The LIFE SHARA project "Sharing awareness and governance of adaptation to climate change" aims to collaborate in the construction of a society better adapted to climate change, cooperating with all the actors involved, generating knowledge and increasing social awareness.

Duration of the project: September 2016 - October 2021 (62 months)

Budget: € 1,569,139

Scope: Spain and Portugal

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In what context is the project born?

The LIFE SHARA project reinforces and gives continuity to existing plans and initiatives on adaptation to climate change. In this sense, it is part of the Third Work Program (2014-2020) of the National Adaptation Plan (approved in 2006) and contributes to the Portuguese National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (adopted in 2015). It also gives a great boost to the AdapteCCa platform, launched in 2013 as a tool for exchanging and consulting information on adaptation to climate change in Spain.

On the other hand, the project was born with the purpose of improving decision making in relation to adaptation. Being aware that there is a lack of knowledge, at a technical and general level, that the avail