Flood-AdaptationReturn
Turning flood risk into investment-ready adaptation decisions
Resilens is developing a new software solution to help municipalities, property owners and infrastructure operators understand flood risks, compare adaptation measures and prioritise investments based on their expected impact and economic value.
Co-funded by the European Union
The Flood-AdaptationReturn project is co-funded by the European Union and the State of Brandenburg through the ProFIT Brandenburg 2023 funding programme.
Gefördert aus Mitteln der Europäischen Union und des Landes Brandenburg.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
From flood-risk information to better investment decisions
Heavy rainfall and river flooding pose growing challenges for municipalities, property portfolios and infrastructure operators. Existing flood maps and technical studies provide important information about where flooding may occur. However, decision-makers often still lack a scalable and practical way to understand the potential consequences for individual buildings and compare the value of different adaptation measures. The “Flood-AdaptationReturn” project aims to close this gap. Resilens is developing a digital decision-support solution that combines flood-risk information with building characteristics and the expected impact of adaptation measures. The goal is to translate complex scientific and technical information into understandable indicators for risk reduction, avoided costs and return on investment. This will help users understand not only where risks are highest, but also where adaptation investments can create the greatest impact.
THE CHALLENGE
Flood-risk information is difficult to turn into action
Flood impacts depend on many interconnected factors, while relevant local data is often scattered, inconsistent or incomplete. Even where data is available, it can require specialist expertise to interpret, combine and translate into practical adaptation and investment decisions.
Complex risks
Flood impacts vary significantly between locations, buildings and types of use.
Fragmented information
Relevant data is often difficult to access, combine and interpret.
Missing decision metrics
Decision-makers need to understand not only the risk, but also the expected impact and economic value of possible adaptation measures.
WHAT WE ARE DEVELOPING
A practical path from flood risk to investment choice
01
Understand flood risks
The solution will help users assess risks from heavy rainfall and river flooding across individual buildings and larger portfolios.
02
Identify potential impacts
Flood-risk information will be connected with relevant building and usage characteristics to provide a clearer picture of potential damage and disruption.
03
Compare adaptation measures
Users will be able to explore and compare different types of adaptation measures, including property-level protection, technical infrastructure and nature-based solutions.
04
Support investment decisions
The solution will translate risk reduction into decision-relevant indicators such as avoided damage and disruption, avoided costs, cost-benefit ratios, return on investment, wider environmental and social benefits and transparent information about data quality and uncertainty
The objective is to support transparent, evidence-based adaptation decisions rather than provide another standalone risk score.
PROJECT GOALS
What the project aims to achieve
Project phases
01
Research and methodology
Development of the conceptual and scientific foundations for assessing flood risks, impacts and adaptation benefits.
02
Product development
Translation of the methodology into a scalable digital decision-support solution.
03
Pilot validation
Testing and refinement with application partners under real-world conditions.
04
Preparation for market launch
Development of practical use cases, user materials and the foundations for future licensing.
Project facts
Funding information
Supported by the European Union and the State of Brandenburg
The “Flood-AdaptationReturn” project is supported through the ProFIT Brandenburg 2023 funding programme. The project contributes to the development of innovative climate-technology solutions and to the expansion of research and development activities at the Resilens location in Potsdam. The Flood-AdaptationReturn project is co-funded by the European Union and the State of Brandenburg through the ProFIT Brandenburg 2023 funding programme.
Further information
CONTACT
Interested in the project?
Are you responsible for flood-risk management or climate-adaptation investments across a municipality, property portfolio or infrastructure network? We are interested in exchanging with organisations working on building-level flood-risk assessment, adaptation planning and investment prioritisation.