The Climate Plan "Let's keep one COP ahead" was voted in 2021, and follows the vote in 2017 of a first plan "One COP ahead". It is a strategic document aimed at framing all the regional action in the field of combating and adapting to climate change. Through the Climate Plan, €822 million was committed in 2023, €715 million in 2022 and €614 million in 2021. It is a document strongly supported at political level by the regional executive, and is given a high visibility. In line with its Climate Plan, the Region has voted the first 100% green regional budget in 2023 (today, 40% of the regional budget is devoted to the climate). The Climate Plan is built around 6 pillars (air, sea, land, energy, waste, territorialisation), 25 themes and 141 concrete actions. It is a document that is both strategic, intended to guide all climate action in the region, and at the same time operational, around concrete actions to be carried out and subject to regular monitoring. Assessments of this Plan are carried out each year. The challenges of adaptation in the field of water are included the themes "controlling water resources and preserving aquatic environments" and "adapting coastlines to climate change".

The Integrated Territorial Strategy is an instrument for the general regional development of the territory of the region, drawing funding from the Operational Programme Slovakia 2021-2027, but with its own decision-making structures.
Within the supported investments there are investments in terms of adaptation to climate change:
- 2.4.1 Water retention measures for adaptation to climate change in settlements and landscapes and/or flood protection
- Flood-proofing measures in settlements and landscapes outside watercourses implemented through green infrastructure (including blue) and nature-based measures and/or
- Flood protection measures in settlements and landscapes outside watercourses implemented through a combination of green infrastructure or nature-based measures and technical measures or through technical measures.

RSO 2.4.2 - interventions to contrast hydrogeological hazards along with ecosystemic & NBS approach, focused in the project on water-related risks reduction in coastal areas along with the Flood Risk Management Plan measures for the specific APSFR and with reference to the regional Strategy for the Coast "What the Coast will be?"(GIDAC 2022) having the followings:
Objectives:
- Reduce the vulnerability of the coastal territory.
- Ensure conservation and restoration of the coastal morphologies & ecosystems.
- Promote a rational planning of human activities regarding scenarios & CC impacts
- Reduce impacts related to SLR, sea storms, erosion, floods, saltwater intrusion in groundwater.
- Ensure a sustainable management of the different sediments’ sources for littorals protection.
- Ensure coherence between public and private initiatives on the coastal territories.
Pillars:
- Reorganization of critical stretches, retreat, realignment, adaptation of anthropic elements.
- Adequate supply of sediments to the coastal system, from offshore & inshore sources.
- Integrating coastal risks costs in decision-making processes on coastal transformations.
Actions Groups (16 Action Lines-66 Measures): 1 Systemic, 2 Adaptation, 3 Maintenance, 4 Cross-cutting (Governance, Knowledge, Cost-benefit & EnvSustainability assessment).
Coherence with regional programs/instruments: Economics&Finance Document, Por-Fesr, Job&Climate Pact, Strategy for Mitigation & Adaptation to CC, Strategy for the Coast.

The Samsoe Climate Action Plan is the instrument that supports Samsoes goal of becoming a climate neutral island by 2050. In particular, the Samsoe Climate Action Plan supports Samsoes ambitions to reduce emissions by 70% (compared to 1990) by 2030 and to be an island that efficiently has adjusted to and will continuously adjust to and mitigate climate change. Samsoe is surrounded by water, and as the global temperature rises, Samsoe as a society must tackle significant challenges with climate adaptation. Therefore, the Samsoe Climate Action Plan and its initiatives considers climate change from a resource perspective and the need to work across sectors
To enhance integration, Samsø is developing a Green Master Plan, which will serve as an umbrella climate action plan, ensuring sector coupling, better policy coordination, and data-driven decision-making. The municipality is focusing on spatial planning innovations to improve climate resilience and the implementation of DK2020 climate action plans in order to face the following priorities:
- Too much water – Increased flooding, sea-level rise, and coastal erosion due to heavy rainfall and high tides.
- Too little water – More frequent droughts affecting agriculture and natural ecosystems.
- Disruption of freshwater systems – Droughts leading to saltwater intrusion, threatening groundwater resources.
- Water pollution – Contamination risks from urban and agricultural runoff impacting drinking water supplies.

The Regional Development Program - PRS includes a specific program "Hydrogeological structure, protection of the coast and water resources" which contributes to the pursuit of several goals of Agenda 2030. The Region aims to make its territory less vulnerable to environmental adversities & more resilient to the effects of climate change, intervening with both structural and non-structural measures, such as active maintenance, redevelopment, study & prevention.
The prevention action is implemented through the correct planning of the use of the territory in relation to the risks present, through the promotion and support of research projects, studying innovative solutions and good operational practices with participation in European projects in collaboration with the Tuscan institutions.
The objective of the policy instrument is to promote integrated management of the coastal zone aimed at increasing the resilience of the river basin-coast system.
For 2024 there is both the management and enhancement of dams and reservoirs and the protection of the coastal strip, expressed as a contrast to erosion and maintenance of the dynamic balance of the shoreline through a strategic approach aimed at increasing the resilience of the coastal ecosystem. This leads, specifically, to the definition and development of a homogeneous picture of the sedimentary requirement, of the possible strategies and actions to be implemented, thus enhancing the completion/continuation of started activities.

This strategy is part of the integral “Environmental vision”. With the increasing implications of Climate Change, Zuid-Holland is continuously adjusting its policy considering the newest insights (every year).
The Environmental vision describes the main priorities and vision for the whole Province of Zuid-Holland (a regional level government).
The aim of this vision is to balance economic growth, health, biodiversity and sustainable use of land. The Vision is translated in an “Environmental Plan” (Omgevingsplan) in which the regulations are described. These regulations are obligatory for the Province itself and for the (governmental) partners in Zuid-Holland like the local governments and the Waterboards. The geographical scope is focused on the territory of the Province.
Main objectives of the planning strategy on adaptation (as part of the Environmental Vision & Plan) is to guide spatial development in relation to the climate challenges ahead. This is done by providing clear regulation (for instance on reserving space for future water safety & fresh water supply) but also by cooperating with partners on what incentives can stimulate good planning (for instance advising on landscape characteristics and spatial quality).