| Case study | Innovation | Stakeholder groups represented by the participants involved | External pressures and climate-related impacts | Stage of adaptation process (Lim and Spanger-Siegfried 2004, Schmidt-Thomé and Klein 2013) |
Municipalities of Ílhavo and Vagos (coastal zone, northern Portugal) |
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| Collaborative long-term adaptation plan for the coast | Municipal and district administrations, regional and central governmental administrations, Aveiro Harbor, nongovernmental organizations, local university scholars, resident associations, fisher and farmer associations, surf schools, beach business owners | Erosion, rising sea-levels, extreme events (climatic impacts already perceived) | Assessment and planning | |
Municipality of Cascais (city-center in Portugal) | ||||
| One of first three cities in Portugal to have a Climate Strategy (Cascais 2010) | Municipality policy makers and planners, health managers and officials, municipal school representatives, business owners, residents |
Heat waves, flooding, human health (climatic impacts are anticipated based on future climate scenarios) | Planning and implementation | |