| Time frame | PAR activity |
November 2013–February 2014 |
Begin contacting representatives of various stakeholders; Present proposal for making an inter-municipal climate change adaptation action-plan |
| February–March 2014 | Municipal stakeholders gradually become active participants; Two seminars held: presentations of researchers and invited speakers on climate change and adaptation strategies for coastal regions |
| April 2014 | Scenario workshop, day 1 (26 participants): critique and vision; Critique of three extreme alternative future storylines (i.e., do nothing, protecting everything, or relocate); Common vision for the coast in 2100: local populations and infrastructures are protected, current coastline is maintained, and natural ecosystem is preserved |
| May 2014 | Scenario workshop, day 2 (26 participants): action-plan; Adaptation pathways and tipping points until 2100; Adaptation actions in the plan: sand nourishment operations, sand dike to strengthen the dune system, submerged detached breakwater (pending further studies), seawalls and groynes, monitoring of sea levels and of coastal erosion |
| June–July 2014 | Follow-up interviews with 12 participants |
| September 2014–March 2015 | Economic cost-benefit analysis (November 2014–March 2015): assessment of technical options for each adaptation measure, as well as of monetary costs, avoided costs, and benefits |
| June 2015 | Final presentation to stakeholders of the plan (June 2015): approximately 60 participants attend presentation of a full report to the wider public; Action-group (i.e., policymakers, researchers from the local university) applies for grants for implementing the plan; other municipalities want to experiment with the same methodology for climate change adaptation planning |