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New European climate law creates 'duty to adapt'
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In June 2021, the Council of the EU adopted the new European climate law. It sets into legislation the objective of a climate-neutral EU by 2050. It also requires EU institutions to ‘ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change’, thereby making adaptation a legal requirement for the EU for the first time.
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New health related information published on the European Climate and Health Observatory
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In the first months of 2022 new climate and health materials - such as an analysis on key climate impacts on human health in national policy documents; European health policies and activities; evidence review of the climate change impacts on mental health, and updated indicators on health - were published in the Observatory webpage.
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Policy brief on weather worries
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The EU project PLACARD has released its policy brief on how the European Union can manage the risks of climate extremes.
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Publication released on 'Strengthening coherence between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction'
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This brief communication builds up the EEA report ”Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
in Europe: enhancing coherence of the knowledge base, policies and practices“, and reviews several ways for how coherence and resilience can be built through knowledge sharing, collaboration and investments.
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Strategic plan for climate change adaptation of forestry in Turkey: 9 adaptation strategies proposed
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Impacts of climate change are estimated to be more visible on natural resources and in particular on forests in the coming years. This Strategic Plan is the first document of the Turkey General Directorate of Forestry on climate adaptation, and aims at enhancing
climate adaptation actions to assist the forestry sector to become more resilient, by suggesting 9 strategies and 51 respective actions.
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When will a 2-meter rise in sea level occur, and how might we adapt?
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In a joint policy brief, the EU-funded H2020 projects PROTECT, CoCliCo and SCORE projects identify actions that are urgently needed to limit losses and damages, as coastal adaptation is an ongoing process that involves short-term actions, long-term planning and strategic thinking.
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Which impacts had the German Adaptation Strategy on cities and communities?
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A new study commissioned by the German Environment Agency (UBA) gives answers to questions that were raised in an online survey, workshop and expert interviews. The results give advice for the further development of the German Adaptation Strategy.
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