Research and Innovation Projects
The European Commission funds research and innovation projects to support the creation and better dispersion of excellent knowledge and technologies. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation until 2027, taking over from Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). Horizon Europe incorporates research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets; most relevant to Climate-ADAPT is the Mission Area: Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation.
The complete catalogue of EU-funded Horizon 2020 and Research FP7 Environment Programme projects can be found in the CORDIS database. Furthermore, aggregated results from European research projects on Climate Change and Environment are presented in thematic articles that are available in Results Packs on CORDIS.
Several current Horizon 2020 projects have a specific focus on climate change adaptation. The objectives, methods and outcomes are in line with the aims of the EU Adaptation Strategy: to build a climate resilient society by improving knowledge of climate impacts and adaptation solutions; by stepping up adaptation planning and climate risk assessments; by accelerating adaptation action; and by helping to strengthen climate resilience globally. Examples of projects proposing actions in pursuit of smarter, more systemic and faster adaptation are presented here.
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- Adaption strategies in forestry under global climate change impact
- Adaptive BREEDING for productive, sustainable and resilient FORESTs under climate change
- Bridging the Gap for Innovations in Disaster Resilience
- CAScading Climate risks: towards ADaptive and resilient European Societies
- Climate change and European aquatic resources
- Climate Change and Future Marine Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
- CLImate INTelligence: Extreme events detection, attribution and adaptation design using machine learning
- Climate resilient cities and infrastructure
- Co-creating a decision support framework to ensure sustainable fish production in Europe under climate change
- CO-designing the Assessment of Climate CHange costs
- Development of a Decision Support System for Improved Resilience & Sustainable Reconstruction of historic areas to cope with Climate Change & Extreme Events based on Novel Sensors and Modelling Tools
- Development of a Support System for Improved Resilience and Sustainable Urban areas to cope with Climate Change and Extreme Events based on GEOSS and Advanced Modelling Tools
- DownScaling CLImate imPACTs and decarbonisation pathways in EU islands, and enhancing socioeconomic and non-market evaluation of Climate Change for Europe, for 2050 and beyond
- Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy making on climate change and health
- Enhancing Synergies for disaster PRevention in the EurOpean Union
- Green growth and win-win strategies for sustainable climate action
- Hydralab + Adaptation for Climate Change
- INnovations in plant VarIety Testing in Europe to foster the introduction of new varieties better adapted to varying biotic and abiotic conditions and to more sustainable crop management practices
- Integrated Climate Adaptation Service Tools for Improving Resilience Measure Efficiency
- NAture Insurance value: Assessment and Demonstration
- NATure-based URban innoVATION
- New Strategy for Re-Naturing Cities through Nature-Based Solutions
- PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction
- RESilience to cope with Climate Change in Urban arEas – a multisectorial approach focusing on water
- Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use
- Strengthening INternational Cooperation on climatE change Research
- ThinkNature
- Transitions Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies
- Urban Nature Labs
Search the Climate-ADAPT database for additional adaptation focused research and knowledge projects funded by EU framework programmes, as well as EU transnational cooperation programmes and other international and national programmes.
The biennial European Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA) conference is conducted by projects that have received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Programme. Five ECCA conferences has so far been convened.
The 5th European Climate Change Adaptation Conference Bringing adaptation solutions to life: Inspiring climate adaptation action today for a resilient future took place online. A series of 9 webinars was organised from 25 May to 10 June, in the run-up to a high-level event on 22 June.
See the ECCA 2021 e-library showcasing results of EU adaptation projects.
See the ECCA 2021 YouTube account for all videos of adaptation solutions.
The 4th ECCA conference Working together to prepare for change has focused on six themes, from co-production of knowledge to tackling the global challenges of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
Summary: Preparing for change requires action now!
Briefing: Research and practice gaps, and their relevance for Horizon Europe: outcomes from ECCA 2019
The third ECCA conference Our Climate Ready Future has focused on inspiring and enabling people to work together to discover and deliver positive climate adaptation solutions that can strengthen society, revitalise local economies and enhance the environment.
Session report: Capturing and sharing knowledge across Europe: how to support decision makers in the EU
The second ECCA conference Integrating climate adaptation action in science, policy, practice and business has focused on understanding and assessing adaptation in action.
The first ECCA conference Integrating climate into action has focused on creating a European forum with the aim of fostering a creative and effective dialogue between science, policy and practice.
Booklet about research, science and innovation of EU projects on climate change adaptation.