14. 07. 2025
Author: EurAdapt
Press release: EURADAPT: 9 European Regions Collaborate to Improve Regional Climate Adaptation Policies
June 25, 2025 – Chiavenna hosted the official launch of the European project EURADAPT, an initiative developed under the Interreg Europe programme and co-financed by the European Union.
EURADAPT brings together 9 partners from different European countries (Italy, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, Sweden, and Ireland) with the aim of improving the implementation of local and regional climate change adaptation policies—one of the major global challenges with increasingly evident impacts on the environment, public health, the economy, and social cohesion.
Within this context, EURADAPT serves as an interregional learning platform to strengthen the adaptive capacity of participating regions through peer learning and the exchange of best practices.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The interregional learning process will focus on sharing knowledge and experiences related to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies, plans, and actions in the following key areas:
- Land use and food systems, including climate-resilient food systems, development and testing of new business models, the role of emerging technologies, digitalisation, and upskilling across value chains;
- Sustainable water management, including strategies to ensure freshwater availability and reduce vulnerability to drought and flood-related risks;
- Critical infrastructure, including the adoption of resilient structural solutions and the integration of climate resilience in infrastructure planning and design;
- Governance and participation, including mechanisms to engage citizens and a wide range of stakeholders in the co-creation and sharing of data, knowledge, and climate-resilient solutions.
A key feature of EURADAPT is the collaboration between more advanced regions in climate adaptation and more vulnerable territories that often have less capacity to respond. The project promotes a mutual approach aimed at transferring expertise, tools, and tailored strategies in line with the climatic and economic specificities of each area.
The Chiavenna kick-off marks the beginning of a shared journey—both European and local—to address the effects of climate change in a practical and collaborative way.
PROJECT PHASES
Interregional cooperation is structured into two main phases:
- The first phase, lasting three years (June 2025 – April 2028), will focus on interregional learning. It may include the development of Action Plans and/or testing the transfer of good practices through pilot actions, if necessary;
- The second phase, lasting one year (May 2028 – April 2029), will focus on monitoring the effects of policy improvements and, potentially, achieving additional results.
PROJECT EVENTS AND VISITS
In addition to the project’s launch event, partners will periodically meet for the following interregional seminars:
- October 2025 – Karlskrona, Sweden: Land use and food systems
- April 2026 – Miskolc, Hungary: Water management
- October 2026 – Brno, Czech Republic: Protecting critical infrastructure
- January 2027 – Orléans, France: Good practices exchange
- April 2027 – Valencia, Spain: Governance and stakeholder engagement
- November 2027 – Dublin, Ireland: Focus on progress among partner regions
- May 2028 – Chiavenna, Italy: Monitoring outcomes of the first phase
ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH STRONGER REGIONAL POLICIES
The project aligns with the European Green Deal—aiming for climate neutrality by 2050—and the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, promoting a long-term vision for a climate-resilient Europe.
Climate change is a critical challenge for Europe’s regions, especially considering that nearly 85 million people live within 10 km of the coast and are exposed to risks such as flooding and erosion.
While some regions are already well-prepared, others are still seeking effective solutions to address their vulnerabilities. EURADAPT’s overarching goal is to improve the design and implementation of regional climate adaptation policies and strategies through policy learning and capacity building. The project enables frontrunner regions to share their expertise and support less developed and more vulnerable areas in identifying climate and economically tailored solutions.
EURADAPT PARTNERS
- Lead Partner: Mountain Community of Valchiavenna (Italy)
- LAMA Cooperative Society – Social Enterprise (Italy)
- The County Administrative Board of Blekinge (Sweden)
- Centre-Val de Loire Region (France)
- Dublin City Council (Ireland)
- Poltava Regional Council (Ukraine)
- South Moravian Agency for Public Innovation JINAG (Czech Republic)
- Directorate General Quality and Environmental Education – Valencian Regional Government (Spain)
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Self-Government (Hungary)
The project is led by the Mountain Community of Valchiavenna, which brings solid experience in managing ERDF-funded projects. The organisation will oversee the strategic and operational coordination of EURADAPT, reaffirming its commitment as a key actor in fostering interregional cooperation on climate change adaptation.
CONTACT
For more information on the EURADAPT project:
Renato Dolci