Intervention areas
Territory

Climate change in the medium to long term inevitably implies changes in the territory and in the life of the population.

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introduction

The need to make territories more resilient constitutes an opportunity for change, favoring the resolution of issues related to the classification and qualification of soils, flood risk management, reflection on ecological structure and functionality, human health, sustainable tourism, mobility , energy efficiency, water use, among other aspects.


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actions / initiatives

The municipality has been developing some initiatives to incorporate climate change adaptation and mitigation measures into its policies and concrete actions in the territory. There have been several actions carried out by the municipality of Loulé with the aim of requalifying public spaces, giving them a renewed image, but mainly a new functionality.


Loulé Municipal Market

Loulé Municipal Market

Castelo de Loulé

Castelo de Loulé

Alte

Alte

Marina de Vilamoura

Marina de Vilamoura

Passeio das Dunas - Praia de Vilamoura

Passeio das Dunas - Praia de Vilamoura

Ria Formosa Natural Park in Quinta do Lago

Ria Formosa Natural Park in Quinta do Lago

Loulé Municipal Park

Loulé Municipal Park

Passeio das Dunas

Passeio das Dunas

Querença

Querença

Loulé city

Loulé city

"Uma Praça no Meu Bairro” – Urbanização Romeirinhas

"Uma Praça no Meu Bairro” – Urbanização Romeirinhas

Operação Montanha Verde

Operação Montanha Verde

interventions and measures - 2018/2019

  • The elaboration of the Estudo de Avaliação da Subida do Nível Médio do Mar e Sobrelevação da Maré em Eventos Extremos de Galgamento e Inundação Costeira do Município de Loulé (Study to Evaluate the Rise of the Mean Sea Level and the Rise of the Tide in Extreme Events of Overtopping and Coastal Flooding) in the Municipality of Loulé included the elaboration of Flood and Coastal Vulnerability Charts, relative to the maximum tidal level resulting from the superposition of the mean sea level rise factors, Meteorological Overheight, Maritime Agitation and Tide, for the 2050 and 2100 future scenarios, and defined adaptation and accommodation phases depending on the evolution of flood quotas for the mean sea level rise scenarios, with a view to mitigation their socio-economic impacts. Currently, the Coastal Risk Chart is being prepared, which will allow for the development of an aggregating instrument for the previously developed study, including in the risk analysis, the building and socio-economic factors, thus allowing for a more rapid analysis for decision support.
  • The Municipal Climate Action Plan (PMAC) of Loulé is under development, which intends to deepen the work developed by the MCCAS of Loulé, continuing the adaptive devolution process, deepening the analyzes carried out, mainly at the sectoral and territorial level, so that conditions are created that allow a more effective and territorially more incisive operationalization of the MCCAS in Loulé. The main objective of preparing the Loulé PMAC is to operationalize the Loulé MCCAS, creating conditions so that, in the different domains of local policies, there is a clear and precise framework for the municipality's adaptation and mitigation to climate change.
  • The Intermunicipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PIAAC) of the AMAL (regional intermunicipal association) focuses on identifying the main climate vulnerabilities (current and future) and studying possible adaptation paths for the Algarve region. The Municipality of Loulé has actively participated in this process, issuing several contributions and opinions and participating in the various workshops organized by the team responsible for the development of PIAAC. PIAAC's area of intervention is made up of the 16 municipalities of the Algarve Region, which are part of AMAL.
  • Report on the State of Land Use Planning in the Municipality of Loulé (REOT): Approved in 2018, this Report is a document that allows the analysis, assessment and monitoring of the adequacy and implementation of the strategies defined for the territorial development of the Municipality of Loulé. It is a “photograph” of the territory, supported by a set of qualitative and quantitative indicators, translated into maps and graphs and respective assessment.

  • The Municipality of Loulé joined the campaign developed by Zoomarine, “Operação Montanha Verde”, under which 5,000 and 5,500 trees were planted in 2017 and 2018, respectively. In all, 7,000 trees were planted by the Municipality of Loulé in 2017 and 8,400 in 2018, and 2,000 specimens of tree and shrub species were distributed to the population in the cities of Loulé and Quarteira, which were planted by the residents.
  • Guided visits and interpretive tours on the importance of biodiversity and geodiversity in the municipality's protected and natural areas, with 895 participants in 2018.
  • The Municipality of Loulé had its application for the thematic axis “EducarTE: Educando o Território” of Notice no. 4656-A/2019 of the Environmental Fund of the Ministry of Environment and Transition Energética, entitled “Adapting the Territory to New Challenges” approved for funding, in the amount of 50 thousand euros. This application reflects the municipality's intention to establish, together with the municipalities of Silves and Albufeira, an aspiring territory for UNESCO World Geopark, creating communication, exhibition and visitation tools related to the enhancement of geological and cultural heritage, namely: the creation of a website, a traveling exhibition, a promotional video of the territory and signage for geosites. Loulé's candidacy intends to promote operations (eg programs, projects, actions) of Environmental Education, encouraging its replication by other agents or regions and fostering the creation of partnerships. In short, the operations must contribute to an active citizenship in the field of sustainable development and the enhancement of the territory, whose success will depend, to a large extent, on awareness, training and change in the behavior of users, which combines equity between generations and the quality of life of citizens.
  • Several environmental volunteer actions, many of them in partnership with local, regional, national and foreign entities, where the following stand out:
  1. Removal of invasive species (weeping willow, fig tree, cane, among others), with 170 participants in 2018;
  2. Cleaning and monitoring of waste in the interior and coast of the municipality, with 220 participants in 2018;
  3. Youth Forest Surveillance Volunteer which has already had more than 600 participants;
  4. Monitoring of benthic macroinvertebrates, which had more than 150 participants in 2018.

interventions and measures - 2016/2017

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how to contribute


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Find out more about climate change, sustainability and resilience, this attitude will represent an opportunity to improve the planning and management processes of the territory.

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Promote climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives in your home, neighborhood, parish, municipality...

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Be aware of all territorial projects that involve public participation and Participate!

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Plant a tree! Five trees absorb about a ton of CO2 over their lifetime.


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