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The Climate Action and MSP Planning Tool

The Climate Action and MSP Planning Tool is an online, step-by-step planning support tool that guides users through integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation into marine spatial planning (MSP) via structured qualitative assessments and prioritisation of measures.

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What you can do with it

Input

  • Select a marine sector or subsector and relevant MSP objectives.
  • Identify climate impacts, affected areas and adaptation objectives.
  • Define measures and score priorities using available evidence and professional judgement.

Output

  • Narrative and tabular decision-support outputs.
  • Prioritised adaptation measures and qualitative scores.
  • Assessment of trade-offs, co-benefits and sector-specific examples.

Use it to

  • Integrate adaptation and mitigation into marine spatial planning.
  • Identify climate impacts and affected marine or coastal activities.
  • Define and prioritise adaptation measures.
  • Structure discussions on trade-offs, co-benefits and social equity.

Why is it relevant to climate adaptation

Provides a simple and structured process for bringing climate considerations into marine spatial planning across diverse sectors. It helps users translate qualitative knowledge into adaptation objectives and prioritised measures, but it depends on user knowledge and professional judgement and does not provide detailed modelling or a dedicated monetised cost-benefit analysis.

Used in

  • Marine spatial planning in Mediterranean contexts.
  • Sector-based assessment for fisheries, aquaculture, energy, transport, ports, tourism and coastal infrastructure.
  • Structured qualitative planning by national and subnational authorities.
  • An integrated updated version covering climate action, ecosystem approaches and land-sea interactions is under development.

Metadata

User Group
Transboundary networksNational authoritiesSubnational authorities
Geographic coverage
Municipalities & other:
Mediterranean
Spatial resolution

Local

Support of Adaptation Policy Cycle
Step 1: Preparing the Ground for Adaptation
Step 2: Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities
Step 3: Identifying Adaptation Options
Step 4: Assessing and Prioritising Adaptation Options
Step 5: Implementation
Step 6: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Adaptation sectors
BiodiversityBuildingsBusiness and industry
Climate hazards
Non hazard-specific
Type of outputs
Reports and decision supportNarrativesBest practice examples
Temporality of data
Present
Language
English, French
Accessibility and usability
High
Data sources
Mixed sources
Tool validation use
Expert validation / reputable institution

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