ABSTRACT
Adaptation to a changing climate is a territorial governance issue that spans several administrative levels – from the local to the macro-regional and implies the coordination of a range of sectoral interests involving, among others, agriculture, fisheries, integrated coastal zone management, spatial planning and infrastructure, civil preparedness, tourism and water management. In order to align existing policies at different levels, generate knowledge and evidence on possible consequences as well as propose actions and measures, the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), as the first so-called ‘macro-regional strategy’ within the EU, called for ‘a regional adaptation strategy at the level of the Baltic Sea Region’ (CEC 2009a, p. 23). The climate change adaptation strategy was expected to ‘provide a useful framework for strengthening cooperation and sharing information across the region’ (CEC 2009a, p. 23).
