Climate change adaptation and resilience – like any other form of climate action – must be done collaboratively to reflect realities on the ground, to be locally-tailored and impactful, and to be accepted. However, there remains a lack of knowledge, regarding the initiatives already carried out, as well as those that are the levers, barriers, and priorities that can foster collaborative adaptation. ICLEI Europe is working to address this knowledge gap through its work in the AGORA project.

ICLEI Members Dresden (Germany), Malmö (Sweden), Rome (Italy) and Zaragoza (Spain) have been pilot regions in the project and have served as co-production hubs where stakeholders and local communities could design, develop and implement climate change adaptation solutions. Such activities prove the power of collective wisdom in addressing climate adaptation challenges, fostering an environment of active participation between different actors to support the local climate adaptation process.

So how can you contribute to the conversation?

To facilitate knowledge sharing around collaborative climate adaptation, you can share your experience with citizen engagement initiatives (CEIs). A team of researchers within the AGORA project is collecting inputs from practitioners, decision-makers and researchers, about the levers and barriers experienced in the design or implementation of their initiatives. If you want to contribute, take 10 minutes and share your knowledge in this survey, available in 4 languages (English, Spanish, German and Italian).

This survey is in line with ICLEI Europe and Adaptation AGORA’s work on the European Commission’s Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, whose goal is to highlight and leverage best practices, innovative approaches, policy instruments, and governance mechanisms to meaningfully and effectively engage communities and regions in climate adaptation.

Learn more about collaborative climate action and the AGORA project here.