Abstract
Stakeholder map** and analysis is essential in climate change adaptation (CCA) projects to assess and identify the importance and needs of the relevant stakeholders (SHs). The complexity and importance of the implementation of CCA actions depends on the cooperation of diverse groups of stakeholders in line with the policy implementation characteristics which apply in Greece. To map the actors involved in adaptation planning and implementation in Greece, a multicriteria analysis was performed. The SHs involved in CCA in Greece were divided into national- and regional-level stakeholders. The stakeholder analysis was based on the map** of SHs identified through the organizational charts of relevant institutions and by other projects with a direct or indirect link to CCA. The relative importance of each stakeholder for the purposes of this analysis was assessed by evaluating their power, proximity and urgency with respect to CCA and by assigning specific weighting factors for each criterion to calculate a single priority index. Based on the priority index value, SHs were classified as low, medium or high priority for CCA at both national and regional levels. At the national level, ministerial directorates were classified as high priority, followed by academic and research centers, which were classified as medium priority. At the regional level, high index values were calculated for the Special Directorate of Environment and Spatial Planning. The General Directorate of Civil Protection and the Directorate of European Programs were classified as medium and low priority, respectively.
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The authors thank the team of the Directorate for Climate Change and Air Quality of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy for providing contact points for the different stakeholder bodies.
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The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union’s (EU) LIFE program and Green Fund under grant agreement no. LIFE17 IPC/GR/000006: Project LIFE-IP AdaptInGR—Boosting the Implementation of Adaptation Policy Across Greece and the Green Fund of Greece. The text reflects only the authors’ views, and the European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. The authors have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.
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Ioanna, N., Pipina, K., Despina, C. et al. Stakeholder map** and analysis for climate change adaptation in Greece. Euro-Mediterr J Environ Integr 7, 339–346 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-022-00317-3
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