EUSALP AG8

The EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) aims at improving cross-border cooperation between Alpine States, identifying common goals, and implementing them more effectively through trans-national cooperation. The Strategy is implemented through thematic Actions Groups. Action Group 8 deals with Risk Governance and aims at improving risk management in the Alpine region and at better managing climate change, including major natural risks prevention. To achieve this, Actions Group 8 has defined different objectives such as identifying relevant actors and interests, mapping and enhancing governance structures and processes, improving risk and adaptation governance mechanisms in the EUSALP region, identifying good practice solutions, and promoting, developing and implementing local, regional and international pilot projects and programs. Eurac Research will co-lead Action Group 8 on behalf of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano together with the Austrian Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management. Eurac Research will contribute with its competence in Climate impact and risk assessment and Risk Governance.