On 24 and 25 November 2026 the forum is intended to ADAPT AKTION Euskadi 2050 bring together the results of seven years of climate adaptation work in the Basque Country The event is being organised by the public environmental company Ihobe together with the EU-funded project LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050. Representatives of public administrations, technical experts and practitioners have been invited to bring together results, experience and lessons in a systematic way.
According to the organisers, the forum marks the conclusion of the integrated LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 project (2019–2026). The programme includes presentations, discussion sessions and visits to pilot projects. It will focus on consolidated measures for urban areas, such as reducing heat islands, addressing flood risks and climate-resilient greening. Methodological tools for risk assessment and prioritising adaptation measures are also to be presented.
Urban Klima 2050 is regarded as a flagship project for Basque Government on climate adaptation at local level. In its announcements, Ihobe notes that the forum serves as a transition point: experience from municipalities and regions in Euskadi is to be carried forward into future planning and linked to climate strategies at a wider level. Bringing together public administration, research and practitioners is highlighted as a key organising principle.
For municipalities and regional decision-makers, the meeting offers an opportunity to consider approaches that can be replicated and discuss how to incorporate them into procurement, land use and investment planning. For EU funding bodies, the final report is relevant because it can document the scalability and replicability of tested solutions. Whether, and to what extent, recommendations become binding programmes is for the competent institutions to decide.
The public announcements did not specify investment amounts, legally binding commitments or deadlines. Such details are normally available only in final documents or minutes from the institutions involved. The forum is planned as an event for discussion and review; according to the information currently available, no policy decisions are planned there.
Ihobe and the LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 project have expressly confirmed the dates of 24 and 25 November 2026. The organisers say they will provide further updates on the programme, attendance and venues for individual events.
Editor: Andreas M. Brucker (Article created with AI assistance).