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Table 1.

The four main thematic categories, with descriptions and examples, used as a guiding framework for categorizing survey responses

Category	Description	Example	References
Network organization	Formal or informal structure, degree of commitment and funding	Informal cooperation vs. formally funded projects such as I front-nettverket	(Bressers and Lulofs, 2010; Fünfgeld, 2015; Shyrokykh, 2022; Thomas, 2002)
Adaptation types	Type of adaptation activity: institutional, physical/structural or social	Zoning plans (institutional), sea walls (physical), awareness campaigns (social)	(Berrang-Ford et al., 2021; Noble et al., 2015; O’Brien, 2009; Tompkins et al., 2018)
Risk focus	Whether the network addresses direct or transboundary climate risks	Local flooding vs regional food supply impacts	(Berninger et al., 2022; Noble et al., 2015; O'Neill et al., 2022)
Level of focus	Whether CCA is the network’s primary or secondary focus	Dedicated CCA planning vs integration within spatial planning	(Beitnes et al., 2025; Dąbrowski, 2018; Hauge et al., 2019; Leiren and Jacobsen, 2018; Selseng et al., 2021)

Category	Description	Example	References
Network organization	Formal or informal structure, degree of commitment and funding	Informal cooperation vs. formally funded projects such as I front-nettverket	(Bressers and Lulofs, 2010; Fünfgeld, 2015; Shyrokykh, 2022; Thomas, 2002)
Adaptation types	Type of adaptation activity: institutional, physical/structural or social	Zoning plans (institutional), sea walls (physical), awareness campaigns (social)	(Berrang-Ford et al., 2021; Noble et al., 2015; O’Brien, 2009; Tompkins et al., 2018)
Risk focus	Whether the network addresses direct or transboundary climate risks	Local flooding vs regional food supply impacts	(Berninger et al., 2022; Noble et al., 2015; O'Neill et al., 2022)
Level of focus	Whether CCA is the network’s primary or secondary focus	Dedicated CCA planning vs integration within spatial planning	(Beitnes et al., 2025; Dąbrowski, 2018; Hauge et al., 2019; Leiren and Jacobsen, 2018; Selseng et al., 2021)