VITIS CLIMADAPT Network

The VITIS CLIMADAPT Network is made up of public R&D&I entities from 15 Autonomous Communities and has the collaboration of nurseries, wineries, designations of origin, as well as foundations and associations that contribute the vision of the private sector, to improve the coordination between the different national research groups that are working on this subject, and thus maximize the impact of their studies, tools and materials developed, by compiling all this information in the same database.

The overall objective of the VITIS CLIMADAPT Network is to enhance the adaptation of viticulture to climate change by facilitating interaction, communication, and networking among R&D groups working on the conservation and improvement of grapevine genetic material. The specific objectives are:

• Facilitate active communication and collaboration among network members;
• To diagnose the state of research and innovation in grapevine genetic resources for adaptation to climate change;
• To promote interaction between basic research and the development of new genetic resources;
• To agree on common procedures and tools for the evaluation of productive performance, grape quality and oenological potential of genetic resources.