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Funding opportunities for climate adaptation under Horizon Europe
20 Apr 2023The Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has 4 open calls to support ideas on adaptation to climate change under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024.
LIFE 2023 Calls for proposals: bring green ideas to life
20 Apr 2023The European Commission has launched the LIFE Programme’s 2023 Calls for project proposals. This year, there is 611 million Euro available for nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and clean energy transition projects, of which 66.35 million Euro is available for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Discover the funding tool on regional climate adaptation
20 Apr 2023The project REGILIENCE (Regional Pathways to Climate Resilience) developed a funding tool to raise awareness of available funding opportunities on European and national level dedicated to support regional climate resilience. This tool can filter on your location, sector (including agriculture, energy, transport, water), project size and eligibility criteria.
Assess the maladaptation potential of your adaptation actions in 17 questions
20 Apr 2023The project REGILIENCE (Regional Pathways to Climate Resilience) has created a maladaptation self-assessment checklist for experts of regional authorities and consultants who are in charge of planning and implementing regional adaptation actions. The tool identifies potential risks for maladaptation and helps to avoid harm to livelihoods, ecosystems, and the economy.
German €4 billion action plan for natural climate protection will also benefit adaptation to climate change
20 Apr 2023The German Federal Action Plan on Nature-based Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity will play a substantial role in achieving the German government’s climate and biodiversity goals and in measures to adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis. The action plan is aligned with the Immediate Action Programme for Climate Adaptation and the Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change.
The Liguria Region (IT) climate change adaptation strategy
14 Apr 2023The Regional Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (RSACC) contains climate scenarios for the Liguria region; a qualitative assessment of key climate risks for the regional sectors, and context specific adaptation objectives and measures. With scientific support and with the expertise of representatives from different sectors, the most appropriate measures for the territory have been identified.
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.