Triple-A Framework
Analysis
This involves assessing the current and future climate risks: by a better understanding of hazards, exposure, vulnerabilities and different type of impacts. It also includes identifying at-risk areas (hotspots), understanding root causes, and co-creating this information with citizens and stakeholders in climate action and create a sense of urgency. Monitoring and evaluation are key to analyse and assess the feasibility and effectiveness of actions and learn and adjust the course as necessary to achieve the desired goals.
Ambition
This focuses on setting priorities and agendas by identifying key vulnerabilities and developing ambitious adaptation strategies while envisioning positive futures. It involves setting visions, goals, and targets, and establishing values and criteria for prioritizing measures. Ambition is essential for transformative change and practical adaptation/resilience pathways. It includes setting and adjusting concrete goals, such as increasing green spaces or reducing unpaved areas.
Action
This entails undertaking the necessary measures to achieve the desired objectives and goals. This involves creating and implementing adaptation actions and measures to reduce climate risk, considering specific contexts and limitations. Action includes deciding on short, medium, and long-term actions, integrating with other policy domains, and facilitating or stimulating others to implement parts of the ambition.
Enabling conditions
The enabling conditions refer to the factors and circumstances that facilitate the successful implementation of adaptation strategies. In the REACHOUT project, several key enabling conditions have been developed and applied to enhance the impact of the analysis, ambition, and action phases.
