The COOLTORISE project, funded by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 programme, is the first to address energy poverty in summer, a growing problem due to extreme weather events resulting from cl
Case studies
Furthermore, in this publication you can find a selection of adaptation case studies with some of the most representative practices.
Note: The views and documentation provided in the case studies are the sole responsibility of the author(s) of the case studies.
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.
Adapta BIOFILIA is a local climate change adaptation project developed by the Provincial Council of Badajoz, focusing particularly on plant biodiversity and the role that municipal green areas can play in enhancing the adaptive capacity of municipalities across the province in
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
The European LIFE CERSUDS project (Ceramic Sustainable Urban Drainage System) is developing sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) that use ceramic materials of low commercial value as a filter system for construction or paving.
Mosquito Alert is a cooperative, non-profit citizen science project coordinated by different Public Research Centers, focusing on the development of predictive models and methods that combine citizen data (big data) with data from authoritative sources (Public monitoring or control Entities, Univ
The AQUAVAL Project is an initiative focused on efficiently managing rainwater in urban environments through the use of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS).
The project links heritage, architecture, and climate change through the construction of a prototype
The Navarre Network Association of Local Entities for Sustainability (NELS), with the supported of the Biodiversity Foundation and the Spanish Office for Climate Change, had carried out the EGOKI project (ADAPT project, in Basque).
The NBS URBAN project seeks to integrate nature into urban planning, reinforcing the use of ecosystems and nature together with existing infrastructures in order to locally adapt to climate change in the Basque Country region, using for such purpose a map for their identification
The urban development of the city of Alicante expanded into a coastal area that, in ancient times, w