In 2022, the city developed its Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Zaragoza 2030 (#PACCZ) as part of the commitments undertaken by the City Council of Zaragoza within the European Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. The Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Zaragoza (PACCZ) 2030, approved by the Government of Zaragoza on April 13, 2023, establishes the framework for climate change adaptation action in the city. The plan will enable the city to be better prepared to address the consequences of cli-mate change and reduce its impact on health, the economy, and the environment.
The response to climate change requires the implementation of measures along two lines:
•    Mitigation to address the causes:

• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (energy efficiency measures, reduction of fossil fuel consumption, improved waste management, etc.)
• Increasing CO2 capture by creating sinks (such as urban forests)

•    Adaptation to address the consequences:

• Preparing cities to cope with short, medium, and long-term changes
• Avoiding, and reducing impacts, and risks to make the population and ecosystems less vulnerable

The document builds upon the risk and vulnerability analysis conducted for the PACES 2030 and presents the current situation of the city regarding climate risks in the coming decades. 
Extreme heat and river flooding are identified as the highest-risk threats the city will face, impacting various sectors and the population.
Risks of extreme cold, droughts, winds, forest fires, chemical changes in air and water, and biological risks are categorized as having a moderate level of threat. 
Precipitation extremes and mass movements are considered to pose a lower degree of climate threat.
The plan is structured into 9 action areas covering human health, water and water resources, green in-frastructure, biodiversity, natural heritage, and protected areas, among others. In total, 47 measures will entail a reconsideration of the city's design and management, seeking to involve other administrations, entities, and civil society to combine efforts and achieve common objectives.
Action Areas:
1.    Human Health
2.    Water and Water Resources
3.    Green Infrastructure, Biodiversity, Natural Heritage, and Protected Areas
4.    Agriculture and Food
5.    Mobility and Transportation
6.    Territorial and Urban Planning, Building, and Energy
7.    Education and Society
8.    Other Sectors, Industry and Services, Financial and Insurance Systems, Tourism
9.    Research and Innovation

The plan mentioned in the good practice has just been approved in 2023, and the first project will be implemented in the next months.

https://www.zaragoza.es/sede/servicio/noticia/320449
https://www.zaragoza.es/cont/paginas/noticias/2023/paccz_2030_dossier7.pdf
https://www.zaragoza.es/sede/portal/medioambiente/cambio-climatico/adaptacion/
https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/medioambiente/adaptacion/PACCZ_dossier_abril2023.pdf
https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/medioambiente/adaptacion/PACCZ_2030_Resumen_ejecutivo_070823.pdf
https://www.zaragoza.es/contenidos/medioambiente/adaptacion/PACCZ_2030_Documento.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RvTeUbLcPo

DIRECT SDGs:
(SDG 13) Climate action

INDIRECT SDGs:
(SDG 11) Sustainable cities and communities

Justification:

(SDG 13) Climate action: The Plan will enable the city to be better prepared to face the consequences of climate change and reduce its impact on the health of the population, the economy and the environment.

(SDG 11) Sustainable cities and communities: The entire Plan is city-oriented. It includes fundamentals for urban sustainability such as Mobility and Transportation and Territorial and Urban Planning, Building, and Energy..

1. What is the greatest climate change-related threat facing the city of Zaragoza?
2. What measure is proposed to increase CO2 capture?
3. How many actions are included in the plan?
    

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