This page is a dedicated space providing essential tools and guidance to support EU regions and local authorities in building climate resilience. Here, you’ll find a comprehensive selection of resources—from DIY manuals and step-by-step guidance documents to in-depth reports—all tailored to help communities effectively plan and implement climate adaptation strategies.

Whether you’re just beginning to assess climate risks or seeking advanced solutions for adaptive planning, this page offers practical, accessible resources to support your journey toward a climate-resilient future.

Helpful resources for your adaptation planning

EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change: Activity Report 2024
The latest report from the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change showases the stories, data, and insights that highlight the tangible results of our collective efforts in preparing for the impacts of climate change.

Funding and Financing Guide: Supporting Regional Climate Adaptation
To aid your understanding, the guide introduces diverse funding and financing options, such as grants, PPPs, crowdfunding, and philanthropic funds, each explained with benefits for informed decision-making. It reveals paths to financial resources and imparts insights on enhancing preparedness before seeking funding or financing.

DIY Manual on Engaging Stakeholders and Citizens in Climate Adaptation: Tools, Good Practices and Experiences. (2024)
The Manual is designed to empower EU regions and local authorities to mobilise and engage stakeholders in climate change adaptation planning. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step resources to help you engage local communities, foster collaboration across sectors and drive meaningful climate action.

Stakeholder and Citizen Engagement in Climate Adaptation: A DIY Manual (2023).
A do-it-yourself (DIY) manual for mobilising and engaging stakeholders and citizens in climate change adaptation planning and implementation.

Part 1: Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities (Climate Risk Assessment): A DIY Manual
This DIY manual explains how to carry out a climate risk assessment, which will underpin the development of your regional or local authority's climate adaptation plan or strategy.

Part 2: Climate Risk Assessment Guide templates in Microsoft Excel format
Download the templates and examples from the Climate Risk Assessment Guide directly in Microsoft Excel format

Other relevant resources

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Meet the Regions and Local Authorities

Get the full list of 311 regional and local authorities that have signed the Mission Charter, thereby committing to strive towards climate resilience by 2030 by boosting regional and local adaptation efforts to reach their adaptation goals.

Analysis of information provided by the signatories of the charter of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.

Provides information on the profile of the Charter Signatories, the climate change impacts experienced by individual regions, existing adaptation measures, and the challenges faced when implementing them.

First Forum of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.

A summary of the first Forum of the Mission Adaptation to Climate Change. It brought together a variety of stakeholders to take stock, identify issues, provide direction, and define the path ahead for the Mission.

Stakeholder and Citizen Engagement in Climate Adaptation: A DIY Manual.

Do it yourself (DIY) manual for mobilising and engaging stakeholders and citizens in climate change adaptation planning and implementation.

Findings from the survey on the Needs of the Mission Charter Signatories to implement climate change adaptation

A summary of Charter Signatories' responses to two initial surveys. The first focused on the types of impacts and status in the adaptation process and the second focused on the support needed by the signatories to adapt to climate change.

Part 1: Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities (Climate Risk Assessment): A DIY Manual

This DIY manual explains how to carry out a climate risk assessment, which will underpin the development of your regional or local authority's climate adaptation plan or strategy.

Part 2: Climate Risk Assessment Guide templates in Microsoft Excel format

Download the templates and examples from the Climate Risk Assessment Guide directly in Microsoft Excel format

Mission Adaptation Webinar Series

A lunchtime webinar series covering climate adaptation topics to support European regions and communities in better understanding, preparing for, and managing climate risks and opportunities.​

These events aim to increase awareness and understanding of climate risks and solutions among local and regional authorities to improve their risk reduction and resilience building.

Funding and Financing Guide: Supporting Regional Climate Adaptation

To aid your understanding, the guide introduces diverse funding and financing options, such as grants, PPPs, crowdfunding, and philanthropic funds, each explained with benefits for informed decision-making. It reveals paths to financial resources and imparts insights on enhancing preparedness before seeking funding or financing.

Final Report of the Working Group on Finance of the Mission Board of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

The report aims to provide recommendations on how private or blended (private and public) financing can be secured for projects

addressing local adaptation to climate change by local and regional authorities.

EU Missions to Address Climate Change in Cities and Regions

This brochure showcases 14 European-funded Mission projects that show the collaborative spirit, innovation and commitment required to address the pressing issues of climate change.

Third Forum for the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

Read the proceedign report from the Third Mission Forum for a full breakdown of day, including presentation summaries, poll results, panel discussion outlines and more.

Disclaimer
The contents and links to third-party items on this Mission webpage are developed by the MIP4Adapt team led by Ricardo, under contract CINEA/2022/OP/0013/SI2.884597 funded by the European Union and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, CINEA, or those of the European Environment Agency (EEA) as host of the Climate-ADAPT Platform. Neither the European Union nor CINEA nor the EEA accepts responsibility or liability arising out of or in connection with the information on these pages.

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