The strategy, 'Planning in a Changing Climate' contains a set of 14 recommendations that are complemented by a series of case studies, tools and examples of policy advice developed by the ESPACE Partnership.

The 14 recommendations are aimed at all levels of governance, including European institutions, national governments and regional and local authorities. The strategy also includes additional messages for specific governance levels where appropriate.

Click on each of the 14 recommendations below to access more information and relevant case studies.

 

14 key recommendations:

1.	Make climate change adaptation a core objective of spatial planning
2.	Look beyond the lifetime of your plan by understanding your climate risks
3.	Combine change and risk management approaches for integrating adaptation into spatial planning

The three principles outlined above can be implemented as follows:

4.	Ensure an integrated approach to adaptation - both within an organisation and in partnership with others
5.	Review existing plans, policies, directives, regulations, legislation, codes of practice and guidance related to spatial planning
6.	Fund appropriate research on climate risks to inform the spatial planning process at an early stage
7.	Assess the vulnerabilities to, and opportunities from changing climate across all spatial planning policy areas
8.	Identify spatial planning policies and measures to manage the risks identified in the vulnerability analyses
9.	Assess the level of climate adaptation provided by the spatial plan as a whole
10.	Implement the adaptation policies in individual planning/development decisions and explain clearly to stakeholders what the residual climate risks will be
11.	Develop ambitious long-term solutions to address the challenges that climate change poses to existing, unadapted development and other land uses
12.	Foster 'climate adaptation champions'
13.	Politicians must accept that climate change requires long-term perspectives in policy-making - longer than political mandates
14.	Concluding remarks - an ongoing process

 

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