Adaptation AGORA – A Gathering place to cO-design and co-cReate Adaptation (Adaptation AGORA)

AGORA promotes societal transformation to empower local communities to address the climate crisis. This can be achieved through a multidisciplinary, integrated approach and four living laboratories all around Europe. These pilot regions are located in Rome (Italy), Zaragoza (Spain), Dresden (Germany) and Malmö (Sweden). In addition to the regions and communities selected for the pilot studies, other districts, provinces, and geographical districts within these countries will be involved as “followers” participating and learning from the AGORA initiative, also joining the mission on adaptation. 

Indeed, AGORA is a growing community to co-create and share advanced tools to enhance awareness on climate change and on possible adaptation solutions. AGORA is also the meeting point where citizens and policymakers share knowledge, practices, expertise and needs, based on scientific knowledge to design, and build a more resilient Europe through a living dialogue between local communities. On the one hand, informed citizens can actively participate in public life giving their contribution to ensure safe and sustainable local development. On the other hand, public administrations can benefit from the expertise of this project’s partners to identify solutions to address climate change impacts, defining them upon local needs and sharing them with citizens. This will contribute to increasing the effectiveness of the implementation of adaptation measures. 

OUTCOMES

One of the key ambitions of the Adaptation AGORA project is to empower communities and regions to design and implement effective climate adaptation measures. To achieve this, building capacity is essential—equipping stakeholders with the right skills, knowledge, and tools to respond to the challenges of a changing climate.

Task 5.4 plays a central role in this mission. It brings together the diverse capacity-building resources (CBRs) created in earlier activities by compiling, synthesising, and making them more widely accessible. According to the definition outlined in Deliverable 5.1, capacity-building resources are tools and materials designed to strengthen the skills, knowledge, and resources of individuals and organisations for effective climate adaptation

The Task delivers a comprehensive and coherent compilation that mirrors the interconnected nature of climate adaptation itself. Stakeholders now have access to a rich and diverse set of materials—practical guides, training modules, and participatory tools—that support them in co-creating transformative pathways to climate resilience.

In doing so, Adaptation AGORA continues to build a strong foundation for inclusive adaptation, enabling communities, practitioners, and policymakers to learn from each other and apply proven approaches across different regions and contexts.

The full set of capacity-building resources can be accessed here.