Supporting regional and local authorities in developing their Action Plans towards climate resilience

In support of the European Green Deal, Adaptation Strategy and Mission Adaptation, the project will:
1. Ensure each regional/local Action Plan translates into a concrete list of prioritized actions setting in motion measurable progress towards climate resilience.
2. Guarantee Plan implementation by embedding tailored cost-addressing analyses and clear funding strategies for each action.
3. Mobilise government departments, citizens, academia, social partners, the private sector and other stakeholders to actively contribute to local climate adaptation and build ownership of the Plans.

Proposals must:
• Address Mission Adaptation objectives 1 (preparing/planning) and 2 (accelerating transformations) by supporting at least 70 regional/local authorities in formulating climate adaptation Action Plans.
• Develop a common intervention framework and modular blueprint adaptable to diverse regional/local contexts.
• Ensure each Action Plan contains: scenario-based risk analysis and robust, cost-effective solutions; a concrete list of actions with assigned implementing actors; a detailed implementation timeline with milestones; cost estimates per action and total Plan, including estimated avoided losses; an analysis of funding levers at regional, national, EU and private levels; and a monitoring framework aligned with the Mission’s common framework.
• Incorporate innovative solutions tested under Mission Adaptation, address mitigation-adaptation co-benefits where relevant, and conduct ex-ante evaluations to avoid maladaptation.
• Integrate findings of the European Climate Risk Assessment, national adaptation strategies and relevant legal frameworks, and assess social impacts against the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Engage an inclusive, participatory stakeholder process throughout Plan development.