The National Federation of Public Works supports territories in the face of climate challenges.

An urgent need to act that concerns us all

Climate events are multiplying: storms, floods, heatwaves… we are all facing and witnessing these phenomena. Their recurrence and severity are increasing, with the impact we know on both the population and the local economy. While we do not know the final extent of the change or its consequences, it is certain that the movement has started. It is necessary to face it concretely, to anticipate and navigate through episodes whose probability is increasing with the years: this is the concept of territorial resilience.

Very close to local authorities, the FNTP has been working for several years on actions and tools related to environmental transition. The initiative Acteurs pour la planète includes, for example, a CO2 emissions calculator and highlights virtuous projects in terms of ecological transition.

On its part, Onepoint had just announced a few weeks earlier its multi-year partnership with Time for the Planet, to finance the collective that aims to detect and deploy 100 global innovations against greenhouse gases.

We were meant to meet!

A shared vision for a tool to serve local authorities

Onepoint works daily with local authorities on the subject of smart and sustainable territories. From defining environmental transition strategies to providing data processing solutions or hypervision, we are at the heart of their challenges. We immediately grasped the relevance of the project supported by FNTP, which aims to provide local authorities with a mapping tool that allows them to concretely project the territorial impact of climate risks. The originality of the tool lies in its approach through the lens of infrastructure. As key elements of a territory, infrastructures represent not only potential vulnerabilities but also part of the solution.

The platform developed relies on open data related to climate risks and infrastructures, cross-referencing them. Sourced from reference organizations (IGN, DRIAS, BRGM…), the data is processed to develop maps and exposure indicators. This provides concrete and contextualized information for each territory area.

The tool has an educational and awareness-raising purpose, but it does not just alert: for each type of infrastructure exposed to a risk, not only are the impacts explained, but solutions, feedback, or best practices already implemented are also described. The goal is to raise awareness and propose ways forward to engage actions.

A project in line with the RESET offer and the ambitions of the Provoly asset

The project contains all the ingredients of social and environmental responsibility that are at the heart of our RESET approach: raising awareness, acting concretely against climate change, and using the best of digital technology to address this issue. To this end, the platform relies on the Provoly technological base developed by Onepoint. Specifically designed to address local authorities’ environmental transition challenges, Provoly offers the aggregation, storage, processing, and reporting capabilities that enable the creation of a tool that perfectly serves FNTP’s vision and the needs of local authorities.

A multidisciplinary “made in Onepoint” approach that brings together complementary skills

Simple in principle, the project presents several facets:

Identifying, qualifying, and processing data;

• Developing a technical solution that enhances this data;
• Providing a forward-looking vision (on climate change) and industry insights (for FNTP members);
• Serving the challenges of the territories.

At Onepoint, this is the kind of multi-disciplinary project we thrive on! To tackle it, we believe in the relevance and power of a collective made up of diverse but complementary expertise, ranging from strategic design, climate resilience, data identification and qualification, to the development of the technical solution on our Provoly platform.

Three pilot territories and a mobilized panel of experts

Three pilot territories have agreed to support the initiative. Chosen for their diversity in terms of scale and typology, the Grand Chalon, the department of Corrèze, and the Normandy region shared their issues regarding the topic and the initiatives already underway. Their valuable participation helped ensure that the future platform would complement their needs in the most practical way possible.

Moreover, while the tool is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, it is equally important to ensure its relevance and scientific rigor. To that end, a panel of experts has been assembled. Its role is to ensure that the right choices were made in terms of data sources and to validate the relevance of cross-checking and calculated indicators.

The platform relies on national data sources from public reference organizations available as open data.

• Five climatic hazards have been selected due to their potentially significant impact on infrastructure:
• Coastal flooding: Threatens coastal infrastructure, housing, and tourist facilities, requiring significant investments for coastal protection.
• Heatwaves: Require adaptations to urban mobility infrastructure and the proper maintenance of all road infrastructure.
• Floods and extreme rainfall: Weaken civil engineering structures, impact stormwater and sewage networks, leading to pollution and water supply disruptions.
• Drought and extreme heat: Impact infrastructure (heaving, albedo), increase pollution concentration, and weaken water supply networks.
• Shrinkage-swelling of clay: Weakens road infrastructure by causing soil movement.

Three types of infrastructure are addressed in the platform, providing a broad spectrum of vulnerabilities they are exposed to and existing solutions to address them:

• Roads
• Bridges
• Wastewater treatment plants

Visit infraclimat.com to discover the platform.