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The City of Paris has attracted several investors to finance public adaptation and mitigation projects through climate and sustainability bonds. With this mechanism, new trees were planted, and new parks were created, pursuing the goals of the Paris Adaptation Strategy

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Barcelona’s green strategy tackles climate impacts via multiple activities, including the Tree Master Plan, the Superblock plan, green space development, and the creation of climate shelters. To ensure social justice, the city aims to avoid gentrification and to support affordable housing

The toolbox and related strategies for transboundary water contingency management in the Sava River Basin improve the resilience of countries within the basin against flooding and pollution events, and reduce associated risks to people and the environment Climate change increases the frequency and severity of heavy precipitation. The Sava River Basin in Southeastern Europe is increasingly at risk of flooding, presenting a challenge to both people and the environment

The subsidised public-private drought insurance system for agriculture adopted by the Austrian government combines indemnity-based insurance with weather index-based products. It aims at preparing farmers to overcome extreme events, reduce their dependence on subsidies and as such promote their well-being and mental health, while simultaneously allowing through public-private partnerships for better financial planning

An intercommunal trauma centre provides free short- to long-term psychosocial support to citizens and emergency service workers in the Schleiden region, Germany to reduce mental health impacts of heavy rain and flood events. Heavy rains and floods hit North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany in July 2021, affecting thousands of people in the region and beyond

During heavy rainfall events, Rimini frequently experienced combined sewage system overflows which caused local surface flooding in the city and direct discharge of untreated, diluted wastewater into the sea. The resultant contamination of sea water was posing health risks and necessitated frequent implementation of bathing bans on the city’s beaches, with negative impacts on tourism

The surveillance system set up by the Canary Islands Government aims to remove certain fish containing ciguatoxins from the market and to improve the detection of ciguatera in humans. The case study illustrates benefits to artisanal fisheries and public health

The beech dominated Sonian forest is both threatened by climate change and by increasing pressure from recreational activities. The holistic approach to management, that involves stakeholders across regional borders and makes visitors more aware of forest vulnerabilities, helps develop a collective responsibility to protect a peri-urban oasis of biodiversity

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In 2021, the Puglia region declared a public health emergency and enacted an ordinance to limit outdoor agricultural work during peak heat. Although the evaluation of its effects will take time, this measure is already raising awareness about heat related injuries in the workforce

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