Latest modifications on Climate-ADAPT

The Extreme Precipitation Days index is relevant to agriculture, water management, transport and the urban sector. This Index is based on daily precipitation and is part of the Extreme Precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Cooling Degree Days index is relevant to energy. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Heating Degree Days index is relevant to energy. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Relative Sea Level Rise index is relevant to coastal management. This Index is part of the relative Sea Level type of the Coastal category of the classification

The Snowfall Amount is relevant to the tourism and water sectors. This Index is part of the Snow and Land Ice Hazard type of the Snow and Ice category of the classification

The River Flood index is relevant to hydrological applications, transport, and disaster risk management. This Index is based on 50-year flood recurrence values based on maximum river discharge values for the 50-year return period and is part of the River flood type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The High Fire Danger Days index is relevant to Forestry but can also indirectly affect others such as tourism, transport and energy. This Index is based on the Fire Weather Index (FWI) and is part of the Wildfire type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Fire Weather Index (FWI) is relevant to forestry, local planning and disaster risk management. This Index is part of the Drought Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Maximum Temperature Index is relevant to human health, agriculture and biodiversity. It indicates the temperature of the coldest day of a period, typically of the year, but also over a particular season or month

Precipitation is an essential climate variable making the Total Precipitation a fundamental index for following climate variability and change. This Index is the only one in the Total precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The River Discharge index is relevant to hydrological applications, transport, and disaster risk management. This Index is based on daily river discharge values and is part of the River flood type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Extreme Sea Level index is relevant to coastal management. This Index is part of the Coastal flooding of the Coastal category of the classification

The Tiger Mosquito Climatic Suitability index is relevant to human health. The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an invasive species from south-east Asia favoured by a warmer climate and represents a serious threat as it transmits vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya

The Climatological Heatwave Days index is relevant to human health, agriculture, energy, wildfire and infrastructure. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Apparent Temperature Heatwave Days index is relevant to human health. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Frost Days Index is relevant to agriculture. This Index is part of the Cold spell and frost Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Tropical Nights index is relevant to human health. This index is based on daily minimum temperature and is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Aridity Actual index is relevant to biodiversity, agriculture, forest and water management. This Index is based on daily precipitation and evapotranspiration and is part of the Aridity Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Tiger Mosquito Climatic Season Length index is relevant to human health. The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) is an invasive species from south-east Asia favoured by a warmer climate and represents a serious threat as it transmits vector-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya

The Minimum Temperature Index is relevant to human health, agriculture and biodiversity. It indicates the temperature of the coldest day of a period, typically of the year, but also over a particular season or month

Temperature is an essential climate variable making the Mean Temperature a fundamental index for following climate variability and change. This Index is the main one in the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Maximum Consecutive Five-Day Precipitation index is relevant to agriculture, water management, transport and the urban sector. This Index is based on daily precipitation and is part of the Extreme Precipitation Hazard type of the Wet and Dry category of the classification

The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) days index is relevant to human health. This Index is part of the Extreme Heat Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

The Growing Degree Days index is relevant to agriculture. This Index is part of the Mean temperature Hazard type of the Heat and Cold category of the classification

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

Conservation agriculture, as defined by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), is “a farming system that promotes maintenance of a permanent soil cover, minimum soil disturbance, and diversification of plant species. It enhances biodiversity and natural biological processes above and below the ground surface, which contribute to increased water and nutrient use efficiency and to improved and sustained crop production”

Cities are increasingly adopting Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to address multiple societal challenges effectively. Successful adoption of NBS and realization of their multifunctionality requires a holistic and collaborative planning approach that incorporates stakeholders across scales and disciplines.

This research investigates what the current perspective of practitioner were on nature-based approaches in the Irish context. Since nature-based approaches are often unfamiliar to people and are associated with a very different risk profile than traditional engineering solutions, it is important to find out if impasse mechanisms could be present on Irish nature-based approaches.

The JRC’s research on floods of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) brings together information on river floods and flood risk in Europe, in order to assess the physical and socio-economic impacts of global warming on hydrological extremes and on water resources availability in Europe. This research focuses on improving preparedness and response during a flood crisis, mainly through early warning and monitoring systems, but also through the assessment of mitigation and prevention measures