Policy brief: Integrating climate services into cities’ municipal planning

This first policy brief from the REACHOUT project shares results after 1,5 years of project implementation. The project’s main aim is to co-develop knowlegde and information, packaged as climate services and tools that support the process of climate resilient urban development.

Key Messages 

• Adaptation solutions are urgently needed and cannot be taken in isolation. 
• Climate adaptation needs to be comprehensively integrated into municipal planning to leverage multiple benefits for urban areas, combining adaptation, mitigation and development (so-called climate resilient development). 
• Climate services shall support the “new” narrative of climate resilient development, through an inclusive ambition and action setting approach. This strengthened co-­development process is expected to enhance the uptake of climate services.
• Ways forward and examples are presented describing how climate services and tools can support climate resilient development in urban areas. 
• For successful upscaling of climate services, barriers related to the enabling environment both at demand and supply side need to be addressed.