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The National Climate Change Adaptation Plan in Spain serves as a framework for coordinating public administrations in assessing impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change. Covering various ecological systems and socio-economic sectors, it addresses biodiversity, hydro resources, agriculture, coastal areas, and more. The plan aims to assist administrations and organizations at all levels in evaluating climate change impacts, providing information, tools, and assessment methods to define the best adaptation options.
For natural heritage and biodiversity, the plan focuses on studying climate change effects, supporting policies to reduce stress on species, integrating adaptation criteria in protected area planning, and enhancing green infrastructure. In forestry, desertification, hunting, and fisheries, it emphasizes understanding climate change impacts on forest resources, integrating adaptation into planning, preventing desertification, and addressing wildfire risks using nature-based solutions.
In agriculture, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, and food, the plan aims to reduce climate change risks to food security. It calls for updating knowledge on climate change impacts, integrating this knowledge into sector plans, promoting adaptation interventions, and strengthening adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture. Additionally, it advocates for healthy diets, sustainable food systems, and adaptation strategies in rural areas for lower climate impact and greater resilience. The plan emphasizes collaborative efforts to define effective adaptation measures throughout Spain.