Overview
In the future, recurring disasters related to climate change will affect nature and humans in the Alpine region even more severely and unpredictably than today. In order to be able to cope with unpredictable climate events, ADAPTNOW works on strengthening the adaptive capacity of Highly Affected and Exposed Territories (HAET). To this end, the project partners implement and evaluate the available tools and practices for climate adaption and risk mitigation. By bringing together different local stakeholders, such as regional sectoral agencies and research centres, ADAPTNOW aims to make risk and adaption planning more integrated, collaborative and inclusive.
Factsheet
- 2021 – 2027
- Climate resilient and green Alpine region
- SO 1.1 - Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account eco-system based approaches
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- AG8 Risk governance
- 11/2022
- 10/2025
- 2.034.650 EUR
- 1.525.988 EUR
Description
Climate change is happening now and we need to be better prepared for its consequences on citizens' wellbeing, nature and the economy. We must act fast, smart, effectively and integrate adaptation measures across all sectors and levels of society.
ADAPTNOW objective is to increase the risk management and adaptation capacities of Highly Affected and Exposed Alpine Territories (HAET) through the implementation and evaluation of agile, integrated, systemic and participatory approaches coordinated by regional and local public authorities with the support of sectoral agencies and research institutes.
ADAPTNOW will work on strengthening the adaptive capacity of Highly Affected and Exposed Alpine Territories (HAET) by implementing and evaluating the available climate adaptation and risk mitigation management tools and practices, assessing the Climate Adaptation Plans and developing Climate Services to support the territories and their local public authorities. Ultimately, ADAPTNOW aims at making risk and adaptation planning more integrated, collaborative and inclusive. This will be reached through a more dynamic, agile and participatory planning process in which all local stakeholders need to be involved.
ADAPTNOW brings together regional sectoral agencies and research centres from five AS countries (France, Italia, Austria, Germany and Slovenia) to support Pilot Actions and help set up and run Climate Services in support of 7+ HAET in the Alps. Their efforts will be focused in implementing and evaluating the adaptive capacity of pilots within predominant hazards in the Alps: Heatwaves, Heavy rains/floods and Gravitational/landslides. Key sectors have been identified to assess related impacts: Urban infrastructure, Forestry, Tourism and Health.
A replication action will link at least 6 additional HAET outside the partners consortium to test the replicability of climate adaptation and risk mitigation tools and practices, climate services and policy recommendations to ensure that HAET in the Alps can also strengthen their adaptation capacities.
ADAPTNOW will provide:
- Support information and knowledge exchange of existing adaptation and risk mitigation management tools and practices a transnational/regional/local levels to improve the adaptive capacities of HAET;
- At least 7 pilots will test the adapting capacity of specific economic sectors within HAET (Urban infrastructure, Forestry, Tourism and Health) share their experiences and develop more integrated and agile adaptation planning;
- Existing Climate Support Services will be tailored to the local needs and increase the adaptation capacity of HAET;
- Raise awareness among experts, policymakers, and citizens to create a common and shared knowledge of Alpine risks & adaptation solutions and practices.
Project outputs will be:
- Guidebook for introducing advanced Climate Adaptation and Risk Mitigation planning at local level
- Alpine Climate Adaptation Support Service Packag
- Replication guid
- Policy recommendations
Partners
- Lead partner
- France
- Rhône-Alpes (FRK2)
- Villeurbanne
- Rogelio Bonilla
- rogelio.bonilla@auvergnerhoealpes-ee.fr
- Italy
- Liguria (ITC3)
- Genova
- Francesca Verardo
- verardo@ireliguria.it
- Italy
- Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen (ITH1)
- Bolzano/Bozen
- Marc Zebisch
- marc.zebisch@eurac.edu
- France
- Rhône-Alpes (FRK2)
- St Martin d’Hères Cedex
- Frederic Berger
- frederic.berger@inrae.fr
- Germany
- Oberbayern (DE21)
- Neubiberg
- Ivo Baselt
- ivo.baselt@unibw.de
- Italy
- Piemonte (ITC1)
- Torino
- Andrea Moro
- andrea.moro@iisbeitalia.org
- Germany
- Schwaben (DE27)
- Kempten
- Martin Sambale
- sambale@eza-allgaeu.de
- Austria
- Vorarlberg (AT34)
- Dornbirn
- Sabine Erber
- sabine.erber@energieinstitut.at
- Slovenia
- Vzhodna Slovenija (SI03)
- Maribor
- Klavdija Polutnik
- Klavdija.polutnik@energap.si
- Italy
- Liguria (ITC3)
- Genova
- Andrea Gandolfo
- agandolfo@comune.genova.it
- Slovenia
- Vzhodna Slovenija (SI03)
- Selnica ob Dravi
- Suzana Prajnic
- suzana.prajnc@selnica.si
- France
- Rhône-Alpes (FRK2)
- Grenoble
- Guillaume Tournaire
- guillaume.tournaire@grenoblealpesmetropole.fr
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Outcomes
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Guidebook for introducing advanced Climate Adaptation and Risk Mitigation planning at local level
WebsiteThis guidebook OT2.1 provides methodological guidelines for designing, implementing and assessing pilot actions targeted at experimenting advanced local planning. It provides answers to the question: How to make a change in climate planning? It includes case studies based on pilot projects and examples of nature-based adaptation measures. The document is also available in German, French, Italian, and Slovenian. -
Alpine Climate Adaptation Support Service Package
WebsiteThis document OT2.2 presents a package of seven services designed to help municipalities across the Alpine region strengthen their resilience to the impacts of climate change. It is aimed at sectoral agencies supporting the upscaling of local action on climate adaptation and risk mitigation, through the introduction of climate support services for highly affected and exposed territories in their region It draws on services being tested and deployed in ADAPTNOW and provides advice and guidance based on a set of concrete examples, testimonies, learnings and recommendations. The document is also available in German, French, Italian, and Slovenian. -
Replication guide
DownloadThe online replication guide offers clear, practical advice for applying the ADAPTNOW approach in other Alpine territories that face strong climate impacts. It brings together lessons learned from partner exchanges, testimonies, and discussions held during the Alpine Policy Roundtable. Developed within the Interreg Alpine Space project ADAPTNOW, the guide supports regional and local authorities in strengthening climate-risk management and adaptation capacities. ADAPTNOW focuses on helping Highly Affected and Exposed Territories respond to increasing climate variability, improve the use of Climate Services, and enhance coherent climate and energy planning. It also encourages integrated and flexible approaches, including Nature-Based Solutions, and helps bridge knowledge gaps so that local actors and communities can implement more systemic and effective adaptation measures. The document is also available in German, French, Italian, and Slovenian. -
Policy recommendations
DownloadOver the last few years, the effects of climate change have been showing themselves with all their ferocity in the Alpine territories, which are increasingly subject to environmental catastrophes and irreparable damages caused by the climate that has already changed. Moving from theoretical to practical actions, aiming to increase the resilience of the Alpine territories, it’s now the right time to act. Six Policy Recommendations have been developed in the context of the ADAPTNOW project, which will be described in this document. They have been identified as the crucial ones by the partnership, on the basis of the analytical findings emerged during the development of the pilot actions throughout the lifetime of the project. Thus, the document intends to illustrate the content of the six Policy Recommendations, which aim to promote specific actions to be implemented within and outside the Alpine Region to improve the resiliency of the territories to the effects of climate change. Here you can find also a SHORT version of the document in English. The short version is also available in French and German language.
Videos
Gallery
- Group picture_KOM Grenoble, FranceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Environment Agency
- Project partners at the meeting
- WSED event 2024@WSED 2024
- Munich-Science-Days-FORSCHAUniversity of the Bundeswehr Munich
- Bundeswehr-University-Munich@unibw.de
- GreenSPAS study visit in France
- ADAPTNOW project partners
- Heat action summer in Kempten:sun detectives and drinking fountains@eza!-Klimaschutz
Downloads
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Activity A.1.1: Identifying Climate Adaptation and Risk Mitigation Instruments Supporting Local Action - Deliverable provides an inventory of climate adaptation and risk management tools to support knowledge exchange among HAET stakeholders. The inventory was developed during RP1 and RP2 and will be continuously updated throughout the project. The identified tools are available in the attached Excel file and on the online CAPA platform.Download
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Activity A.1.2: Mobilizing local actors and establishing cooperation frameworks_short version - This deliverable provides insights into local planning processes, existing climate adaptation and risk management practices, and the support needs of the pilot areas. Based on stakeholder engagement and a common assessment framework, it identifies local capacities, gaps, and priorities to support more agile, participatory, and integrated climate adaptation planning. The findings provide the basis for the design and implementation of pilot actions and climate support services within the project.Download
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Topic briefs suited to regional and local actors for integrated planning: examples, support tools and capacity building programmes.Download
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Activity A.2.1: Pilot design - This deliverable presents the pilot action plans of the seven target regions aimed at improving local climate adaptation planning processes. Based on the results of WP1 activities, each pilot focuses on selected hazards and sectors and applies participatory and integrated approaches involving local stakeholders. The report outlines the objectives, hazards, sectors, tools, practices, and methodologies of the planned pilot actions.Download
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Activity A 2.2 Pilot Implementation and assessment - This deliverable reports on the implementation and results of the pilot actions in the seven target regions. It summarizes the applied methods, achieved outcomes, and recommendations for transferring project results to other regions.Download
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Activity A.2.3: Designing regional climate support services - This deliverable presents the planned climate support services to be developed by project partners to support public authorities in climate adaptation. The services focus on capacity building, data sharing, financing, risk management, and awareness raising, and will be promoted at the regional level.Download
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Activity A.2.4: Implementing and promoting climate support services - This deliverable summarizes the climate support services developed and implemented in the partner regions to support public authorities in climate adaptation. It presents the achieved results and the promotion of these services at the regional level.Download
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The Open Call to select Promoting Organizations in Alpine territory more informations.Download
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The ADAPTNOW project supports climate adaptation and risk management in Alpine regions through the exchange of knowledge, tools, and good practices. Selected Promoting Organizations participated in bilateral exchanges, study visits, and expert support activities to strengthen local adaptation capacities across the Alpine region.Download
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In the face of increasing climate risks and environmental challenges, municipalities and regional stakeholders need effective strategies to enhance resilience, protect communities, and ensure sustainable development. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have emerged as a key approach, offering cost-effective and multifunctional benefits for climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction. However, implementing these solutions at the local level requires clear guidance, practical knowledge, and an understanding of best practices.Download
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In order to strengthen their adaptive capacity, local municipalities must identify methodologies and strategies able to promote and facilitate the development of the climate adaptation measures within the territories, verifying their implementation feasibility and identifying appropriate financial and funding mechanisms to finance the implementation of climate adaptation measures.Download
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Climate Change Adaptation must not stop at isolated actions carried out by municipalities and technical or infrastructure stakeholders, it must be integrated across the targeted community to maximize its impact. Climate Change Adaptation relies on awareness and knowledge of Climate Hazards, collective resilience and collaboration. Thus, a series of Community Engagement and Communication methods are shared in this topic brief to include alongside any adaptation measure adopted by local municipalities.Download
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The Alpine region faces increasingly complex climate-related challenges, where extreme weather events often trigger secondary and cascading impacts, such as landslides, floods, and infrastructure failures. These interconnected risks threaten both communities and ecosystems. This workshop aimed to build a shared understanding of extreme, compound, and cascading events, identify gaps in current risk management, and develop tailored strategies to enhance local preparedness and communication.Download
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Welcome to the first edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. In these pages we would like to introduce you to our project and its activities, our project partners and some of our news.Download
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Welcome to the second edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. In these pages we would like to introduce you to our project pilot areas, implemented activities and some of our news.Download
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Welcome to the third edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. In these pages we would like to highlight some achievements of our project partners and some of our news.Download
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Welcome to the fourth edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. This newsletter contributes to the commitment towards a more sustainable, carbon neutral, climate resilient and green Alpine region and we hope that you find it just as interesting as we do.Download
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Welcome to the fifth edition of the ADAPTNOW Newsletter. In this issue, we’re excited to share key milestones and inspiring updates from across our partner regions. From local training initiatives and award-winning climate planning approaches, to hands-on pilot actions in forestry, tourism, and urban planning — the ADAPTNOW project continues to make meaningful progress toward a more resilient, sustainable, and climate-adaptive Alpine region.Download
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This final edition of the ADAPTNOW newsletter marks the conclusion of three years of collaboration aimed at strengthening climate adaptation capacity in highly affected and exposed territories of the Alpine region. Throughout the project, ADAPTNOW has developed a range of tools, resources, and practical solutions that remain available to support stakeholders in addressing the growing challenges of climate change adaptation.Download
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Climate change-induced extreme events and natural hazards pose increasing risks to the Alpine region, affecting ecosystems, communities, and infrastructure. As climate change also influences risk perception, awareness, and behaviour, strengthening adaptive capacity requires improved risk management, stakeholder participation, and effective communication. Addressing these challenges through data-based approaches, participatory decision-making, and climate adaptation and risk mitigation tools is essential to enhance resilience in the Alpine region.Download
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Around 700 students in Vorarlberg are participating in an EU project to monitor indoor temperatures in their classrooms. Read a story.Download
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Periods of summer heat are becoming more frequent. Hot days are particularly unpleasant if your own home offers no protection and the warm air builds up in the living spaces. Read more.....Download
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The ADAPTNOW project has contributed a major insight to international climate research. Led by Ivo Baselt (University of the Bundeswehr Munich), the research team applies the well-known Kübler-Ross model of the five stages of grief to societal responses to climate change – from denial and anger to bargaining, depression, and ultimately acceptance.Download
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Six Policy Recommendations have been developed in the context of the ADAPTNOW project, which are described in this document.Download
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This booklet summarises the six policy recommendations emerging from the project’s work, highlighting practical actions for stronger and more resilient Alpine communities.Download
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