¿Están las ciudades españolas adaptándose al cambio climático?

  1. Elisa SAINZ DE MURIETA 1
  2. Marta OLAZABAL 1
  3. Estíbaliz SANZ 1
  1. 1 BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
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    BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change

    Lejona, España

Journal:
Papeles de economía española

ISSN: 0210-9107

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 163

Pages: 160-178

Type: Article

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Abstract

After the Paris Agreement and the incorporation of national commitments in adaptation, the measurement of progress in adaptation has become an important part of the international climate policy agenda. Monitoring the progress of adaptation provides relevant information for public and private institutions to strengthen strategies, effectively distribute and prioritise their investments, assess the achievement of established objectives and develop learning processes. In this article we review the progress of climate change adaptation planning in 54 provincial capital cities. We have identified 11 relatively recent climate adaptation plans. We have evaluated the progress in adaptation planning, identifying the strengths, areas for improvement and opportunities for each city. The results provide information relevant to support planning processes in these cities as well as serve as example to others. The results can also be used at upper policy scales to identify priority areas that require funding or capacity building.

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El presente estudio se ha desarrollado con el apoyo de la Fundación Biodiversidad del Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica del Gobierno de España (Ayuda n.º CA_CC_2017). Elisa Sainz de Murieta agradece la financiación posdoctoral del Departamento de Educación del Gobierno Vasco (Ayuda n.º POS_2018_2_0027). Marta Olazabal dispone de financiación de AXA Research Fund (Id. 4771) y el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) (Ayuda n.º IJCI2016-28835). El desarrollo de este estudio ha contado con el apoyo del Gobierno Vasco a través del programa BERC 2018-2021 y del Gobierno de España a través de la acreditación de BC3 como centro María de Maeztu (MDM-2017-0714).

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