Climate hazards and risks in the Adriatic coastal area and their impact on green transition and blue growth
Principal investigator
he AdriaClimRisk project aims to define and quantify climate hazards and risks on land, at sea, and in the Adriatic coastal zone, and to propose adaptation measures in line with the strategic and operational documents of the coastal counties. To this end, the latest high-resolution climate projections of the atmosphere and the sea for the Adriatic region will be analyzed, targeted experiments will be conducted to examine the resilience of specific segments of terrestrial ecosystems and crops to climate change, and the vulnerability of tourism as well as the potential of sustainable energy sources under future climate conditions will be assessed. The project also includes strengthening research capacities in climate science, educating students and early-career researchers, and disseminating results to stakeholders, including those from coastal and near-coastal cities and municipalities, as well as to the general public.