi h he isk o con en
being d owned ou by o he ma e ial
Clima e-Adap is no aimed a FIEs Con en o
FIEs is o be hos ed elsewhe e. This makes i
di icul o c ea e a space o discussion and
ne wo king be ween he wo ypes o use s.
4.1.2. C ea ion o a pla o m dedica ed o FIEs
Objec i es and a ionale
Clima e-Adap is no dedica ed o FIEs and FIEs a e no a a ge ed audience in he close u u e.
A ac ing a new audience om sc a ch would equi e addi ional esou ces and e o s om
Clima e-Adap managing eam. I also seems di icul o a ac his ype o audience on a pla o m
e y much designed o PAs wi hou causing con usion.
I PAs con en is hos ed on Clima e-Adap , i hus seems necessa y o c ea e a sepa a e pla o m
o FIEs con en . This would mean he de elopmen o a websi e dedica ed o FIEs con en om
sc a ch, in addi ion o he con en hos ed on Clima e-Adap . Howe e , his is a a he expensi e
op ion.
A cheape op ion could be he c ea ion o a mic osi e wi h he WeADAPT pla o m o hos con en
dedica ed o FIEs. Indeed, WeADAPT p o ides he possibili y o o ganiza ions o de elop hei own
websi es based on WeADAPT echnology and design. WeADAPT is selling eady o use si e models
wi h a highligh ed link on i s pla o m. This allows he websi e o bene i om he WeADAPT's
add ess book.
Budge
I is di icul o e alua e he necessa y cos s o de elopmen o a pla o m wi hou knowing
exac ly wha amoun and ype o con en and wha unc ionali ies would be included.
Ne e heless, one should keep in mind ha he o al cos should be di ided in h ee ca ego ies and
dis ibu ed o e ime:
1. De elopmen cos s: one ime o launch he pla o m
2. Con en p oduc ion, mode a ion, and upda e: mos o he con en has o be eady o he
launch o he p ojec , bu acco ding o he de elopmen plan a budge has o be secu ed
o he mode a ion, upda e, and p oduc ion o new con en
3. Main enance and hos ing o he pla o m: which need a budge sp ead o e he li e ime o
he pla o m
This scena io would au oma ically allow o educe cos s o de elopmen as he PAs’ pa cos s
would be suppo ed by Clima e=Adap Pla o m (EEA – Eu opean Commission). Only de elopmen
cos s o a FIEs’ websi e would be needed.
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On his ma e , u he in es iga ion could iden i y Clima e-adap budge o upg ade he
pla o m and in oduce he possibili y o he c ea ion o a hema ic page o sub-pla o m o mally
o he managing eam.
Fea u es
Two sub-scena ios appea possible:
1) De eloping a pla o m om sc a ch. This allows comple e c ea i e eedom, bu equi es a la ge
budge , especially o long- e m main enance.
2) De eloping a mic osi e wi h WeADAPT, using hei know-how and ea u es o c ea e ou own
websi e, wi h pe sonalized b anding and con en . This solu ion could allow he mic osi e o be aken
o e by ano he o ganisa ion when he CLIMATEFIT p ojec comes o an end. SEI’s eam said in hei
in e iew ha a basic mic osi e could s a om 12 000 eu os (10 000 pounds) depending on wha
unc ions a e de eloped, and ha hos ing cos s could be a ound 700 eu os (600 pounds) pe yea .
P os & Cons
P os
Cons
Dedica ed con en and ea u es designed
speci ically o FIEs
A space o in e ac
High budge , especially i a new pla o m is
c ea ed om sc a ch
Di icul p ojec sus ainabili y a he end o
CLIMATEFIT, wi h need o business and
de elopmen plan
4.2. Scena io 2: A single pla o m o bo h audience
Objec i es and a ionale
Exis ing pla o ms dealing wi h clima e inance and adap a ion a e ocused on a single a ge
audience: PAs, o FIEs.
Ye he CLIMATEFIT’s One S op Shop has wo objec i es: build capaci ies o PAs o help hem
iden i y and a ac public and p i a e inancing sou ces and p o ide insigh o FIEs o suppo hem
in accessing esilien in es men oppo uni ies. OSS esou ces a e he e o e aimed a wo a ge
audiences. Ha ing he OSS hos ed by ano he si e would mean gi ing up a sha e o he audience -
he FIEs in he case o Clima e-Adap .
I seems possible o b ing all esou ces oge he on an ad-hoc single si e dedica ed o wo dis inc
a ge audiences. I is possible o ake ad an age o he se ices o e ed by WeADAPT, which
p oposes o c ea e mic o-si es based on i s echnology and design.
Among o he bene i s, his scena io would unde sco e he need o collabo a ion be ween p i a e
and public playe s. The pla o m would become a i ual mee ing place be ween wo ac o s who
do no o en ha e he oppo uni y o wo k oge he and unde s and each o he 's pe spec i e. PAs
need a be e unde s anding o FIEs expec a ion, while FIEs ha e di icul ies o iden i y adap a ion
p ojec bo h in es able and bankable.
Ha ing e e y hing in one si e would also a oid dispe sing esou ces, which can some imes be
use ul o di e en audiences. Ha ing all esou ces in one place a oids con usion.
This scena io does no exclude he possibili y o p o iding a link o his si e om Clima e-Adap
wi hou he con en being hos ed.
Some na ional pla o ms al eady ope a e on his model, such as he Du ch Sus ainable Finance
pla o m, hos ed by he Cen al Bank, which b ings oge he a ious go e nmen ins i u ions, public
de elopmen banks and comme cial ins i u ions om inance, business, and indus y. They wo k
oge he on speci ic issues, including adap a ion inancing. One o he ad an ages o he Du ch
pla o m, howe e , lies in i s egional na u e: he pa icipan s may al eady ha e had he oppo uni y
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o wo k oge he on a na ional scale. Collabo a ion is pe haps mo e complex a Eu opean le el. On
he Du ch Sus ainable Finance pla o m he e is no unc ionali y o he use o so esou ces and
unc ionali ies acco ding o hei ca ego y (p i a e, public).
I is also possible o quo e he Finance ClimAc pla o m, a ge ing bo h indus ials and inancial
ins i u ions. A unc ionali y is a ailable in he main page o choose, i wan ed, a speci ic a ge o so
esou ces. I is also possible, hanks o he esou ces sea ch engine, o so esou ces by a ge .
I seems possible o guide he a ious a ge s in se e al ways on he si e:
- a unc ion o iden i y he use 's p o ile on he si e's home page and adap con en acco dingly
- an op imized esou ce sea ch engine, wi h unc ions o indica e he ype o a ge o each
esou ce
- a si e di ided in o wo main sec ions: esou ces o PAs, esou ces o FIEs, wi h a ew duplica ed
mo e gene al esou ces.
Budge
This scena io is he mos expensi e, since i equi es he c ea ion o an ad-hoc si e de eloped and
managed by he CLIMATEFIT p ojec . The di icul y o add essing wo a ge g oups sugges s ha
he si e's de elopmen will be ai ly complex, equi ing p ecise expe ise.
The budge o 40,000 eu os seems su icien o c ea e a simple pla o m and design i bu does no
include long- e m main enance and hos ing cos s (app oxima ely 4,000 eu os pe yea ).
Complica ed unc ionali ies, o si e ansla ions, could push he budge o e he op.
Using WeADAPT's o e o c ea e a mic o-si e linked o hei s could help educe cos s and add ess
unding challenges.
P os & Cons
P os
Cons
Possibili y o building an inno a i e si e wi h
a ge -speci ic unc ionali ies
Possibili y o c ea ing exchange spaces
be ween PAs and FIEs, and common con en
Possibili y o sha e in o ma ion in one go ha is
ele an o bo h PAs and FIEs, wi h a da abase
which does no equi e o be adap ed o wo
pla o ms.
Risk o losing he audience
Need o pa ne wi h o he si es o e e encing
and a ac ing use s
Requi es e o o c ea e con en ailo ed o
bo h a ge s
Di icul p ojec sus ainabili y a he end o
CLIMATEFIT, wi h need o business and
de elopmen plan
Mos expensi e scena io, especially wi h
inno a i e ea u es
CHAPTER 5: Speci ic ecommenda ions and ques ions o be u he de eloped
in he ull s udy
In o de o each i s goals, he OSS will ha e o add ess wo main challenges: e ol ing a ound
adap ing i s con en o he needs o i s audiences, hen on a echnical aspec , u nish a medium
ha is as up o da e as possible wi h cu en echniques, making i a ool ha can be used by a
wide audience. Planning as ea ly as possible he con en s a egy and u u e pla o m de elopmen
will allow o e alua e cos s and make he bes use o a ailable esou ces du ing he p ojec and i s
a e li e.
I is essen ial o include u u e use s om he ea lies s ages o he p ojec , in o de o mee hei
needs as closely as possible. To his end, he o ganiza ion o co-c ea ion wo kshops is a eal
ad an age, bo h in e ms o ime sa ed and cos educ ion. In he CLIMATEFIT p ojec , o ganizing a
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wo kshop wi h he 20 coun ies, ou adap a ion p ojec s o be suppo ed and a selec ion o
in es o s, will be o g ea alue, allowing o con i m ha he pla o m mee hei needs. A deepe
analysis o he needs o di e en ype o in es o s, conside ing he key di e ences shaping hei
isions and in es men s a egies should also be planned. Fu u e s udies could examine he
peculia i ies o he inancial indus y and analyse how a pla o m could adap o di e en ypes o
p i a e in es o s.
Fo he pla o m o eally ul il i s ambi ions, an adequa e budge and a dedica ed business plan
a e impe a i e.
The cu en budge o 40,000 eu os is e y modes o de eloping and hos ing he pla o m,
c ea ing con en adap ed o he a ge s and hei needs, and upda ing i egula ly.
Hos ing he OSS on exis ing pla o ms (Clima e=Adap and/o WeADAPT) would allow o educe
cos and es ou con en and i s adap a ion o audience needs. I can be a i s s ep be o e he
de elopmen o a dedica ed OSS o Clima e Finance Adap a ion, once a minimum o case s udies
and e-lea ning a e p oduced, and di e en ypes o undings iden i ied.
This be a pla o m de eloped by CLIMATEFIT would he e o e be a s eppings one owa ds a mo e
de eloped pla o m, bene i ing om mo e subs an ial unding o inancing, o example as pa o
ano he p ojec o on a membe ship-based inancing model, espec i ely.
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The CLIMATEFIT p ojec aims o suppo EU e i o ies in hei jus and ans o ma ional jou ney
owa d clima e esilience by b idging he inance gap, p o iding c i ical insigh and building he
capaci ies o (i) Public Au ho i ies (PAs) o iden i y, o ches a e and a ac a ious public and p i a e
inancing sou ces and (ii) Financing & In es men En i ies (FIEs) o iden i y and access esilien
in es men oppo uni ies. CLIMATFIT opens a signi ican oppo uni y o os e inno a i e esilience
in es men s in ulne able EU e i o ies and o boos compe i i eness and EU leade ship in a
g owing ma ke . The p ojec will build on a deep unde s anding o exis ing ini ia i es o sus ain
sys emic and ca aly ic esilience in es men s by engaging i s Technical Pa ne s, PAs and FIEs in
he co-c ea ion o wen y inno a i e in es men s a egies, en conc e e and scalable in es men
plans and ou bankable ans o ma ional in es men cases, inc easing he bankabili y o esilien
p ojec pipelines ac oss a di e si y o scales, inancing gaps, con ex s, ba ie s o inancing, clima e
isks and ulne abili ies, biogeog aphical egions, adap i e capaci ies and ma u i y ega ding
clima e change ep esen ed om i s wen y case s udies g ouped in h ee clus e s: No hwes e n,
Eas e n and Sou he n.
