IVES Technical Reviews (Mar 2021)

Long-term adaptation of European viticulture to climate change: an overview from the H2020 Clim4Vitis action

  • João A. Santos,
  • Chenyao Yang,
  • Helder Fraga,
  • Aureliano C. Malheiro,
  • José Moutinho-Pereira,
  • Lia-Tânia Dinis,
  • Carlos Correia,
  • Marco Moriondo,
  • Marco Bindi,
  • Luisa Leolini,
  • Camilla Dibari,
  • Sergi Costafreda-Aumedes,
  • Niccolò Bartoloni,
  • Thomas Kartschall,
  • Christoph Menz,
  • Daniel Molitor,
  • Jürgen Junk,
  • Marco Beyer,
  • Hans R. Schultz

Abstract

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Climate change is a major challenge to viticulture worldwide. The adaptation potential of the different strategies to cope with climate change still embraces many uncertainties (e.g., unpredictable social-economic developments and land-use changes), particularly in the long-term. However, adaptation strategies adjusted to local terroirs and regional climate change projections will contribute to the sustainable development of the winemaking sector. The Clim4Vitis action (https://clim4vitis.eu/) recommends some guidelines for long-term adaptation (Figure 1).