Project: SOLidarity in climate change Adaptation policies: towards more socio-spatial justice in the face of multiple RISks

Acronym	SOLARIS (Reference Number: JTC-2019_057)
Duration	01/12/2020 - 30/11/2023
Project Topic	Based on multi-disciplinary research from four countries (Belgium, England, Finland, France), the SOLARIS project addresses two questions: i) How can we assess and map socio-spatial inequalities related to the implementation of climate change adaptation policies? We explore what factors make specific groups less involved in climate change adaptation policies and analyse their distributional impacts. ii) How are inequalities addressed by adaptation policies? We examine what solidarity mechanisms are implemented and how affected groups are engaged in adaptation policies. Integration in the decision-making process is studied through citizen participation during the processes of definition and implementation.
Project Results (after finalisation)	Through the lens of flood risk management, we will evaluate the design of climate change adaptation policies and the instruments that they use to reduce the risk from extreme events. Concentrating on those strategies which better integrate adaptive actions, SOLARIS focuses on flood prevention, the accommodation of water to reduce impacts and flood preparation and recovery. A case study approach will be adopted (2 per country) to analyse cases which have implemented, or which are in the process of implementing climate change adaptation policies. This approach permits the study of ongoing participation as well as exampling thesocio-spatial inequalities that may only be revealed postimplementation.Based on multi-disciplinary research from four countries (Belgium, England, Finland, France), the SOLARIS project addresses two questions:i) How can we assess and map socio-spatial inequalities related to the implementation of climate change adaptation policies? We explore what factors make specific groups less involved in climate change adaptation policies and analyse their distributional impacts.ii) How are inequalities addressed by adaptation policies? We examine what solidarity mechanisms are implemented and how affected groups are engaged in adaptation policies. Integration in the decision-making process is studied through citizen participation during the processes of definition and implementation.
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Network	JPI Climate
Call	2019 Call SOLSTICE

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	University of Tours	Coordinator	France
2	National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts	Partner	France
3	Middlesex University	Partner	United Kingdom
4	University of Antwerp	Partner	Belgium
5	Finnish Environment Institute	Partner	Finland