The global climate crisis is becoming more intense; the latest data confirm this. The average global temperature between February 2023 and January 2024 exceeded pre-industrial levels by 1.5 °C, and the year 2023 was recorded as the warmest on record, averaging 1.48 °C above pre-industrial levels. According to the European Commission, Europe has been identified as the fastest-warming continent, with the rate of warming from the 1980s to the present being twice the global average. Food and water supply systems, energy security, infrastructure, and the population's health are particularly at risk. Densely populated urban areas are defined as particularly exposed; therefore, their adaptation to climate change is becoming increasingly important. Within urban areas, historical parts are additionally threatened and often neglected, and strengthening resilience to climate change is one of the EU's priorities.
Through the project RE-PUBLIC SPACES, which is implemented in Croatia by the Hrvoje Požar Energy Institute (EIHP), the aim is to increase the resistance of historic cities to climate change through innovative pilot projects. RE-PUBLIC SPACES was financed from the Interreg Central Europe program, with co-financing from the EBRD, in the total amount of EUR 1,467,368.66. The project is based on the international cooperation of four countries, Poland, Slovenia, Italy, and Croatia, and includes historical cities in Central Europe. Matea Kalčićek, a researcher from the Department of RES and Environmental Protection, is the head of work activities in EIHP.
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