The project has developed a provincial plan for adaptation to climate change in the province of Granada.

The province of Granada has a more pronounced vulnerability to the effects of climate change. For this reason, under the title “Project Adapta Granada – Provincial Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change of the province of Granada (PPACC)”, the Provincial Council of Granada has completed this initiative whose objective has been to analyze the vulnerability and risk of the area to develop a provincial plan for adaptation to climate change.

This work has been carried out combining, on the one hand, the scientific analysis of climate data in each territory and, on the other, the assessments of technical-scientific consultation bodies and social participation bodies, which together with evaluation indicators has allowed the identification of the climatic threats that would affect the province of Granada. in accordance with the climate scenarios generated at the level of the Andalusian Climate Change Plan.

A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan has been drawn up for the monitoring of this project, which will allow for control; firstly, the implementation results linked to the monitoring of adaptation and implementation or effectiveness measures and, secondly, the results linked to the evaluation of the adaptation lines.

Thanks to the ADAPTA Granada Project , a total of 67 measures have been defined, mostly referring to the following Thematic Areas: Water (18% of them), Urban Planning (15%), Coasts (12%), Forestry (9%) and Health and Social Aspects (9%). With the results, the most outstanding climatic data for the year 2040 associated with the main climatic threats detected in each of the municipalities of the province of Granada have been identified. It has also been concluded that there are areas of the province, mainly those in the mountains and those with greater marine influence, where the drop in temperature is less. In the coastal areas, a clear trend towards a longer duration of heat waves has been identified, with a greater increase being found in the inland areas of the province, especially in those more arid territories with less vegetation cover. Another fact is the outstanding trend of the province towards more intense droughts, given that both the rainy days and the periods in which days without rainfall are chained together are increasing.