Climate adaptation: Measuring performance, defining targets and ensuring sustainability

This study, published by the European Committee of the Regions, aims to support local and regional authorities with practical recommendations on how adaptation measures can be assessed, their progress measured, and targets defined. The study combines insights from academic and grey literature as well as examples of local and regional adaptation plans. These practical examples from three cities (Athens, Kielce and Stockholm) and two regions (Flanders and North Rhine-Westphalia) with adaptation planning serve as source of inspiration for other local and regional authorities. The study report also include good practices to follow at the different stages of adaptation policy cycles. Thematic focusses are very diverse and consist among others of health, (green/blue) infrastructure, water management, urban development, tourism, agriculture.