Overview
- Greenpeace published the report 'Destrucción a Toda Costa' on Thursday, July 23, 2026, saying that warming, sea-level rise and more intense 'dana' storms will increase risks for Spain's coasts.
- The study places the Región de Murcia among the most vulnerable coastal communities because of dense urban development and lost natural barriers such as dunes and wetlands.
- Greenpeace documents recurring multimillion-euro storm damage on the Basque coast, citing repair bills across beaches and naming Ondarreta in Donosti as carrying a reported €2.5 million cost.
- The group criticizes recent investments in rigid hard defenses for blocking natural sand movement and magnifying wave impacts, specifically calling out the €1.5 million Zarautz malecón remodel.
- The report warns that repeated repairs will strain local budgets and argues for shifting public spending toward nature-based adaptation to restore dunes, wetlands and longshore sand movement.