{"id":12663,"date":"2026-05-27T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=12663"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:47:37","slug":"kastela-dlab-local-voices-shaping-a-more-resilient-coast","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/novosti\/kastela-dlab-local-voices-shaping-a-more-resilient-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Ka\u0161tela DLab: local voices shaping a more resilient coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can local knowledge and participation help shape a more climate-resilient coast?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 26\u201327 May 2026, the INCORE-MED project brought the Democracy Lab (DLab) methodology to Ka\u0161tela, Croatia. Organised by PI RERA S.D., with the support of the City of Ka\u0161tela and PAP\/RAC, the two-day workshop brought together local residents, civil society, public authorities, researchers and regional institutions to jointly explore the future of the Goja\u010da coastal area in Ka\u0161tel Su\u0107urac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than relying on top-down planning, the DLab created a space for participants to identify challenges together and co-design possible responses. Discussions addressed concrete local issues, from recurrent flooding and green infrastructure to the use and management of public space and institutional challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A field visit to Goja\u010da allowed participants to examine the area directly, while group work focused on developing proposals for its future. Particular attention was given to nature-based solutions (NbS), including green areas and natural approaches to stormwater management, as well as opportunities to improve the quality and use of the coastal space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For PAP\/RAC, the Ka\u0161tela DLab provides a valuable example of how participatory approaches can complement integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), bringing local knowledge, institutional perspectives and technical expertise together in planning for climate resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ka\u0161tela pilot is one of the activities of <strong>INCORE-MED \u2013 Inclusive Coastal Resilience in the Euro-MED<\/strong>, an Interreg Euro-MED project testing participatory approaches to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12664,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-12663","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/12663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paprac.org\/hr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}