Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.
Alba Iulia, the county seat of Alba County, began its climate planning in 2018 alongside the elaboration of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP), conducting a Risks and Vulnerabilities Assessment, and formulating an initial action plan for climate change adaptation.
As the impacts of climate change intensify, there is an increasing need for urgent action to bolster efforts, plan, and implement measures for both mitigation and adaptation. It is in response to these pressing challenges that the ADAPTNOW project was developed.
While the Paris Region Institute (IPR) has been involved in adaptation to climate change projects for many years, in 2023 the issue gained real momentum. Discover more about this best practice!
Multilevel governance is key in ensuring ownership of climate actions and guaranteeing the success of your project. Energikontor Norr, North Sweden Energy Agency is experimenting with it in the Norrbotten region by setting up a local stakeholder council. Consult our Best Practice to know more about it!
The European Climate Adaptation Award is a quality management and certification programme for municipalities in Germany to adapt to climate change. It promotes and firmly anchors climate adaptation activities in administrative action.
The Emilia-Romagna Regional Association of National Italian Municipalities and the Agency for Energy and Sustainable Development have created the SBAM, an outreach and training opportunity aimed at creating a network of competent professionals ready to implement adaptation strategies.
The Regional Energy Agency Kvarner prepared the first Joint Sustainable Energy and Climate Action plan in Primorje Gorski Kotar County in Croatia, to adapt to climate change focusing on the sectors of Water supply, Health and Tourism.
In the Abruzzo Region of Italy, a network of more than 40 Education Centres for Environment has been developed focusing on a regional plan of adaptation to climate change.
Discover the European Climate Adaptation Award, developed by the B.&S.U., which is a quality management process to integrate climate adaptation to municipalities in Germany, after the flood disaster that occurred in 2021.
REGEA supports the transformation of energy agencies into energy and climate agencies within the framework of the EIT Climate-KIC funded project Transform4Climate.
Find out how the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Agency «AE3R Ploiesti-Prahova» has contributed and also elaborated Local Energy Action Plans for some of the public authorities in the Prahova County.
Find out how the Island of Crete is planning their clean energy transition involving regional multi-level governance in the biggest island among the 26 pilot ones chosen in 2019 by the secretariat for Clean Energy for EU islands.
B&SU presents the European Climate Adaptation Award (eca), a programme for all German cities and municipalities that wish to identify their adaptation capacity and promote the implementation of climate adaptation measures.
Find out how Abruzzo Region is working with regional institutions, citizens and stakeholders to implement the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda (SDGs) for land resilience and economic, social, environmental development.
Read about TerriSTORY®, a free access web-tool developed by Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment Agency to help municipalities to plan and monitor their energy transition!