Newsletter 22 - September 2026

Forum on solutions to climate change adaptation

Urban Klima 2050 closing ceremony and launch of the

new climate action programme in the Basque Country

Bilbao | 24th-25th November 2026

BIZKAIA ARETOA-EHU

A new phase for climate action in the Basque Country

After seven years of collaboration,  LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 is entering its final phase with ADAPT AKTION Euskadi 2050, a forum for sharing results, experiences and solutions to climate change. Over the course of two days, institutions, technical staff, professionals and organisations will analyse the progress made and the challenges that will shape the next phase of climate adaptation in the Basque Country.

Why attend

✔  Find out about the results of seven years of climate action in the Basque Country

✔  Listen to inspiring experiences and leading examples of adaptation to climate change

✔  Share knowledge with professionals, public authorities and organisations that are committed to the region’s resilience 

✔  Discover solutions that have already been implemented and their results

✔  Participate in the conversation on the next decade of climate action

TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER

Solutions for a more resilient Basque Country

●  Nature-based solutions 
●  Urban resilience
●  Restoration of river banks
●  Coastal adaptation

Inspirational round-table discussions

●  Coast: Coexistence with the sea
●  River basins: Respect the water cycle
●  Urban/peri-urban: Return to nature for adaptation

WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER

Find out about adaptation first-hand

Technical visits to the Urban Klima 2050 pilot projects

Araba

●  Basaldea (Vitoria-Gasteiz): Basaldea demonstrates how agrobiodiversity can strengthen agriculture, increase its resilience to climate change and integrate it harmoniously into the rural landscape.
●  Jundiz Park (Vitoria-Gasteiz): Jundiz demonstrates how degraded and potentially contaminated land can be restored and transformed into a new green corridor that captures carbon and provides ecosystem services.

Bizkaia

●  Bakio: Creation of an inland wetland and a floodable forest to improve the environmental quality of the area, encourage biodiversity and enhance flood protection.
●  Tonpoi (Bermeo):  Environmental and social regeneration of the local area by creating peri-urban green infrastructure for public use that has been adapted to change.

Gipuzkoa

●  Zarautz: Measures to improve protection against coastal flooding by upgrading the sea wall and refurbishing various access points around the beach.
●  Errekatxulo (Donostia/San Sebastián):  Restoration of the natural river course and riverbank vegetation to improve the ecological quality of the river ecosystem and help prevent flooding.

FREE TRANSPORT FROM BILBAO FOR THE THREE TECHNICAL VISITS

VISITS WILL TAKE PLACE UNTIL MIDDAY

Free transport from bilbao for the three technical visits will take place until midday

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Find out about the role that each of the partner entities will play in the LIFE IP URBAN KLIMA 2050

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