Details
- Publication date
- 23 October 2025
- Author
- Directorate-General for Climate Action
- Country
- France
Description
Key Learnings
- Collaborative approach: Developing climate strategies by engaging local authorities, researchers, civil society, and regional stakeholders ensures that solutions reflect real territorial needs and build local ownership.
- Evidence-based decision making: Data and local knowledge enable identifying vulnerabilities, anticipating future scenarios, and guiding targeted adaptation and mitigation actions.
- Integrated and scalable solutions: Combining adaptation to local risks with mitigation measures (using nature as carbon sinks) strengthens resilience. In parallel, structured replication programmes within European projects create a framework to transfer knowledge and scale successful strategies across the Alpine region.
Summary
The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region stands out as a key hub for climate innovation, driven by its diverse hazards, strong scientific expertise and governance model supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Energy Agency (AURA-EE). Through collaboration and evidence-based decision-making, local authorities, researchers, and civil society develop strategies that respond to real territorial challenges. By considering adaptation and mitigation (combining risk reduction and ecosystem-based carbon strategies) and sharing lessons through structured knowledge transfer, the region strengthens resilience across sectors and supports a broader uptake of effective climate solutions.
Contact
Rogelio Bonilla rogelio [dot] bonilla
auvergnerhonealpes-ee [dot] fr (rogelio[dot]bonilla[at]auvergnerhonealpes-ee[dot]fr)
Laurence Monnet (ADAPTNOW and X Risk CC) laurence [dot] monet
auvergnerhonealpes-ee [dot] fr (laurence[dot]monnet[at]auvergnerhonealpes-ee[dot]fr)
Anaîs Pasteur (Nacao) anais [dot] pasteur
auvergnerhonealpes-ee [dot] fr (anais[dot]pasteur[at]auvergnerhonealpes-ee[dot]fr)
