Climate-KIC at ECCA 2017

Climate-KIC participated in the 3rd European Climate Change Adaptation conference in Glasgow this week. Check out below what we got up to!

Climate-KIC CEO Kirsten Dunlop joined Business Day panel session

Climate-KIC’s CEO, Kirsten Dunlop, joined an interactive panel session during the ECCA Business Day to discuss opportunities for businesses to prepare for a world facing climate change. 

CEO Dr. Kirsten Dunlop introducing new @ClimateKIC #adaptation #innovation approach #ecca2017 @EUAdaptation @EUClimateAction pic.twitter.com/SYKxph6OFM

— Tom Mitchell (@tommitchell_kic) 6 June 2017

@ClimateKIC CEO – Kirsten Dunlop on the importance of urban green infrastructure @ECCA2017 #ClimateReady #Adaptation #ecca2017 @cKIC_Alumni pic.twitter.com/TQq8h4KpHF

— Adrian Tot (@totecology) 6 June 2017

Innovation Day

Climate-KIC was a co-sponsor of ECCA’s first Innovation Day alongside Innovate UK and Edinburgh Carbon Centre for Innovation, during which we co-hosted the Glasgow Climate Resilience Innovation Challenge.

Glasgow Resilience Innovation Challenge

As part of the Innovation Day, Climate-KIC, Innovate UK, ECCI, and Glasgow City Council hosted the pitching competition for the Glasgow Climate Resilience Innovation Challenges competition. 

The challenges were:

CHALLENGE 1: Innovative solutions to help Glasgow reduce its flood risk that can be retrofitted to commercial or residential properties

CHALLENGE 2: Innovative ways to engage stakeholders and communities to act to address Glasgow’s climate resilience and environmental challenges

@tommitchell_kic on Glasgow’s Resilience Challenge – Bldng​ capacity & trust, fostering collaborations, dealing w real challenges #ecca2017 pic.twitter.com/5RYtDaPF8K

— Fleur Ruckley (@AFR110) June 7, 2017

Pitching finals

Organisations pitched for the challenges to a jury before the jury selected the finalists and invited them to pitch in front of an open audience. 

Challenge One Finalists:

• Sudsbox
• rainwater harvesting
• OTA analytics

Challenge Two Finalists:

• Watertable – Nadfly
• River Change – Heriot watt university + Bespoke Atelier
• Leaky Barrel – ERZ, Environ Centre
• Bounty – Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Imperial College, Westcountry Rivers Trust, Institute for Environment Analytics

The finalists pitched to the audience before the judges decided on the final winners for the two challenges.

Coming up – 6 shortlisted solutions in flood resilience and public engagement at Glasgow Resilience Innovation Challenge Challenge #ECCA2017 https://t.co/fStSqd39vj

— Climate-KIC (@ClimateKIC) June 7, 2017

Glasgow Resilience Innovation Challenge Winners

Challenge 1: Innovative solutions to help Glasgow reduce its flood risk that can be retrofitted to commercial or residential properties
Challenge 1 winner: Sudsbox

And the winner of Glasgow Climate Resilience Innovation Challenge 1 is: @InnH2Ovate for SudsBox #ECCA2017 pic.twitter.com/BCbL7Xm5tA

— Climate-KIC UK & I (@ClimateKIC_UKI) June 7, 2017

Challenge 2: Innovative ways to engage stakeholders and communities to act to address Glasgow’s climate resilience and environmental challenges
Challenge 2 winner: River Change

.@ClimateKIC @innovateuk @GlasgowCC challenge 2 winner: River Change @HeriotWattUni @bespokeapp #ECCA2017 pic.twitter.com/RjaHJkcWlk

— Kelsey Hunter (@KelseyHunterCK) June 7, 2017

Audience Awards went to :

• Sudsbox
• Watertable

.@ClimateKIC @innovateuk @GlasgowCC challenge audience awards go to …. Sudsbox & Water Table! Congratulations! #ECCA2017

— Kelsey Hunter (@KelseyHunterCK) June 7, 2017

Climate-KIC’s new Climate Change Adaptation Approach Launch

During Innovation Day, Climate-KIC launched it’s Climate-KIC’s new Climate Change Adaptation Approach. 

Over the next 5 years, Climate-KIC will strengthen its work on adaptation innovation, taking an outcome-oriented approach. We will use innovation as a tool to lever changes that help to tackle key European and global adaptation challenges; aligning with existing international initiatives and policy framework. Our report below sets out in more detail the outcomes we will influence.

.@ClimateKIC commits to 6 action areas in climate change adaptation – launch of new adaptation innovation approach #ECCA2017 @ECCA2017 pic.twitter.com/Qlpwq9OKEA

— Kelsey Hunter (@KelseyHunterCK) 7 June 2017

ECCA through social media

Twitter was abuzz with news and updates about Climate-KIC at ECCA from Climate-KIC staff, audience members, and fellow conference goers: