Femenia Serra, FranciscoPousa Unanue, AitziberAlzua Sorzabal, Aurkene2026-06-192026-06-192026-04-27Femenia Serra, F., Pousa Unanue, A., & Alzua Sorzabal, A. (2026). Analizando la adaptación al cambio climático de los destinos turísticos urbanos españoles a través de sus planes. XXIX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Geografía: 50 años de la Asociación Española de Geografía: «Desafíos de la Geografía ante el cambio global», 2, 1119-1125.97884129568639788491273493https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/6256Ponencia presentada en el XXIX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Geografía: 50 años de la Asociación Española de Geografía: "Desafíos de la Geografía ante el cambio global, celebrado en Cáceres, entre el 14 y el 17 de octubre de 2025Climate change is one of the biggest threats for tourism destinations. Tourism territories need to reduce their contribution to global warming by cutting down their carbon emissions, and at the same time they must adapt to more frequent extreme weather events, higher temperatures and growing sea levels. In this context, this research looks at how the three main urban destinations of Spain (Madrid, Barcelona and València) are fighting against and adapting to climate change through planning. We examine the three main planning instruments available to Spanish cities (climate action plan, tourism sustainability plan and tourism strategic plan) in order to better comprehend how these urban destinations are coping with the challenges posed by global warming. The results show a low level of coordination between the different plans and a lack of ambition in many of the measures to be implemented. However, there are differences across the cities, with the city of Barcelona showing a higher degree of sophistication in its planning, while Madrid lacks specific actions that can be observed and measured. Valencia lies in an intermediate level, with notable changes in recent times in its approach to the relationship between tourism and climate change action. While these destinations are making efforts in the reduction of emissions, there is room for improvement in the adaptation to the ramifications of climate change, and in the type and ambition of actions undertaken.spaDerechos de autor 2026 Ana Nieto Masot, Gema Cárdenas Alonso, Ángela Engelmo Moriche (Autor/a)Climate changeCarbon emissionsSustainable tourismUrban tourismconference paper2026-06-19