Is Europe on track with climate resilience? – Status of reported national adaptation actions in 2023

This ETC-CA Technical Paper (ETC-CA Technical Paper 2/23) provides relevant information on how climate change is being tackled in Europe, based on information provided by European Union (EU) Member States and European Environment Agency (EEA) member countries. It assesses the information reported by EU Member States and EEA member countries in 2023 (1) following the provisions of Article 17 and Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (GovReg) (EU, 2018) (2). As 2023 is the second cycle of reporting under Article 19, this paper aims to highlight findings that go beyond what countries reported in 2021 (EEA, 2022).

In addition, this paper reflects on the key messages of the 2022 EEA report ‘Advancing towards climate resilience in Europe —Status of reported national adaptation actions in 2021’ and reiterates where these messages can be confirmed or where more specific information has been provided. It showcases more recent figures and tables of climate-related hazards, vulnerability and risks, adaptation policies and priorities, adaptation governance, implementation and financing as well as monitoring, reporting and evaluation.