Ihobe presents Urban Klima 2050 as an example of how to move towards climate-resilient landscapes at a European workshop organised by Tecnalia
05/11/2025
Ihobe's Climate Action expert, Iñigo Urrutikoetxea Alvarez, took part in the second of a series of four regional expert workshops as part of the ‘Designing Climate-Resilient Landscapes in Europe’ project, organised by Tecnalia. During his presentation, he outlined the main climate change adaptation measures being taken through the LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 project.
The meeting, which was held on 28 and 29 October at Tecnalia's headquarters and was promoted by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), brought together experts from across Europe to exchange experiences on creating landscapes that are resilient to climate change, with the aim of contributing to the development of a guide on how to design and apply climate resilience measures in different regions.
During his presentation entitled ‘Implementation measures for climate resilient landscapes. The case of the Basque Country’, Urrutikoetxea outlined the progress made to date on climate action in the Basque Country, highlighting the role of the LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 project as one of the main tools for implementing adaptation measures in the region.
He explained the project's lines of work around six axes: analysis of previous energy-climate planning; integration of the climate perspective into territorial and sectoral planning; implementation of pilot schemes in urban/peri-urban, river and coastal areas; empowerment of citizens and the administration; improvement of climate governance; and multiplication of the impact of the solutions developed.
The specific examples he mentioned included actions such as the recovery of the natural environment of Tonpoi (Bermeo), the naturalisation of the Artikutza reservoir (Donostia/San Sebastian), the future adaptation measures to be implemented along the Zarautz coastline and the integration of climate change into urban planning in Punta Zorroza (Bilbao).
The workshop was also attended by representatives from the Basque Government, various European regions, and research centres from both the Basque Country and the rest of Europe, who discussed common challenges and opportunities for moving towards more sustainable, resilient territories.
