44 Polish cities, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, participate in the project aimed at adapting them to the observed and prognosed climate changes.
Learn more about the projectThe process of preparing the Urban Adaptation Plan (MPA) is expected to last about 20 months for each and every of 44 cities. A uniform but flexible methodology for all cities will ensure structural consistency of all 44 MPA projects and will include individual properties of particular cities.
Expert participation will contribute to high document quality. Close cooperation of experts with the urban teams will promote efficient information flow and joint development of MPA projects to make them fully approved by the local community and implemented by it.
The participation of stakeholders and city dwellers in MPA development will facilitate implementation of activities stipulated in MPA in the future (approval of the suggested options to adapt to climate changes). At every project stage, the documents will be consulted with the appropriate urban team and stakeholders.
The works on MPA were divided into 6 stages:
team creation,
assumption development,
stakeholder identification
data collection,
determination of region
adaptability
definition of prospective
opportunities and hazards,
attaching significance to hazards
indication of detailed
objectives and priority areas
for MPA
analysis of adaptation options,
evaluation methods and
adaptation option evaluation
development of the final MPA
version, strategic environmental
impact assessment (SOOŚ)