The European Commission has published a compendium of good practices and solutions on climate change adaptation in the EU’s Outermost Regions and their neighbouring countries. This document results from a programme of ten workshops organised by the Commission (Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy) from September 2022 to June 2023 to promote the exchange of good practices and solutions to common adaptation challenges between the Outermost Regions and their neighbouring countries and territories. The compendium presents a set of innovative and effective good practice projects on adaptation to climate change to inspire and facilitate cooperation between the outermost regions and their neighbours in addressing their common challenges.
The Outermost Regions are highly exposed to the negative effects of climate change and the Commission is committed to supporting these regions in addressing this major challenge. This is why the Communication on Outermost Regions adopted in 2022 stresses the importance of climate adaptation and cooperation within the same geographic basin, which is also underlined by the EU Adaptation Strategy of 2021. It is in this context that the Commission organised the programme of workshops between the Outermost Regions and their neighbouring countries and territories and supported the preparation of the compendium.
This compilation sets out the context of the impacts of climate change on the Outermost Regions on biodiversity, coastal resilience or various key economic sectors (such as tourism, agriculture, etc.); presents eleven solutions and practices for each of the challenges identified; and presents a series of conclusions.