Climate change is no longer an abstract concept but a tangible reality everywhere, with direct impacts such as the drought affecting cereal crops in towns like Fontanilles, where farmers are already noticing the lack of rainfall.
Key coastal municipalities, such as Palamós, Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Begur, Calonge, Pals, and Palafrugell, have had to implement municipal civil protection plans (PMPC). These plans activate automatically during weather alerts, involving the closure of access to flood-prone areas, monitoring of streams, and constant communication with the CECAT.
In my country, the rain doesn't know how to rain, it either rains too little or too much; if it rains too little it is drought, if it rains too much it is catastrophe.
Beyond the immediate response, municipalities face the challenge of medium and long-term adaptation. This includes reinforcing infrastructure, regenerating beaches outside the tourist season, and combining security with sustainability and economic activity.
The capacity for anticipation, inter-municipal coordination, and collective awareness are fundamental elements for facing an increasingly uncertain climate future with guarantees, ensuring that protection plans are revisable and applicable at all times.
