CLIMADAPT

The overall aim of this research project was to improve European climate policy by addressing a set of philosophical questions primarily related to climate adaptation. The work focused on three themes: (a) goal conflicts, (b) gender issues, and (c) timing and evaluation of adaptation policies. In addition, a number of closely related themes were covered in the project: the rationality of climate mitigation goals; time perspectives of climate adaptation / mitigation policy decisions; and the concept of urban sustainability.

The scientific outcomes of this project are expected to be of significant interest to municipal planners and decision makers responsible for making decisions about adaptation to climate change. This applies in particular to the work on goal-conflicts / multi-objective evaluation of adaptation options and gender. Relatively little has been written about goal conflicts in climate adaptation.