GRACE Regions

GRACE brings together regions across Europe that collaborate to develop, test, and scale climate-adaptation solutions.

The project includes Demonstrator Regions, Replicator Regions, and Observer Regions, each contributing in different ways to accelerating climate adaptation in rural and remote areas.

Demonstrator Regions

  • D1
  • Portugal

Baixo Alentejo

Dry Mediterranean landscapes facing heat and water scarcity.
  • D2
  • Italy

Cavallino-Treporti

A coastal area exposed to flooding and sea-level rise.
  • D3
  • Austria

Bucklige Welt

A hilly region affected by storms and changing rainfall.
  • D4
  • Denmark

Limfjorden

A fjord landscape sensitive to flooding and coastal change.
  • D5
  • Sweden

Västerbotten

A northern region experiencing rapid warming and shifting winters.
  • R1
  • Greece

Thessaly

Agricultural region affected by droughts and floods.
  • R2
  • Slovakia

Žilina

Mountainous area facing storms and winter climate shifts.
  • R3
  • Ireland

Atlantic Seaboard North

Coastal zone exposed to storms and erosion.
  • R4
  • Latvia

Vidzeme

Forest and farmland region with changing precipitation patterns.
  • R5
  • Ukraine

Zalishchyky

River-side community affected by climate variability.

GRACE also involves 20 Observer Regions from across Europe’s rural territories, helping ensure that remote rural areas are not left behind as they follow the project’s progress and prepare to adopt its climate-adaptation solutions. These regions are chosen from remote rural areas that have not yet signed the Mission Charter on Adaptation to Climate Change, with diversity across clusters and biogeographical areas guiding the final selection.