On April 27th, 2023, a workshop/thematic workshop was held in Évora on the theme "Urban Design, Infrastructure and Equipment", presenting the Regional Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alentejo and the Prospective Regional Diagnosis .

The objective of this workshop was the discussion between entities about their position regarding the theme of Urban Design, culminating in an exercise to identify vulnerabilities, aiming at the presentation of solutions and adaptation measures, as well as a subsequent brainstorming with the entities present, so that could show their positions, which are considered relevant for the successful pursuit of the strategy.

Workshop program/schedule:

- 10:20-10:30 – Reception of Participants

- 10:30-10:45 – Institutional welcome

- 10:45-11:00 – The Alentejo Regional Adaptation Strategy to Climate Change

- 11:00-11:15 – Prospective Regional Diagnosis (in the thematic area of ​​the workshop)

- 11:15-12:00 – Exercise for Identifying Current Vulnerabilities in the Territory

- 12:00-13:00 – Exercise for Proposing Adaptation Measures to Climate Change

- 13:00 – Closing of the Session

APA was represented by Daniel Vilão, from the Sustainable Finance and Adaptation Division (Department of Climate Change), who participated in the workshop and who highlighted the importance of the National Roadmap for Adaptation 2100 (RNA2100) as a project of great magnitude in the area of ​​Climate Change in Portugal, which brings together partners of great weight and recognition in the area. The importance of projects like this one was also underlined in the cohesion of the analysis of this problem and in the importance of an integrated vision of Climate Change, joining efforts between scientific vision and rigor and public and climate policies, for a convergent effort to increase resilience Portugal's climate change, culminating in a joint effort to minimize the effects of Climate Change in a short, medium and long-term commitment.