This article presents a review of the studies carried out until now on the effects of climate change on Spanish ports, and it identifies research gaps and weaknesses and suggests new...
In this study, we tested this standardized methodology for the first time in the Port of Vigo (NW Spain) during a four-year period (2017-2020), developing a web tool to facilitate its application,
The framework is applied in a study case located in the northern coast of Spain. It is shown that the proposed methodology enables port managers and planners to develop tailor-fitted
Ports are a major polluter, generating harmful emissions and seldom prioritized for trailblazing climate action despite their importance to the ocean and global shipping. Of the world''s
We chose this case study because of its special adverse conditions: a young port in the open sea located in Spain, a country that will be especially affected by climate change.
The aim of this article is to collect up-to-date knowledge about how climate change will affect the port infrastructure of the Spanish Mediterranean. For the first time, a regional, temporal, methodological
Although many climatic hazards can affect seaports (e.g. heat waves, extreme winds and precipitation), mean sea-level rise (SLR) and associated extreme sea-levels (ESLs) pose a
Puertos del Estado has awarded the Fundación Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria a preliminary assessment of climate risks for the 46 ports of general interest, which will
The Port of Barcelona develops a long-term strategy to mitigate its environmental impact, but also to provide capacity and promote the actions to combat climate change of those actors that can be
A range of policy and legal instruments to support climate change adaptation, resilience-building and disaster risk reduction have been agreed internationally as well as at regional levels.
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