Climate Adaptation Platform for the Alps (CAPA)

The Climate Adaptation Platform for the Alps:

• supports decision-makers in Alpine countries, regions and municipalities in adapting to climate change;
• gives access to knowledge resources and information that have been selected by experts based on relevance and usefulness criteria
• offers knowledge products for a broad spectrum of administrative and socio-economic sectors (agriculture, energy, health, water management, spatial planning, etc.)
• puts strong emphasis on cross-sectorial aspects of adaptation

The platform provides resources about:

• Future climate (scenarios, projections)
• Climate impacts, vulnerabilities and risks
• Adaptation policies (national and regional adaptation strategies, sectorial adaptation policy documents, meta-analytical studies and policy reviews)
• Adaptation options (strategic directions, actions, measures)
• Tools (assessment methods, decision-support, guidelines, manuals, information portals)
• Adaptation in practice (practice examples of adaptation measures, case studies)

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