Climate-related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directives

Scientific reports, political directives and national plans follow one after another, urging regions to adapt to new climate realities. Yet, one question remains: how do adaptation initiatives among local communities and businesses actually unfold on the ground. While announcements of public or government-backed projects or regulatory frameworks often take centre stage, other, far more discreet grassroots forms of action or reorganisation are at work, which can be grouped under the term “silent…