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Reducing wildfire risk in Europe through sustainable forest management: a policy brief
14 Apr 2023Across Europe, a growing number of large and uncontrolled wildfires are threatening values, such as forest ecosystems, essential ecosystem services, populations and infrastructure. Governments are called on to shift their investments in wildfires to focus on prevention and preparedness.
New tool available to evaluate the quality of local adaptation plans
11 Apr 2023Researchers and academics from the Euro-LCP (Local Climate Planning) initiative have launched the Climate Change Adaptation Scoring Tool. Practitioners and researchers can use three adaptation plan quality assessment indices to evaluate the contents of plans based on six commonly-agreed principles of quality.
Just transition for climate adaptation
04 Apr 2023As a contribution to the UN Global Compact Think Lab on Just Transitions, the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) produced a brief on just transition for climate change adaptation. The objective of the brief is to highlight the important role of adaptation action for large multinational corporations that aim to achieve a just transition. The brief outlines seven recommendations for businesses to advance a just transition for climate adaptation.
EU Mission Adaptation signatories now number over 300
04 Apr 2023The European Commission has, to date, welcomed the signatures of 301 regions and local authorities who have joined the EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change. It will help these regions and local authorities to better understand, prepare for and manage climate risks, as well as to develop innovative solutions to build a climate-resilient future.
Future plantings of urban trees must consider climate resilience
03 Apr 2023In a new study, researchers conducted a global climate-risk analysis for urban forests, assessing the vulnerability of tree and shrub species in cities. More than half of the trees turn out to be at risk from climate change. Urban greening must use species that can cope with future conditions to secure benefits.
New EU afforestation and tree-planting guidelines promote adaptation
03 Apr 2023The European Commission has recently published the new 'Guidelines on Biodiversity-Friendly Afforestation, Reforestation and Tree Planting' with practical recommendations on how to take climate change into account when creating new forests, restoring existing forests or planting trees in in urban and rural environments. These guidelines support authorities, forest and landowners, managers and civil society to better implement biodiversity-friendly afforestation, reforestation and tree-planting projects at a local level.
New products of the LIFE Tree Check project on urban green infrastructure
28 Mar 2023In the Central European project LIFE Tree Check, the following products are available: the book Livable and Resilient City, the software Tree Check PRO, videos on city cooling and flyers on how to adapt to climate change.
JRC report: Drought in Europe – March 2023
17 Mar 2023The European Drought Observatory of the Joint Research Centre, in the frame of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, published a technical report on expected drought in Europe. It discusses the consequences of an exceptionally dry and warm winter in 2022, a historically low snow water equivalent in the Alps and it forecasts a season that can be critical for water resources in Europe.
Paved surfaces that allow soil to ‘breathe’ may be the best option for urban trees
17 Mar 2023Trees make towns and cities better places to live, but they often need to co-exist with practical surfaces in the built environment. A five-year study compared the effects of three types of paving on trees.
Flood and drought analysis shows that impact-reduction strategies are effective – but fail in unprecedented events
09 Mar 2023A new Nature publication suggests that while generally effective, flood and drought risk management strategies are usually not designed to cope with unprecedented events – which may increase with climate change.