Integrating climate change adaptation into coastal planning in Šibenik-Knin County (Croatia)

Šibenik-Knin County in Croatia has 960 km of coast and 285 islands and rocks. Its coastal zone consists of seven municipalities and three cities including Šibenik, the administrative centre. The Coastal Plan for the Šibenik-Knin County focuses on the impacts of climate change in the coastal zone and adaptation to projected changes. The Coastal Plan (at December 2014) is being prepared by the PAP/RAC (Priority Actions Programme/ Regional Activity Centre) in Split and the Plan Bleu: both are components of the UNEP Mediterranean Action Programme.

The work uses the DIVA (Dynamic Integrated Vulnerability Assessment) method and the participatory Climagine method, among others, to assess the climate variability and change in the coastal zone. The preparation of the Coastal Plan commenced in January 2013 and is to be finalised in 2015. The Plan will not be binding, but will inform national and regional processes and stakeholder actions.