User-Driven Climate Resilience Across Southern European Regions
This study presents the ClimEmpower framework, a user-driven approach to enhancing climate resilience across five climate-vulnerable regions in Southern Europe: Costa del Sol (Spain), Central Greece, the Troodos Mountains (Cyprus), Osijek-Baranja County (Croatia), and Sicily (Italy). The project employs a region-specific methodology that integrates climate risk assessments, stakeholder engagement through Communities of Practice (CoPs), and the development of innovative climate services tailored to local needs. These regions, characterized by unique environmental and socio-economic vulnerabilities, face shared hazards such as droughts, heatwaves, and floods, alongside region-specific challenges like salinization and biodiversity loss. ClimEmpower identifies critical gaps in high-resolution data, cross-sectoral collaboration, and capacity-building efforts, underscoring barriers to effective adaptation. This work aims to provide a foundational resource, offering a comprehensive overview of the current situation, including needs, gaps, priorities, and expectations across the target regions. By establishing this baseline, it facilitates future research and comparative analyses, contributing to the development of robust, region-specific resilience strategies. The ClimEmpower framework offers scalable and replicable solutions aligned with the European Green Deal’s climate resilience goals, advancing adaptation planning and providing actionable insights for broader European initiatives.
Authors
- Marianne Bügelmayer‐Blaschek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5475-5503)
- Tanja Tötzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6140-0655)
- James Hawkes
- Manuel Argamasilla Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7396-946X)
- Konstantinos Karystinakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1015-1990)
- Pasquale Colonna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-7290)
- Martin Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2923-855X)
- Gigliola D’Angelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3243-9080)
- Alan Warde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3505-7336)
- Maja Vurnek
- Christos Anastasiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4919-3900)
- Giulio Zuccaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8572-067X)
- Peter Kutschera
- Beniamino Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9437-0085)
- Mattia Federico Leone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2434-509X)
- Anastasia Moumtzidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-8400)
- Petros Christou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8212-3095)
- Georgios Xekalakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0448-1935)
- Andrea Hochebner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3014-9144)
- Denis Havlik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9224-7542)
- Vito Pavone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5664-8066)
- Patrick Kaleta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-744X)
- Evi Kazamia
- Patricia Molina López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1264-2996)
- Francisco Solano Cobos
- Socrates Boutsis
- Ivan Murano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6038-7039)
- Paola Del Prete
- Dimitrios Leonidis
- Vincenzo Petruso
- Renata Forjan
Institutions
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (AT)
- Kaunas University of Technology (LT)
- University of Zagreb (HR)
- Frederick University (CY)
- Region of Western Greece (GR)
- Information Technologies Institute (GR)
- Regione Siciliana (IT)
- Centro Tecnológico del Agua (ES)
- Agricultural Institute Osijek (HR)
- Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (GR)
- Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía (ES)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Climate
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cli13010002
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- European Commission