Case studies

Sectors
Climate change impacts
Adaptation options implemented
2019

The aim of the Plan is to prevent and mitigate the negative impacts of excessive heat on public health, particularly among the most vulnerable groups — older adults, children, people with chronic illnesses, and socially disadvantaged populations.

2019

The estuarine and marsh area of A Xunqueira do Areal represents a zone of high ecological value, as it lies at the confluence of three distinct environmental systems — beach-dune, marsh, and marine environment

2019

Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) provide a wide range of ecosystem goods and services, including soil protection, water regulation, climate regulation, desertification prevention, maintenance of essential ecolog

2019

The mouth of the Oka estuary was once home to coastal dune systems that disappeared in the 1990s due to both anthropogenic factors (such as sand extraction and trampling of vegetation) and natural processes (i

2019

The winter months. In the case of temperate-zone fruit trees, these phenological changes are often associated with flowering problems in some areas due to insufficient winter chill.

2019

Insurance is of paramount importance when needing to adapt to the current and future risks of climate change and its consequences (often consisting in natural catastrophes and extreme hydrometeorological phenomena), which directly affect the activity of the insurance sector.

2019

Until the 70s, the lower course of the Arga River near the confluence with the Aragon River flowed with a meandering channel, occupying a wide flood plain characterized by intense fluvial dynamics.

2019

The AQUAVAL Project is an initiative focused on efficiently managing rainwater in urban environments through the use of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS).