The increasingly urgent issue of climate change and the countryside, which provides the space and opportunity to improve the situation, are the main issues of this article. Two multi-actor-platforms (MAPs) were established in the Czech Republic in order to elaborate on these issues. The first MAP VENUS, operates on the territo- ry of the local action group in Silesia region. The regional LAG Opavsko addresses the theme of community energy. The second MAP, Climate Friendly Village (CFV), works at the national level. To ensure the quality, the members for MAPs were se- lected according to their experience in the topics and knowledge of leadership such as animation or implementation. The national level for the MAP CFV was chosen based on the focus of the selected CAP1 tools. The discussions in the MAPs aimed at describing the problem in a group of actors (policy-research-social) and proposing a solution regarding the reduction of the impacts of climate change. The methods used covered the Delphi method, questionnaires and interviews. The summary results were formulated into position papers. From the position papers of all SHERPA partners, recommendations for the creation of rural and agricultural policy for the EU after 2027 will be summarized. The summary of the findings of the MAPs from the Czech Republic is that the implementation of measures to mitigate climate change in the areas of climate-friendly villages and community energy requires an increase in the number of experts. Legislation poses significant barriers to the easy implementation of measures. The willingness of central government to change it is low. Working with the public, who have low trust in all levels and institutions of the state, is crucial. Delegating more competences to competent LAGs was suggested as a possible solution.
Trantinová, M.
Rural Areas and Development, Volume 2023, Nr. 18, 2023, p. 82-98, ISSN 2657-4403.
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