Climate & Just Transitions
FARClimate.
ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, BELGIUM, FINLAND, ROMANIA, SLOVENIA, GREECE, FRANCE
Horizon Europe Living Labs for climate adaptation and territorial resilience.
FARClimate is a project funded under Horizon Europe – Research and Innovation Actions, designed to strengthen the capacity of European territories to address the challenges of climate adaptation through experimental, collaborative and replicable approaches.
The project is built around the role of Living Labs as infrastructures for territorial innovation — operational spaces where applied research, public policy, businesses and communities co-design, test and evaluate solutions for climate resilience in agricultural, forestry, fishery and urban-peri-urban contexts.
FARClimate brings together a European consortium of universities, research centres, Living Labs and territorial organisations, with the goal of developing scalable and transferable intervention models for ecological transition and urban and rural regeneration.
Methodological approach
FARClimate integrates five interconnected dimensions:
- Multi-actor co-creation — bringing together institutions, research, businesses and communities in shared design processes
- Experimentation in real contexts — testing solutions directly in living urban and rural environments
- Impact assessment — monitoring, evaluating and adapting interventions based on evidence
- Multi-level governance — connecting local, national and European decision-making frameworks
- Inter-territorial learning — transferring knowledge and practices across European regions
The experimental dimension is the central axis of the project. Living Labs operate as controlled environments for applied innovation, where solutions are tested, monitored and refined with particular attention to scalability and replicability.
Strategic objectives
FARClimate aims to:
- Pilot and validate Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) and regenerative practices in agriculture, forestry and fishery management
- Develop replicable models of territorial regeneration in urban and peri-urban contexts
- Strengthen the capacity of local actors to plan and implement evidence-based climate adaptation strategies
- Consolidate models of collaborative governance among public administrations, research institutions, the private sector and communities
- Foster the transferability of tested solutions across European regions, contributing to more resilient and sustainable regional economic systems
Contribution to European Climate Missions
FARClimate contributes directly to the objectives of the EU Mission “Adaptation to Climate Change” and operates in synergy with the Mission “Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities”, supporting territories and cities in strengthening their strategies towards climate neutrality and Net Zero targets.
The project promotes:
- Integration between environmental policies, territorial planning and technological innovation
- Alignment between local experimentation and European strategic trajectories
- Multi-level dialogue between local, national and European governance
In this framework, FARClimate functions as a platform connecting concrete territorial action with systemic climate transition strategies — bridging the gap between Living Lab experimentation and EU Mission Climate objectives.
FARClimate Forum —
Turin, 8–9 April 2026
Green Growth Generation hosts the FARClimate Forum, the 5th General Assembly of the project, at Community Hub DORADO (Lungo Dora Firenze 27, Turin).
Two days of dialogue between European partners, researchers, public institutions and civil society organisations on climate resilience, Living Labs, and urban territorial innovation — connecting international research with concrete local practices and replicable models across European contexts.
Open to practitioners and stakeholders active in territorial innovation, sustainability and climate policy.
Green Growth Generation’s role in FARClimate
Green Growth Generation participates in the FARClimate consortium as an active partner, contributing through:
- Design and facilitation of participatory processes with communities and local actors
- Implementation of territorial pilots in urban and peri-urban contexts in Turin
- Community engagement and civic innovation activities
- Knowledge dissemination and public learning initiatives connecting project outcomes with wider audiences
FARClimate is one of GGG’s core European projects, directly connected to our practice in climate justice, urban sustainability and participatory governance.
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