Co-Adapt
Co-Adapt: Climate adaptation through co-creation
Priority Axis
Adaptation to Climate ChangeSpecific objective
Adaptation to Climate Change
Lead partner
Somerset County CouncilContact
Start Date
01/02/2019End Date
30/09/2022Project budget
7 347 117 €ERDF amount
4 408 270 €ERDF rate
60%About
Common challenge
Co-Adapt identifies 3 barriers to climate adaptation:
- we need to move beyond existing actors and empower stakeholders to take practical action through a more open policy process;
- unsustainable development & land management practices have degraded ecosystems and the natural water management processes, increasing flooding and exacerbating the effects of drought;
- the effects of climate change are very uncertain, yet we need to make adaptation decisions now and need to find flexible, adaptive strategies that do not create high future costs.
New solutions need to be developed and applied to improve resilience. In a context of reduced public financing, better, more robust and cost-effective measures are needed. In response, Co-Adapt’s unique contribution is a strong focus on co-creation of nature based and natural process solutions, in the framework of adaptation pathways – three pillars supporting each other to deliver highly durable results.