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The event was held in the town of Ascoli Piceno, in the Italian region of Marche, at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the University of Camerino.

During the meeting, experiences in the field of climate change adaptation were presented, with a special emphasis on capitalising on the results of relevant projects such as: AdriAdapt, CARDIMED, Joint_SECAP and Miracle.

The presentation provided an overview of vulnerabilities and risks, with practical examples related to spatial planning, water resource management, nature protection and the use of digital services for monitoring the stat...

The Institute actively participates in shaping the space of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County by developing and coordinating spatial plans at the regional level, monitoring their implementation, analysing the situation in the area, and managing and improving the spatial planning information system. It also prepares expert materials, advises municipalities and towns, and performs a number of professional tasks in accordance with current legislation. As part of the development of spatial planning documents and strategic studies, the Institute processes a number of important data and continuously improves information protection practices.

Recertification of the system according to ISO 27001:2022 confirms that the Institute ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information, with effective risk management and high security standards.

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The Institute for Physical Planning of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County participates in the project as a partner and is responsible for the development of Strategic Guidelines for Climate-Resilient Spatial Planning. The workshop presented previous analyses related to the transformation of spatial use, the assessment of hazards and exposure to pluvial floods and the development of a landslide inventory for the Town of Novi Vinodolski and the Vinodol Municipality.

In a discussion with selected key stakeholders from the field of public administration at the local and regional levels, it was concluded that it is necessary to evaluate the spatial, historical, natural and infrastructural features, take into account expected climate impacts and provide the necessary “space” for them, clearly define limitations and opportunities, and find and define methods for integrating expected climate pressures for application in future planning processes.

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At the workshop in the Municipality of Sali on 17th June 2025, an analysis of relevant planning and strategic documents was presented, with a vulnerability assessment and an overview of future changes. The selected impacts relate to increased droughts and decreased precipitation, extreme weather events, the reduced availability of drinking water, rising sea levels and coastal erosion, fire risk in dry periods, the impacts on tourism, changes in biodiversity, cumulative pressure on the sea and the burden on the infrastructure.

A targeted discussion was conducted with the stakeholders present from the domains of public administration, tourism, nature protection, spatial planning, firefighting, hunting, etc., with the aim of assessing the probability...

In accordance with the Landslide Inventory Map of Part of Gorski Kotar presented at the presentation held on 25th June 2025 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, the Institute prepared the publication of the scientific and professional study entitled The Inventory of Landslides in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – Part of the Gorski Kotar Micro-region. 

The publication is also available via this link.