How RESIST works
RESIST is a five-year EU-funded project that has emerged from the need to make regions more resilient to climate change.
Transversal partners and activities
WP1 Technical Framework
Target
Scientific and Technological communities ❘ Led by Augment City
Partners involved
ADELPHI
– the ‘Climate Change experts’ help frame the activities.
Augment City
– the ‘Digital Twins experts’ are building a Digital Twin for each region.
KUL
– the ‘scientific experts’ help evaluate tech results and prepare them for tech dissemination.
ESF
– the ‘ethics & gender’ experts can help us address and improve that dimension of RESIST activities.
WP2 Collaboration and Networking Platform
Target
Business communities ❘ Led by INOVA+
Partners involved
INOVA+
– the ‘innovation experts’, help to productize and scale-up RESIST potential results.
ERRIN
– the ‘regional experts’ stimulate and contribute to networking between regions and business communities.
SERN
– the ‘startup experts’, support all activities related to startups.
FTVC
– the ‘Venture Capital experts’, will screen results towards the end of the project and liaise with investors.
WP3 Large Scale Demonstrators and Twinning Activities
Target
Policy makers and Civil Society ❘ Led by ERRIN
Partners involved
VARSINAIS-SUOMEN LIITTO
– the ‘leaders’ of the demonstration activities in Southwest Finland and of the twinning and transferability activities in Normandy and Eastern Macedonia & Thrace.
REGION MIDTJYLLAND
– the ‘leaders’ of the demonstration activities in Central Denmark and of twinning and transferability in Blekinge and Zemgale.
DEPARTAMENT D’INTERIOR
– the ‘leaders’ of the demonstration activities in Catalonia and twinning and transferability in Puglia and Baixo Alentejo.
CCDRC
– the ‘leaders’ of the demonstration activities in Central Portugal and of twinning and transferability in Vesterålen and Extremadura.
WP4 Comms and Citizen Engagement
Target
Civil Society ❘ Led by ZSI
Partners involved
ADELPHI, ZSI
– the ‘social innovation experts’ help better design RESIST activities for improved social impact.
REVOLVE
– the ‘communication experts’ support in a more efficient communication of RESIST activities and results.
INOVA+, ERRIN
– support in broad dissemination, including participation in upscale events.
KUL
– support RESIST scientific dissemination.
WP5 Project Management
Target
Policy makers ❘ Led by SINTEF
Partners involved
SINTEF
– the ‘Scientific and Technological management experts’, and channel to the European Commision.
ERRIN
– RESIST’s channel to other regions beyond the project.
ESF
– a link to other R&D projects.
INOVA+
– RESIST’s help desk for practical implementation issues.
Deliverables
WP1 Technical Framework
1.1
Climate adaptation framework for demonstration activities ❘ Led by Adelphi
1.2
Graphical Digital Twins framework and deployment ❘ Led by AugmentCity
1.3
Technical Framework for Climate-resilient innovation ❘ Led by KU Leuven
1.4
Impact monitoring & ethics/gender analysis framework ❘ Led by ESF
WP2 Collaboration and Networking Platform
WP3 Large Scale Demonstrators and Twinning Activities
3.1
3.2
Large-scale Demonstrator in Central Denmark with Twinning in Blekinge and Zemgale ❘ Led by RM
3.3
Large-scale Demonstrator in Catalonia with Twinning in Puglia and Baixo Alentejo ❘ Led by INT
3.4
Large-scale Demonstrator in Centro Portugal with Twinning in Vesterålen and Extremadura ❘ Led by CCDRC