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RAMSES

A European collaborative project on climate change adaptation in cities

RAMSES is a European research project which aims to deliver much needed quantified evidence of the impacts of climate change and the costs and benefits of a wide range of adaptation measures, focusing on cities.

RAMSES is a European research project which aims to deliver much needed quantified evidence of the impacts of climate change and the costs and benefits of a wide range of adaptation measures, focusing on cities. LSE was a project partner within a consortium of thirteen public and private research institutions, led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, working across eight European countries.

RAMSES stands for Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation and Sustainable Development for Cities. The project will develop a set of innovative tools that will quantify the impacts of climate change and the costs and benefits of adaptation, providing evidence for policy makers to inform the design of adaptation strategies. The project focuses on cities, as major centres of population, economic activity, greenhouse gas emissions and infrastructure. LSE’s contribution included leading the development of a cost assessment framework for guiding decisions on climate change adaptation policy.

 

Project Team

Events

24 June 2013 | RAMSES workshop: progress on EU cities and climate change adaptation project

News

6 Oct 2017 | Paper: Climate change will increase challenge of keeping European buildings cool

19 Sep 2017 | LSE Cities to present research at Cities and Climate Conference

26 Apr 2017 | Submissions and registration open for RAMSES Cities and Climate Conference

6 Oct 2016 | RAMSES releases video tool to promote urban resilience

15 Feb 2016 | New paper on costs of climate change

10 Jun 2015 | LSE Cities Graham Floater presented at Nantes EuroCities declaration on cities and climate change

14 Oct 2014 | Ramses: European Climate Adapatation Conference 2015

 

Publications

Website
http://www.ramses-cities.eu/

Project coordinator
Philipp Rode

Researchers
Karl Baker, Hélia Costa, Alexandra Gomes, Duncan Smith

Project partners
Climate Media Factory, ICLEI, IDDRI - Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, Institut Veolia Environment, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Newcastle University & Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, T6 Ecosystems, TECNALIA Research & Innovation, The Climate Centre, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, World Health Organization

Project funders
European Commission, LSE Cities

Research strand
Urban Sustainability, Technology and Justice

Duration
2012–2017