Call summary :

1 Call Summary

The Pathways2Resilience (P2R) project aims to increase the resilience of European regions and communities in the face of climate change. While climate risks are growing and many regions/communities are struggling to cope, they are also key actors for mitigation and adaptation to its impacts. P2R’s approach of transformative climate adaptation seeks to empower regions and communities through systems innovation and capacity building towards climate resilience.
P2R is a five-year project implemented by a consortium of 14 organizations, coordinated by EIT Climate-KIC. As part of its work, P2R will support at least 100 regions/communities within European Union (EU) Member States or Associated Countries that are within Europe’s biogeographical regions with a total of 21M€, over the course of two calls, to co-design visions of a climate resilient future and corresponding transformative adaptation pathways and innovation agendas that ensure long-term impact.
Particular attention is needed for less developed regions/communities that are vulnerable to climate impacts and have low adaptive capacity. As such, in this first call, the selection process will prioritise regions/communities with heightened vulnerability. This call aims to put together a diverse and inclusive portfolio of regions, ensuring a comprehensive validation of the P2R framework. Ultimately, this strategy will bolster the project’s commitment to assisting regions and communities in developing effective transformative adaptation plans.
This first call aims to provide 40 regions/communities with financial support through subgrant agreements, up to a maximum amount of 210,000€, along with supporting services and capacity building activities for subgrants lasting up to 18 months.

1.1 Adaptation to Climate Change Mission and Approach

In February 2021, the European Commission (EC) adopted an EU strategy on adaptation to climate change that sets out how the EU can adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become climate resilient by 2050. Pushing further on the belief that we must adjust now to tomorrow’s climate, the EU launched a specific mission to foster the resilience of all, be it regions, cities, citizens, or companies, to climate change. The EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change, enables Europe to prepare for the impacts of climate change and accelerate the transformation to a climate-resilient Europe. The implementation plan specifies the goal and
objectives, as well as implementation details of the mission Adaptation to Climate Change.

1.2 Funding Amounts and Form of Subgrant and Payments

Call 1 aims to award a total of 8,400,000€ to 40 subgrantees. Financial support will be provided through subgrant agreements based on and reimbursed against actual eligible incurred costs.

2.1 P2R Framework: Regional Resilience Journey (RRJ)
P2R has developed a framework to support regions in their work to adapt and build resilience to climate change, the Regional Resilience Journey (RRJ). The RRJ consists of multiple steps, each containing different expected activities and outcomes, as well as pointing to different methodologies and tools that can be used.
The RRJ is part of a larger framework on transformative climate adaptation, concentrating on the planning phase. The image below places the RRJ within the larger framework.

The RRJ is a systemic approach to accelerating climate resilience, adjustable to different locals’ needs and capacities. It is a non-linear, iterative process; each step may be revisited, and the process may be executed in a different order by each region/community. The RRJ is designed for regions/communities of varying maturity and capacity levels allowing them to set more ambitious or realistic goals for each phase according to their specific needs.
The RRJ will provide guidance for subgrantees on how to address the Key Community Systems (KCS) affected by climate change, as well as develop the needed Key Enabling Conditions (KEC) to support their transformative adaptation needs. More information on KCS, KEC, and the full RRJ methodology may be found on P2R’s website.