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After the devastating 2003 and 2017 heatwaves and in light of projections that predict increasing frequency and duration of heatwaves in the future, the City of Paris embarked on developing a range of initiatives to address this threat recognising that different social groups and different areas of the city have unequal vulnerabilities. Having identified the high level of soil sealing and lack of access to green cool spaces as some of the key spatial factors behind increased vulnerability to heatwaves, Paris developed the “OASIS – Openness, Adaptation, Sensitisation, Innovation and Social Ties” schoolyard greening programme, an example of just adaptation initiative that addresses the most vulnerable population

Massaciuccoli Lake (7 km 2 wide and about 2 m deep) is a coastal lake surrounded by marshy areas that are part of the Serchio river basin. Large part of the basin has been drained for agricultural purposes since 1930 by means of a complex network of artificial ditches and pumping stations forcing water from the drained areas into the lake

Purpose of this project is to define technical, environmental and economic issues connected to the extraction of marine borrow sand, essential for the reconstruction and the conservation of erosive coasts. All Countries involved in the area of competence of INTERREG IIIB-MEDOCC, have lead research projects in this sector with varied levels of in-depth work and methodologies

The overall aim of ACER is to investigate the impact of climate change and to explore adaptation strategies for the Rhine basin under climate change, for both basin wide as well as regional water managers. The ACER project follows a so-called scenario analysis whereby solution trajectories are analyzed and compared, under the assumption of various long-term climate change and socio-economic scenarios

In response to climate change, one of Hamburg’s objectives is to become greener, in the city and on the roofs. In this context, Hamburg is the first German city to have developed a comprehensive Green Roof Strategy

Riba-Roja de Túria is a municipality located in the National Park of Túria in Valencia (Spain) which represents one of the last remaining forestry lungs in its metropolitan area. The Túria Park also represents a clear example of the scarce and valuable Mediterranean riparian forests associated with the River Túria

Parks, urban forests, tree-lined streets and riverbanks support urban well-being by providing space for rest, relaxation and exercise, and by keeping temperatures down. However, not everyone across Europe enjoys equal access to green space in cities

Special Report 09/2022

The IFRC and 192 National Societies respond to, and work to prevent or lessen the impacts of, all types of crises and disasters. The  priorities are to save lives, reduce suffering and uphold human dignity

The European State of the Climate (ESOTC) is compiled by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission. The ESOTC's findings are based on data and expertise from C3S, as well as other Copernicus services and external partners.

(Case study developed for the European Climate and Health Observatory) Even though climate change substantially influences mental health and well-being , attention to this issue in science and practice has been limited. Climate- or eco-anxiety are emerging concepts describing the distress linked to environmental and climate change

T he WILDHOPPER project aimed at developing a heavy-duty multirotor drone for forest firefighting.   Besides fire monitoring, the 600-litre platform yields to WILD HOPPER enough lifting power to be used as an alternative to traditional firefighting solutions and cover night operations

Indicators are widely used in climate variability and climate change assessments to simplify the tracking of complex processes and phenomena in the state of the environment. Apart from the climatic criteria, the snow indicators in ski tourism have been increasingly extended with elements that relate to the technical, operational, and commercial aspects of ski tourism

Climate services offer information about climate change in terms of impacts and possible adaptation measures. They are crucial for climate-smart decisions based on solid scientific evidence, compatible with sustainable European economy, lifestyle, environmental protection and resource use, resiliency to climate change and, ultimately, climate neutrality

Water resources are closely dependent on the services supplied by ecosystems that maintain both water quantity and quality. Climate Extreme Events, like heat waves, droughts and floods, stress ecosystems and compromise their capacity to provide key services related to water (e

The EFFECT project aims to assess agri-environmental funding programmes and investment grants implemented by EU member states to accelerate eco-innovation, as well as the growing number of environmental certification and labelling schemes established by private actors in this field. Many initiatives are arguably not cost-effective in boosting environmental and climate service provision, may be skewed in terms of distributional impacts, increase risks to farmers, or involve excessive transaction costs

Climate change is modifying and enhancing extreme weather events such as heatwaves, devastating wildfires, cyclones, floods and droughts. The XAIDA project aims to characterise, detect and attribute extreme events using a novel data-driven, impact-based approach

On 10 March 2020, the Commission adopted a new industrial strategy. The aim was to help EU industry lead the green and digital transformations and to boost the EU's global competitiveness and open strategic autonomy

Disaster risk reduction mainly focused on flood events in the past decades. However, one of the most impactful water-related climate risks to both nature and humanity is considered to be droughts, many regions in the world have already been hit hard by drought events in recent years

In line with the Article 20 of the Taxonomy Regulation ((EU) 2020/8521), the European Commission has set up a permanent expert group, the Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform on Sustainable Finance will assist the Commission in developing its sustainable finance policies, notably the further evelopment of the EU taxonomy

Platform on Sustainable Finance’s report on environmental transition taxonomy

During the last 20 years drought losses have amounted to 6.2 billion per year in Europe

The Environment, Climate and Health Cooperation Project (ÇİSİP in Turkish) was launched by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL), HASUDER (Association of Public Health Professionals-Turkey) and Kocaeli University Department of Public Health in April 2020. Funded by the European Union, CISIP’s aim is to bring together all environmental health actors in Turkey and to support health professionals in the fields of environmental and climate policies

CLIME is a climate service developed by Regional Models and geo-Hydrological Impacts Division (REMHI) of CMCC Foundation, to provide climate data and solutions to different types of users with different backgrounds and needs. CLIME is able to take care of the whole information production chain: from the climate data collection/storage since processing of climate data according to user needs