Through the study of the current legal framework on the coast in Spain and the specific rules on the incidence of the effects of climate change on coastal areas, the aim is to analyze whether the Spanish legal system is prepared for a good adaptation to global warming. The reform of the Coastal Law operated in 2013, while including the forecast of the effects of climate change on the management of maritime- land public domain goods, introduces criteria in favor of the economic development of the coast, that appear to be in contradiction with such adaptation policy. The aim is to see to what extent Spanish Law facilitates the resilience of the coast to climate change and how the actions of the General State Administration in this area should be oriented.
Larruga, FJS
Coastal planning and adaptation to climate change: Is the Spanish State's legal response sufficient?
Actualidad Juridica Ambiental