After interviewing the community, the young people focused their research on the impacts of climate change on vineyards, which emerged as the most worrying local climate problem.

These problems, as well as their causes and consequences for the region, were the starting point for the Collaborative Climate Labs (Cicli-Labs) sessions with the aim of fostering dialogue and the co-creation of actionable solutions.

To this end, two Cicli-Labs sessions promoted networking activities between actors from different sectors, including Dr. Mónica Valente, advisor to the Mayor of Peso da Régua; Dr. Samuel Reis, from the Association for the Development of Douro Viticulture - ADVID; and, finally, Dr. Carmen Gonçalves, from the Physics Centre of the Universities of Minho and Porto (CF-UM-UP).

The aim of these sessions was to build a collaborative climate adaptation plan, focusing on the research work carried out by the young students and encouraging the sharing of knowledge and discussions on citizenship, politics and climate.

The two CiCli-Labs sessions took place on May 18 and June 1 in the auditorium of the João Araújo Correia School Group. First, the young people created the Climate Problem Tree, representing the causes and effects of climate change on wine-growing in the Peso da Régua region. From there, they discussed possible solutions to put into practice.

One of the solutions identified by the students, and discussed with the social actors, was the need to train farmers to adapt to these new characteristics of the region: for example, knowing where to grow, which grape varieties to grow and at what altitude.

There was also a need for more rational water management, building reservoirs to store rainwater. Also discussed was the installation of a network of sensors to monitor temperature and rainfall variations and provide accurate information, allowing decisions to be made that make it easier to adapt to the new conditions.

Next year, these proposals for solving the climate problem in Peso da Régua will be followed up with strategies for implementing the ideas discussed in the CiCli-Labs.

The aim will be to develop, through dialogue, regionally articulated and widely disseminated strategies to tackle the local climate problems pointed out by the young students of Peso da Régua.

Ultimately, it is hoped that these labs will point to possible collaborative paths for climate adaptation to strengthen local resilience in this municipality.