AcuAdapt. Adaptation Strategies and Climate Risk Assessment in Spanish Marine Aquaculture.

Pleamar program

AcuAdapt contributes to integrating climate risk into Spanish coastal and maritime planning, in coherence with the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC) and the Maritime Spatial Planning Plans (POEM). The project assesses the current and future climate risk of marine aquaculture in coastal areas, estuaries and estuaries, combining the IPCC methodological framework with an Aquaculture Suitability Index applied to species and infrastructures representative of the sector.

Based on historical data and climate projections, suitability, vulnerability and risk maps are generated to identify stable areas, critical areas and emerging opportunities under different climate scenarios. This information facilitates the incorporation of the climate dimension in public decision-making, supporting the implementation of PNACC measures and the adaptive evolution of POEMs.

The project also incorporates a preliminary socio-economic analysis to assess the sector’s capacity to adapt and reinforce a more resilient, preventive management aligned with the sustainability objectives of the blue economy.

Project

Line of action:

Marine ecosystems

Status:

En ejecución

Research line

Axis 6. Environmental Research Aquaculture

Execution date:

2026

End date:

2028

Project web page:

https://www.programapleamar.es/proyectos/acuadapt-estrategias-de-adaptacion-y-evaluacion-del-riesgo-climatico-en-la-acuicultura

Objectives

The general objective of the project is to diagnose and assess the current and future climate risk of marine aquaculture in coastal areas, estuaries and estuaries, integrating physical-chemical and socio-economic variables in different climate change scenarios (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5), in order to identify areas of opportunity and risk and propose adaptation measures that strengthen the resilience of the sector and coastal communities.

Specific objectives (EO):
OE1. Collect, process and analyse the physical-chemical, meta-oceanographic and socio-economic information relevant to the assessment of climate risk in Spanish marine aquaculture.
OE2. Assess the current and future suitability for marine aquaculture in coastal areas, estuaries and estuaries, as well as the exposure of existing or planned infrastructure, in order to identify areas of opportunity.
OE3. To carry out an integrated climate risk assessment in Spanish marine aquaculture, considering threats, exposure and vulnerability.
OE4. To analyse the socio-economic dimension of risk and the adaptive capacity of the sector and coastal communities linked to aquaculture.
OE5. To formulate proposals for adaptation measures for the Spanish marine aquaculture sector, considering the risk analysis and socio-economic diagnosis.
OE6. Generate interoperable mapping products that integrate project outcomes and support resilient planning and decision-making.
OE7. Communicate, disseminate and transfer the results of the project to key actors in the aquaculture sector, the public administration and society in general.

AcuAdapt. Adaptation Strategies and Climate Risk Assessment in Spanish Marine Aquaculture.

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