Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below

In the fast-evolving arena of climate finance, equitable access to and allocation of funds for adaptation continue to pose a significant and urgent challenge. In theory, to prepare for the impacts of climate change in an equitable way, regional, national, and European Union (EU) funding tenders on c...

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Autores: Venner, K., García-Lamarca, M., Olazabal, M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:climate finance
equity
EU fund absorption
European funding
urban climate adaptation
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spelling Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From BelowVenner, K.García-Lamarca, M.Olazabal, M.climate financeequityEU fund absorptionEuropean fundingurban climate adaptationIn the fast-evolving arena of climate finance, equitable access to and allocation of funds for adaptation continue to pose a significant and urgent challenge. In theory, to prepare for the impacts of climate change in an equitable way, regional, national, and European Union (EU) funding tenders on climate adaptation should prioritize the most climate-vulnerable local administrations. However, evidence on the ground suggests that other factors are at play. We build on 11 interviews with policymakers and consultancy agencies in Portugal working in the field of climate adaptation to understand the factors that influence the absorption of EU funds for climate adaptation projects and how the criteria of EU funding programmes affect equitable access spatially in Portugal. Our findings indicate that EU funding programmes fail to prioritize the most vulnerable, fostering a culture of local competition, projectification, expertization, and climate finance snowballing. We argue that this dynamic has three potential policy implications: urban areas may be pushed off the climate adaptation map, compelled to engage in relatively smallscale low-impact experimental projects, or propelled into debt relations with (public) financial institutions. Our study concludes with some proposals and policy recommendations for EU policymakers and urban climate adaptation officers across scales to both equitably and effectively finance climate adaptation projects. © University of Toronto Press, 2025.Fu di g was provided by the Basque Gover me t (BERC 2022-2025 program), la Caixa (LCF/BQ/DR21/11880005), María de Maeztu Excelle ce U it (CEX2019000940-M a d CEX2021-001201-M), a d MSCA (GA 101060840).Journal of City Climate Policy and EconomyEuropean Commission202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/79681reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoInglésEUS/BERC/BERC.2022-2025info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICIU/CEX2021-001201-M/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICIU/CEX2019000940-M/info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/HE/101060840https://dx.doi.org/10.3138/jccpe-2024-0028info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/© University of Toronto Press, 2025oai:dnet:addi________::dfb4a2563a13f6bfaaba2559a50e39b92026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
title Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
spellingShingle Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
Venner, K.
climate finance
equity
EU fund absorption
European funding
urban climate adaptation
title_short Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
title_full Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
title_fullStr Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
title_sort Optimizing EU Funding Programmes for Equitable Urban Climate Adaptation: A View From Below
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Venner, K.
García-Lamarca, M.
Olazabal, M.
author Venner, K.
author_facet Venner, K.
García-Lamarca, M.
Olazabal, M.
author_role author
author2 García-Lamarca, M.
Olazabal, M.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv climate finance
equity
EU fund absorption
European funding
urban climate adaptation
topic climate finance
equity
EU fund absorption
European funding
urban climate adaptation
description In the fast-evolving arena of climate finance, equitable access to and allocation of funds for adaptation continue to pose a significant and urgent challenge. In theory, to prepare for the impacts of climate change in an equitable way, regional, national, and European Union (EU) funding tenders on climate adaptation should prioritize the most climate-vulnerable local administrations. However, evidence on the ground suggests that other factors are at play. We build on 11 interviews with policymakers and consultancy agencies in Portugal working in the field of climate adaptation to understand the factors that influence the absorption of EU funds for climate adaptation projects and how the criteria of EU funding programmes affect equitable access spatially in Portugal. Our findings indicate that EU funding programmes fail to prioritize the most vulnerable, fostering a culture of local competition, projectification, expertization, and climate finance snowballing. We argue that this dynamic has three potential policy implications: urban areas may be pushed off the climate adaptation map, compelled to engage in relatively smallscale low-impact experimental projects, or propelled into debt relations with (public) financial institutions. Our study concludes with some proposals and policy recommendations for EU policymakers and urban climate adaptation officers across scales to both equitably and effectively finance climate adaptation projects. © University of Toronto Press, 2025.
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