Regional and local adaptation in the EU since the adoption of the EU adaptation strategy in 2013

The report analysed the impact of the EU Adaptation Strategy in 2013 on the development of national, regional and local adaptation strategies in the Member States. For the report, the authors analysed national, regional and local adaptation policies. The analyses included interviews with two regional governments and a survey to signatories of the initiative MayorsAdapt. This report outlines the development in adaptation policies since 2013 on the national level (chapter 2) and on regional level (chapter 3). Chapter 3.1 presents how the EU Adaptation Package makes reference to the regional level. Subsequently, the newly founded intiative RegionsAdapt is described, which aims to support exchange of experiences between regions and enhance their capacities to develop regional adaptation strategies. One of its members, Lombardy in Italy is presented as one of two case studies. Lombardy is the first Italian region that developed a Regional Adaptation Strategy. The chapter highlights furthermore the different approaches that regions take for developing adaptation strategies, including project based adaptation or adaptation in macroregions.