In February 2021, the European Commission adopted its strategy on adaptation to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Adaptation to climate change refers to our ability to absorb climatic disturbances, applying practical measures to adjust existing systems and modes of operation. Climate adaptation is an essential element of current day public policy making.
All territories involved in ADAPTO are developing adaptation strategies at different governance levels. All face the challenge of designing and putting
into action a strategy that can build knowledge and foresight, characterise adaptive capacity, assess vulnerability and act accordingly.
ADAPTO brings together 8 partners from across Europe. While the territorial situation and specific climate hazards may vary, territories can learn from each other on the process of designing, implementing and monitoring smart, systemic and swift adaptation plans.
Thus, ADAPTO’s overall aim is to increase territorial resilience to current and future climate change impacts, through interregional exchange on design, development and implementation of climate adaptation policy measures.
The project intends to understand the state quo in each territory, use interregional analysis to support identification of Good Practices and build
capacity among public authorities and stakeholders to cooperate for improved, multi-level governance of climate adaption.
ADAPTO uses a systemic approach to improve definition of adaptation goals/targets and to assess effectiveness of adaptation actions. It fosters
the ability of entities tasked with delivering adaptation actions, in response to evolving impacts and risk profiles, and facilitates improved governance across different sectors, levels and demographics that must cooperate to deliver the adaptation strategy.
In this way, ADAPTO hopes to help build more climate resilient territories across the EU.
