Policy lab for climate adaptation contracts

Adaptation co-action is an applied research project on climate adaptation measures in existing urban areas, led by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. The project designs and tests a collaborative model with local contracts aimed at ensuring the implementation of nature-based climate adaptation measures in Malmö.

Adaptation co-action is carried out in collaboration between policy and climate adaptation researchers at IVL and Linköping University, the knowledge center Green Roof Institute, officials from the City of Malmö, property owners in Malmö, and insurance companies.

The collaboration takes the form of a 'policy lab' where joint deep dives into knowledge about nature-based and site-specific climate adaptation measures are combined with insights into the authority, responsibility, and economic evaluation of climate risks and measures from different stakeholders. The 'lab' is used to test various designs of local climate adaptation contracts. In addition to possible contract models, the project aims to provide decision-makers with knowledge about responsibility and actions for climate adaptation of existing urban areas.