Climate Change adaptation in vulnerable coastal cities and ecosystems of the Uruguay River (Argentina, Uruguay)

The project is aimed at promoting resilience in these communities and ecosystems, and reducing their vulnerability by means of developing instruments, tools and shared experiences for planning and adapting to climate change. The specific objectives of the project are: 1. Reduce vulnerability conditions and contribute to build climate change and variability resilience in vulnerable coastal communities and ecosystems of the lower Uruguay river, including adaptation measures based on communities and ecosystems, while focusing and streamlining human rights, gender and generations perspectives. 2. Promote institutional strengthening by considering climate change mid and long-term scenarios in land management public policies, plans and programs for the vulnerable cities and ecosystems identified in each country. 3. Promote an integrated climate risk management in the identified cities and ecosystems for each country, fostering the development and implementation of early warning systems (EWS). 4. Reduce the coastal cities’ vulnerability by implementing sustainable infrastructure adapted to the adverse effects of climate change. 5. Promote climate change adaptation (CCA) in both river´s margins by exchanging urban, environmental, social, educational and cultural experiences and knowledge management.