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The Adaptation Catalyst is a software tool designed to help overcome the ‘implementation gap’ in realizing adaptive capacity, to get from research and design to actual realization of measures. The AC does this by offering the possiblity to assemble primary information about climate pressure and the adaptive capacity of measures into one overview. This is the information that usually results from climate effect and adaptation options research projects. Added to this is functionality to interactively vary climate pressure and characteristics of measures, and instantly view what the result of these changes are on adaptive capacity, co-benefits and costs. This will help create awareness, help with chosing and planning of measures and support decision making about adaptation strategies.

Functional requirements and objectives of the application of the tool

The Adaptation Catalyst was developed based on the following guiding principles and requirements:

• Target group: primarily within own organization and stakeholders (professionals, but non-experts)
• Brings together results from preliminary research effects, impacts and measures
• Creates insight through visualization of the effectiveness of different adaptation options through time, under different future scenarios, on long(er)-term
• Use of adaptation pathways method to visualize adaptation options and limitations of these options, to support decision making
• Usable for all kinds of climate effects and adaptation actions
• Insight in drawbacks of restoration without adaptation to climate change
• Insight in how/if adaptation can be planned in sync with regular asset management
• Insight into the choices that can be made between different types/packages of adaptation measures
• Provide insight in choices (actions) that have to be made now
• Use (not calculate) qualitative costs/benefit data and show cost/benefit differences between adaptation measures
• Show effectiveness of measures and tipping points (moment when measures are no longer effective)

The Adaptation Catalyst software and user guide can be downloaded with the links on this wiki page and can be used free of charge.

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Adaptation Catalyst poster

The Adaptation Catalyst was developed as part of the STAR2Cs project, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund – Interreg VA 2 Seas Program (https://www.interreg2seas.eu/en/star2cs ).

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