Climate Action Planning Toolkit
Practical guide on developing Climate Action Plans for tourism, offering best practices, case studies, and methodologies to integrate climate resilience into tourism strategies.
Project
NaTour4CChange 
Mission
Sustainable Tourism
Production year
2026
Type of result
Tool
Target audience
Local public authority, National public authority, Regional public authority
Covered areas
Coastal area, Island, Marine area, Urban area
Keywords
Blue economy, Climate change adaptation, Climate change mitigation, Nature-based solutions, Climate change and biodiversity, Eu tourism transition pathway, Governance, partnership
Partners
Institute for tourism
Issues addressed
The toolkit directly addresses the impact of climate change on tourism, and more specifically, the difficulties in planning climate action at regional/destination level, which hinders action.
Added value of the result
The toolkit builds on an existing document, the Blueprint for Climate Action Plans, complementing it in a very practical manner, and making the combination of both, a powerful tool for tourism destinations. Considering the lack of practical guidance on this topic at hand for destination managers, the Toolkit is a valuable resource.
Transferability potential
The toolkit is a ready to use, fully editable Excel-based resource. The outcomes of applying it will differ from one destination to another, since no two Climate Action Plans are alike and each team has its own capacities, interests, and level of stakeholder involvement. However, the toolkit offers enough flexibility and personalisation to support every destination in developing a Climate Action Plan that is both feasible and tailored to its specific context.
Contribution to SDGs
SDG 11 - Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 13 - Climate action, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Contribution to the Strategies and EU Policies
Barcelona Convention, EU Adaptation Strategy, EU Tourism Transition Pathway
