Municipal Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change (ClimAdaPT.Local)

Description:

The ClimAdaPT.Local project has the goal of starting  a continuous process in Portugal leading to the elaboration of Municipal Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change and integration in municipal planning tools.
In order to achieve this goal, it intended to train municipal staff persons in climate change adaptation, to raise awareness of local stakeholders, and to develop tools and products which will enable the formulation and implementation of the Municipal Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the municipalities participating in the project and, in the future, in all Portuguese municipalities.
The project’s specific goals are:
– To develop 26 Municipal Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation,
– To train 52 municipal technical staff persons in Climate Change Adaptation,
– To create a platform for Municipal Climate Change Adaptation,
– To create a Municipal Network for Climate Change Adaptation.

Project information

Lead

cE3c – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, an Investigation Unit within Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

Partners

CEDRU – Center for Studies and Urbana and Regional Development, WE CONSULTANTS , Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Associated Laboratory, Investigation Center for Sustainability and Environment, Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies - Associated Laboratory of University of Aveiro, CIBIO – Açores Investigation Group within the Biology Department of Universidade dos Açores, Almada Municipality, Cascais Municipality, Sintra Municipality

Source of funding

EEA Grants