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  • Climate change could cause sudden biodiversity losses worldwide

    08 Apr 2020

    A research study shows an estimation of when and where there could be severe ecological disruption in the coming decades due to global warming. The first waves could already be happening.

  • REGREEN accelerates transition towards green, healthy and equitable cities

    02 Apr 2020

    The 4-year Horizon 2020 project, REGREEN, was launched in September 2019. The project focuses on present and near-future challenges that cities are faced with, such as climate change impacts (flooding, heat islands), air pollution, and biodiversity decline, and how Nature-based Solutions can address these challenges in new ways.

  • New special edition of Climate Services published

    02 Apr 2020

    This special issue is about conditions, challenges, prospects and examples of European climate services markets. It starts with an overview of the market in terms of the current structure, its strengths and weaknesses, followed by articles focusing on leverage points to better match supply and demand. In the final section a deeper look into some sectoral applications is provided.

  • Consultation of local authorities on climate adaptation challenges

    26 Mar 2020

    Today more than ever, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) sees how human health, economy and climate change are strictly related. Despite the challenging times, they would like to consult you on the topic of Adaptation to climate change, in preparation for the contribution of the CoR to the future EU Adaptation Strategy.

  • New EEA report on the importance of floodplains

    03 Mar 2020

    The preservation and restoration of Europe’s largely degraded floodplains must be better prioritized, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Floodplains have a key role to play in improving biodiversity, water, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

  • World's sandy beaches under threat from climate change

    02 Mar 2020

    Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century due to coastal erosion, according to a new study led by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service.

  • Foresight for policy and decision makers

    10 Feb 2020

    Foresight is a systematic, participatory, future intelligence gathering and vision-building process to inform present-day decisions and mobilise joint actions. The EU PLACARD project has published a report, which explores the potential role of foresight in integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation through an analysis of 20 of the most common foresight methods.

  • EEA story maps on projected climate change impacts

    10 Feb 2020

    Recently published maps presenting a story about how Europe might be affected by key climate hazards such as droughts, floods, forest fires and sea level rise during the 21st century. These maps are based on different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios and climate models published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

  • EU launches new Forest Information System

    05 Feb 2020

    Amid a need for more accurate, up-to-date and harmonised data and monitoring on Europe’s valuable woodlands, the European Environment Agency and the European Commission launched a new Forest Information System for Europe (FISE) which aims to become Europe’s knowledge hub to monitor the state, health and sustainability of Europe’s many forests.

  • Urban Climate Change Adaptation Plans for cities in Poland delivered

    28 Jan 2020

    The project 'Development of Urban Adaptation Plans for cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Poland' implemented by Polish Ministry of Environment has been concluded. The adaptation plans developed during the project will be adopted and are formally binding for these Polish cities.