Implementing adaptation
5.2 Finding examples of adaptation action plans
Some examples of local adaptation plans are available in the table below.
More examples of adaptation action plans can be found on the Covenant of Mayors website (filter the "Commitments" with "Adaptation").
Country |
City |
Main climate impacts |
Links to strategy or plan |
AT |
Vienna |
Heat island effect |
Urban Heat Island Strategy (DE) (2015) |
BE |
Ghent |
Heat waves, Water shortage, Extreme rainfalls |
Adaptation Plan 2016-2019 (EN) (2016) |
BE |
Antwerp |
Sea level rise, Storms |
Adaptation Plan (NL) (2016) |
BG |
Sofia |
Extreme heat, Floods |
Climate Adaptation Strategy (BG) (2016) |
CZ |
Prague |
Heat waves, Drought |
Adaptation Strategy (CZ) (2020) |
DE |
Dresden |
Floods, Heat waves, Heavy rain, Drought |
Dresden Region Climate Change Adaptation Programme (DE) (2013)
|
DE |
Hamburg |
Floods |
Climate Action Plan Brochure (EN) (2011) Action Plan for Climate Adaptation (DE) (2013) |
DE |
Stuttgart |
Heat island effect, Extreme precipitation, Floods |
Climate Adaptation Concept (DE) (2013) |
DE |
Offenbach |
Extreme rain, Extreme heat, Drought |
|
DK |
Copenhagen |
Floods, Extreme rainfalls |
Climate Adaptation Plan (EN) (2011) |
DK |
Vejle |
Floods, Sea level rise, Extreme rainfalls |
|
FI |
Helsinki |
Floods, Sea level rise, Heat waves |
Helsinki Metropolitan Area Adaptation Strategy (EN) (2012) |
FR |
Paris |
Heat waves, Extreme rainfalls, Storms, Drought, Floods, Heat island effect |
Adaptation Strategy (FR) (2006) National Adaptation Plan (FR) (2018) |
GB |
London |
Heat/cold waves, Floods, Drought, Storms |
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (EN) (2011) |
IT |
Ancona |
Heat, Floods |
Adaptation Plan (IT) (2013/14)
|
IT |
Bologna |
Drought, Water scarcity, Heat waves, Extreme rainfalls |
Local Adaptation Plan (IT) (2015) |
NL |
Rotterdam |
Floods, Heat waves |
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (EN) (2013) |
PT |
Cascais |
Heat waves, Floods, Sea Level Rise |
Cascais Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (PT) (2017) |
PT |
Barreiro |
Extreme rainfalls, Floods, Sea level rise |
Adaptation Strategy (PT) (2016) |
SK |
Bratislava |
Heat island effect, Extreme rainfalls, Drought |
Adaptation Strategy (SK) (2014) |