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European Climate Viewer

Interactive viewer of climate hazards for Europe, developed in partnership between the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), which implements the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) on behalf of the European Union, and the European Commission under the lead of DG Climate Action (DG CLIMA). The Viewer allows users to explore climate hazards and associated indicators in line with the reference warming trajectory proposed under the EU Framework for Climate Resilience. Users select a hazard or sector, a time horizon and a location, and see results on a map and in a chart. Additional functionalities and data, such as data on asset and population exposure and vulnerabilities, will continue to be integrated over time. The European Climate Viewer is intended to provide public and private risk owners with the data and knowledge they need for climate resilience management, linked to EU adaptation policies. The information is based on regional reanalysis and climate projections.

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What you can do with it

Input

  • Select a hazard, a Global Warming Level (with the associated time horizon), a location, a sector if required (single grid cell or aggregated per region categories)
  • Choose an absolute value, absolute change, or relative change against the 1991–2020 reference
  • Stress testing option available

Output

  • Interactive maps and indicator charts (median value plus expected percentiles P25–P75 range)
  • Curated climate indicators by global warming level, also published in the Copernicus Climate Data Store

Use it to

  • Ask for example "what could at 2°C warmer world mean for a range of future climate scenarios, e.g. the intensity of heat stress"
  • Get a common, policy-facing evidence aligned with the EU Framework for Climate Resilience

Why is it relevant to climate adaptation

Supports climate risk assessments and climate resilience management more broadly, aligned with the reference global warming trajectory proposed under the EU Framework for Climate Resilience.

Used in

  • A variety of user groups, including citizens, subnational and national authorities, transboundary associations and Commission services/agencies.

Metadata

User Group
Commission services and/or AgenciesNational authoritiesSubnational authorities
Geographic coverage
Europe
Spatial resolution

Local; User-defined

Support of Adaptation Policy Cycle
Step 2: Assessing Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities
Adaptation sectors
AgricultureBiodiversityBuildings
Climate hazards
Heavy precipitation / extreme rainfallFloodingCoastal flooding / storm surge
Type of outputs
Maps and graphsDatasets and indicators
Temporality of data
Historical/pastForward-looking
Language
English
Accessibility and usability
Moderate
Data sources
Public datasets from external providers
Tool validation use
Expert validation / reputable institutionUser testing / pilot testing

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