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European Climate Risk Assessment
10 Feb 2023The Directorate-General for Climate Action of the European Commission (DG CLIMA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) initiated the preparation of the first European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA). It aims to assess current and future climate change impacts and risks relating to the environment, economy and wider society in Europe. The assessment will focus on complex climate risks such as cross-border, cascading and compound risks.
Facing increasing river flood risk in Europe: adaptation measures can save lives and billions of euro
10 Feb 2023Flood adaptation strategies are needed to face the increased intensity and probability of floods in most parts of Europe due to global warming. A new paper co-developed by scientists from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and published in Nature Climate Change compares the costs and benefits of flood risk reduction measures in Europe. The study shows that flood adaptation can be highly cost-effective and is crucial to offset rising river flood risk in Europe with climate change.
Guide for Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the Baltic Sea Region
10 Feb 2023The “Guide for Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the Baltic Sea Region”, will help local governments and communities in taking initial action to create a safe, socially, and economically secure and sustainable society that is resilient to current and future impacts of climate change. The guidelines for preparing and drafting the climate change adaptation plan for local governments in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) were prepared as the output of the Climate Mainstreaming Locally in the Baltic Sea Region (CliMaLoc) project.
European Union disaster resilience goals
10 Feb 2023The European Commission has developed, together with Member States, five Union disaster resilience goals to steer future work on disaster prevention and preparedness. These goals point to strategic areas where Member States and the Commission need to work together in order to strengthen our collective capacity to withstand future disasters (including extreme weather events), to protect citizens, and to safeguard livelihoods, as well as the environment.
Water scarcity conditions in Europe: Water scarcity affected 29% of the EU territory during at least one season in 2019
07 Feb 2023The European Environment Agency (EEA) indicator “Water scarcity conditions in Europe” has a biannual updating frequency. The recently updated helps to measure water consumption, water resources under stress and water scarcity probabilities due to climate impacts in the European Union territory. It shows that there has been no overall reduction in the area affected by water scarcity conditions.
6th European Climate Change Conference (ECCA2023): Calls are open for activities before February 27, 2023
07 Feb 2023Europe’s influential climate adaptation conference, ECCA2023, takes place from 19 to 21 June 2023, and will be held in Dublin, Ireland. It has opened its call for contributions to share climate adaptation solutions and challenges, content proposals, posters, and creative arts. Deadline to submit applications is on Monday, February 27, 2023 before 23:59 (CET).
The Covenant of Mayors Podcast Episode 1 - Cascais City Council expert on cities and states adapting to climate change.
27 Jan 2023The podcast series gives an overview of how cities can adapt to climate change across Europe. In the first episode, João Dinis, Head of the Accelerating Urban Transitions Office at Portugal's Cascais City Council, tells about how cities and states can work together for climate adaptation.
Implementing the Green Deal: Commission launches Climate Resilience Dialogue
27 Jan 2023The European Commission launched the Climate Resilience Dialogue, as announced in its Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy as well as in the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. The first meeting of the dialogue brought together insurers, reinsurers, the corporate sector, consumers, public authorities and other stakeholders to exchange views and best practices to address the losses incurred from climate-related disasters.
The Bigger Picture: how climate and biodiversity are intimately linked, and what the European Union is doing to protect them both
27 Jan 2023The European Union (EU) has had considerable success with funding local projects in Europe and worldwide towards global climate action and biodiversity protection efforts. However, urgent large-scale action is still needed to prevent countless plant and species from going extinct and ultimately avoid irreversible disruption of our ecosystems, with potential negative consequences for climate change.
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) launches its fully unified marine data service
27 Jan 2023The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), launched its fully unified marine data service, integrating all the data into one single portal. Rapid access to reliable and accurate data and information is vital in addressing threats to the marine environment, in the development of policies and legislation to protect vulnerable areas of our coasts and oceans, in understanding trends and in forecasting future changes. This portal contributes to international and European efforts on adaptation to climate change.