Case studies

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Adaptation options implemented
Cattle rancher opening a derivation for the irrigation of a sheep in the El Corazón irrigation channel (Jérez del Marquesado, Granada).
2025
Inventory and characterization of ancestral systems of Water Planting and Harvesting for adaptation to climate change. The WaSHa project.
A little over a thousand years ago, humans developed techniques to retain runoff water by promoting its infiltration into the subsoil. This method of
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2024
COOLTORISE: Combating energy poverty in summer in European urban environments with an eco-social approach.
The COOLTORISE project, funded by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 programme, is the first to address energy poverty in summer, a
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2024
LIFE MIDMACC: adaptation to climate change of the Mediterranean mid-mountain through the recovery of the mosaic landscape (introduction of vineyards, recovery of pastures and adaptive forest management in Catalonia, La Rioja and Aragon).
The mountain areas of southern Europe are considered highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change due to, among others, the decrease in available
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2024
Nature-Based Solutions in schools: a green way to adapt buildings to climate change in Solana de los Barros, Extremadura (Spain)
In a school located in Solana de los Barros (Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain) several nature-based solutions (NbS) have been designed and implemented to
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2019
National Plan of Preventive Actions of the Effects of Excessive Temperatures on Health
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
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2019
Local measures for adaptation to climate change in green areas in the province of Badajoz. Adapta BIOFILIA Project
Adapta BIOFILIA is a local climate change adaptation project developed by the Provincial Council of Badajoz, focusing particularly on plant
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2019
Environmental regeneration of the marshes of A Xunqueira do Areal
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
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2019
Protection of key ecosystem services threatened by climate change through adaptive management of Mediterranean socio-ecosystems (LIFE Adaptamed)
Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) provide a wide range of ecosystem goods and services, including soil protection, water regulation, climate regulation
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2019
Regeneration of the dune system of Laida beach (Urdaibai)
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
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2019
MONTADO-ADAPT – Integrated Dehesa Management System Pilot Area L5: Finca Casablanca
Montado-Adapt is a project aimed at promoting the adaptation of dehesas, or montados—extensive, semi-natural systems of scattered woodland formations
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2019
LIFE AMDRYC4 Project – Adaptation to Climate Change of Rainfed Agricultural Systems in the Mediterranean Area
Climate change is not solely an environmental phenomenon but has profound economic and social consequences. This creates the need to implement
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2019
Adaptation to climate change through the selection of fruit tree varieties adapted to milder winters.
The winter months. In the case of temperate-zone fruit trees, these phenological changes are often associated with flowering problems in some areas
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2019
Coverage of extraordinary risks derivables from climate change
Insurance is of paramount importance when needing to adapt to the current and future risks of climate change and its consequences (often consisting in
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2019
Hydrologic connection and habitat improvement in the meanders of the lower course of the Arga River (Navarra)
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
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2019
Ceramic Sustainable Urban Drainage System (LIFE CERSUDS).- Demonstration Project developed in Benicàssim (Castellón)
The European LIFE CERSUDS project (Ceramic Sustainable Urban Drainage System) is developing sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) that use ceramic
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2019
Reconversion of old irrigated farmland in pasturelands (dehesas) in the area of Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park
Las Tablas de Daimiel National Park is a protected natural space, a unique Mediterranean wetland of great natural and cultural value ​​due to the
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2019
Mosquito Alert, a 360º citizen science observatory
Mosquito Alert is a cooperative, non-profit citizen science project coordinated by different Public Research Centers, focusing on the development of
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2019
ADAPTaRES Project: Adaptation to climate change in Macaronesia through the efficient use of water and its reuse
The islands of Macaronesia are not spared from the effects of climate change, being very vulnerable to their consequences given their particular
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2019
AQUAVAL project: efficient management of rainwater in the urban area
The AQUAVAL Project is an initiative focused on efficiently managing rainwater in urban environments through the use of sustainable urban drainage
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2019
Life Montserrat Project.- Silvopastoral management for habitat conservation and prevention of large forest fires
The project was designed to prevent fires and improve the biodiversity of a typical Mediterranean mountain environment such as Montserrat, through
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2019
Environmental restoration of the Maspalomas dune system (MASDUNAS Project)
The project involves a pilot experience to find suitable formulas to slow down, as much as possible, the process of environmental degradation taking
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2019
GESTARR: Role of Posidonia oceanica in the adaptation of coasts to climate change
The GESTARR project analyses the role of Posidonia oceanica in the adaptation of coasts to climate change.Beach management must be carried out with
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2019
The LIFE Reusing Posidonia project
The project links heritage, architecture, and climate change through the construction of a prototype building consisting of 14 public housing units in
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2019
Demolition of barriers in the Órbigo River, to recover ecological connectivity
The ecological improvement of the Órbigo River is one of the most ambitious projects of the National River Restoration Strategy (ENRR), which involves
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2018
Adaptation, restoration and creation of habitats for amphibians threatened by climate change in the Montes de Valsaín mountain range, Segovia
Amphibians suffer a global decline. This has made them the most threatened group of vertebrates on the planet, with more than a third of the species
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2018
Sustainable forest management in Menorca in a context of climate change (LIFE BOSCOS-MENORCA)
The LIFE BOSCOS Menorca project, launched in January 2009 by the Menorca Island Council, has as its central objective the adaptation of Mediterranean
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2018
River Restoration of the Manzanares River in the surroundings of the Royal Site of El Pardo (Madrid)
The Manzanares River, as it passes through the historic Royal Site of El Pardo, has undergone various hydromorphological alterations over the years
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2018
EGOKI: integrating adaptation to climate change in spatial and urban planning in municipalities in Navarre
The Navarre Network Association of Local Entities for Sustainability (NELS), with the supported of the Biodiversity Foundation and the Spanish Office
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2018
MEDACC: innovative methodologies for adaptation to climate change in the Mediterranean area
The LIFE MEDACC project aims to develop innovative solutions for adapting our agroforestry and urban systems to the impacts of climate change in the
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2018
NBS URBAN project: Map of the potential of Natural Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation at the local level: Methodological guide for its identification and mapping. Donostia-San Sebastián Case Study
The NBS URBAN project seeks to integrate nature into urban planning, reinforcing the use of ecosystems and nature together with existing
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2015
Dismantling of the Valcotos alpine ski resort, restoration of the ski area and creation of a small cross-country ski circuit
The complete dismantling and ecological restoration of a cross-country ski resort is one of the most noteworthy conservation actions in the Sierra de
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2015
Urban flood park "La Marjal"
The urban development of the city of Alicante expanded into a coastal area that, in ancient times, was a natural floodplain or marsh. However, despite
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Pteridum Project.- Adaptation to climate change in the Cantabrian mountains by controlling common fern populations (Pteridium Aquilinum) in a circular economy system
The objective of the Pteridum project was to analyze the economic viability of controlling common fern populations (Pteridium aquilinum) in a circular
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