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D5.4 Evaluation of regional Innovation Packages

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This public deliverable presents the evaluation of the regional Innovation Packages developed within IMPETUS. The Innovation Packages combine three core components—Resilience Knowledge Boosters, Adaptation Pathways, and portfolios of adaptation solutions—into structured, regionally tailored tools intended to support climate adaptation planning, knowledge transfer, and stakeholder dialogue. The evaluation was based on a Stakeholder Validation Questionnaire, workshops and engagement activities across the Demonstration Sites, complemented by qualitative evidence from the final Catalonia validation event. The collected feedback was analysed through an inductive thematic approach to identify recurring strengths, limitations and implementation challenges. Overall, stakeholders valued the Innovation Packages for their clear and standardised structure, their capacity to synthesise complex scientific and technical information, and their usefulness for dissemination, awareness-raising and knowledge transfer. Digital and visual components, including the RKBs and related tools, were particularly appreciated for supporting communication with non-technical audiences and facilitating dialogue between science, policy and practice. At the same time, the evaluation identified a recurring gap between the quality of the Innovation Packages as knowledge products and their practical implementation. Key barriers include fragmented governance, limited institutional capacity, unstable funding, and the mismatch between short project cycles and the long-term timescales required for climate adaptation. The deliverable concludes with recommendations for research organisations, public authorities and other stakeholders covering the full Innovation Package lifecycle, from design and co-creation to dissemination, uptake, implementation, maintenance and updating. Overall, D5.4 provides practical lessons for improving the replication, sustainability and long-term impact of integrated regional climate adaptation packages beyond the lifetime of IMPETUS.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22095223

Authors: Cester, Iván, Carrer, Sebastiano, Castellani, Chiara

Institutions: EURECAT Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Thetis

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Partnerships for the goals, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission