Overview

• Official studies under the regional climate plan project a loss of 5 to 25 metres of dry beach by 2050 and, in worst‑case scenarios to 2100, retreats up to 65 metres that could erase 33 beaches, with the Costa del Sol and western Cádiz and Huelva most exposed.
• The 2022 PIMA‑Adapta Costas study created georeferenced databases, a cartographic viewer and a coastal‑risk report, while the iccoast project is validating a digital tool that models shoreline change using IPCC projections through 2100.
• Recent heavy surf led to red‑flag closures across parts of Cádiz, with damage to a wooden walkway and a beachfront bar in Los Caños de Meca and multiple swimmer rescues reported.
• The Junta’s roadmap combines stabilization works, including breakwaters already cleared in Marbella, periodic sand nourishment, dune and wetland restoration and retrenchment planning for port facilities and other coastal infrastructure.
• Funding for climate action rose 16.7% this year to €7.55 million, and the 2021–2030 PAAC has mobilized €2.616 billion for more than 230 actions, as officials warn of risks to tourism and note measured erosion near Cádiz of about two metres per year.