Climate Ready Barcelona

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Climate Ready Barcelona project

• Fund: ICLEI Action Fund 2.0

• Budget: 1M€

• Objective: Support citizens and public authorities to anticipate and adapt to climate-change effects and the energy crisis

• Implemented from July 2023 to June 2025

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Implemented services

La Meva Energia

• A new digital access channel to Energy Advisory Centers (EACs).
  • Universal and useful for all citizens.
  • Complements existing accessibility channels.
  • Increase the scope of energy poverty prevention.
  • Raise awareness and guarantee the right to energy for all citizens.
• Provide EACs advisors with an advanced management tool to deliver faster and better service to citizens.

Climate Ready Barcelona

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Implemented services

La Meva Energia - Mobile application for citizens access

La Meva Energia APP

• Increase the scope of energy poverty prevention.
• Raise awareness and guarantee the right to energy for all citizens.

Climate Ready Barcelona

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Implemented services

La Meva Energia - Desktop application for energy advisors access

La Meva Energia APP

• Increase the scope of energy poverty prevention.
• Raise awareness and guarantee the right to energy for all citizens.

Climate Ready Barcelona

Climate Vulnerability Map of Barcelona

• Assess building-level vulnerability to heat based on:
  • Hybrid AI approach that combines real data and simulated data.
  • Multi-factorial indicators that affects vulnerability of citizens to heat
• Exploit the data collected by La Meva Energia.
• Visualize it over an interactive map.
• Aimed at enabling efficient and scalable replication of the methodology across different cities and regions.

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Implemented services

Climate Ready Barcelona

• Climate Variability and Extreme Events
  Track changes over time with metrics such as temperature, rainfall, and vegetation cover. Local data helps assess risks of heatwaves, droughts, and floods.

• Energy Indicators
  Explore energy use patterns (like gas and electricity consumption) and their role in adaptation. Indoor temperature data is crucial for identifying households at risk during extreme heat events.

• Building Characteristics
  Assess features like building age, usage, and size to understand their impact on energy use, indoor comfort, and structural vulnerability.

Multi-factorial indicators

/ Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI)

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• Infrastructure Indicators
  Evaluate the availability of essential services (schools, shelters, social housing) and the strength of social networks to understand community support capacity.

• Health-Related Indicators
  Analyze links between climate and health outcomes, crucial for identifying vulnerable populations and preparing healthcare systems.

• Demographic Indicators
  Not all groups are equally vulnerable. Analyze factors like gender, age, income, migration status, and unemployment to create detailed Climate Vulnerability Indexes (CVIs).

• Socio-Economic Indicators
  Understand urban resilience through factors like housing costs, energy poverty, household debt, and social protection gaps, which are exacerbated during economic crises.

/ Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI)

Multi-factorial indicators

Climate Ready Barcelona

Normalisation and aggregation formulas:

• Interactive features:
  • View individual indicator layers.
  • Customize weights for tailored vulnerability analysis.
  • Adapt the CVI based on user objectives (e.g., prioritizing climate vs. socio-economic factors).

🎯 Outcome: A practical tool for policymakers and citizens to explore climate vulnerability and support decision-making.

Building the CVI

Initially:

/ Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI)

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Software Architecture

/ Data architecture and ontology

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User interface

/ Results obtained and map visualisation

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