The Alpine region is characterized by intrinsic vulnerabilities, exacerbated by the effects of climate change (CC). In the coming decades, the Alpine cross-border territory will experience an unprecedented climate regime, which will intensify geo-hydrological risks, significant landscape damage, and the uncertain availability of water resources. These effects will impact an already fragile territory, increasing biodiversity loss, risks to community safety, and threats to landscape conservation. In this context, the structures and buildings that support alpine activities, such as refuges and mountain huts, represent functional nodes in the cultural, economic, and environmental networks of the mountains.
Hotspots in a territory whose resilience must be increased are key places for implementing mitigation and adaptation actions that extend to the cross-border mountain region. The project's objective is to create an interpretative model of vulnerabilities and adaptation measures to CC for alpine refuges and their contexts. By building research-based expertise on resilience strategies and transferring it to local communities and users of the Alpine territory, the project will raise awareness and strengthen the culture of prevention.