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The European Commission launched a prize to reward the best Earth observation-based prototype to forecast and monitor vector-borne diseases. The winner of the €5 million European Innovation Council (EIC) Horizon Prize on Early Warning for Epidemics is Greece-based project EarlY WArning System for Mosquito-borne Diseases (EYWA). The EYWA project transforms scientific knowledge into a decision-making tool, contributing significantly to combatting and controlling the threat of mosquito-borne diseases.

This international networking event organized by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) in cooperation with Sabancı University and Marmara Municipalities Union under the 'Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase II' Technical Assistance Project, aims at bringing together participants from Europe and beyond coming from research, industry and local authorities working in the field of climate change and urban adaptation.

This CEN-CENELEC conference will bring together stakeholders involved in standards for the infrastructure sector (Construction, Energy, Transport, ICT) and other standard developers interested in incorporating adaptation to climate change, with experts on climate change adaptation, climate change scientists and experts for management of climate risks.

Climate change is disrupting the water cycle. Impacts are observed in all environments and socio-ecosystems. This international event is open to the academic world and to socio-economic partners concerned by the variability of the water cycle and adaptation to extreme events.

Sustainable investments in adaptation are harmonised in a European Union taxonomy that needs to cover more economic activities over time and is globally applicable. Via investments that are labelled sustainable, the financial sector can promote and support adaptation measures to reduce physical climate risks. Residual risks can be transferred via insurance mechanisms.

The Interreg project TEACHER-CE (joinT Efforts to increase water management Adaptation to climate CHanges in central EuRope) is integrating results of previous projects recognizing their links to climate change adaptation in the field of water management. The main outcome of the project is an Integrated Toolbox CC-ARP-CE for climate change adaptation and risk prevention and reduction, which will be demonstrated in this webinar.

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) magazine special edition on climate change and health showcases the knowledge and advice that is contributing to solutions for health-related climate impacts at local, regional, national and international levels. Featured topics in this edition include: international approach to health effects of climate change; five questions about climate change and infectious disease; greener streets in Dutch cities; public focus on wind turbines and health.

The findings of the 2021 Lancet Countdown report for Europe will be presented during this webinar, where policy makers and researchers exchange their views with the speakers on how to prevent the effects of climate change on public health.

A few weeks after the end of COP26, this webinar will be an opportunity to discuss the perspectives and opportunities of NBS in cities. What will be the place of NBS in the climate adaptation agenda of cities in the near future? How to finance NBS and what is the place of nature-based enterprises in this economy? Guest speakers will first give presentations to reflect on these topics, followed by a panel discussion.

At the COP26, held in Glasgow, climate adaptation was the object of particular emphasis. The Glasgow Climate Pact emphasizes the need to scale up adaptation action to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change in line with the best available science and urges Parties to further integrate adaptation into local, national and regional planning

As extreme weather events and other climate hazards are increasing in frequency and severity across Europe, solid information is needed for assessing climate risks and planning for adaptation. The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) new interactive report gives an overview of past and projected changes in Europe’s most important climate hazards and how they impact European regions. It is especially valuable for policymakers and experts concerned with climate risk assessment and adaptation planning. The report relies strongly on the European Climate Data Explorer (published on Climate-ADAPT), which was developed jointly with the Copernicus Climate Change Service.

The EU Climate Pact mobilises citizens to engage in implementing EU Climate objectives including on adaptation. With its new issue, EU Climate Pact Newsletter offers directly dedicated sections on ambassadors, pledges, and to better support people and organisations, by featuring as many concrete actions and projects as possible.

The team behind LIFE Heatland is holding an online workshop, ‘Urban heat island and noise – our not so invisible enemies,’ on 17 November 2021. LIFE Heatland seeks to improve urban adaptation to the consequences of climate change. The team is looking to reduce the urban heat island effect by developing new pavements with less solar storage than conventional ones.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out a framework for cooperation on the enhanced use of Copernicus Earth observation data. As part of the Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025, the EIB committed to substantially increase climate adaptation efforts and ensure that all the operations it supports, are adapted to current weather variability and future climate change impacts. The new cooperation agreement with ECMWF will support it in achieving these objectives.

The European Climate Research Alliance (ECRA) celebrates its 10 year anniversary and will host the fourth General Assembly on 8-9 March 2022 in Brussels. The theme will be extreme events, climate change, and how the risks coming with them can be understood by science, communicated between scientists and decision-makers; in order to manage the risk.

This virtual event, organised by The European Investment Bank in collaboration with the European Court of Auditors, focuses on the challenge of generating a pipeline of climate adaptation projects in the European Union (EU). The event examines the role of advisory services in this challenge and explores opportunities to work with EU member states, cities and regions on translating adaptation plans and strategies into bankable adaptation projects.

This event will showcase how top profitable climate solutions contribute to the climate objectives of COP21, and engage the conversation with institutions to accelerate their implementation. Following an introduction by the European Investment Bank’s Director, General Chris Hurst, and Bertrand Piccard on the Solar Impulse Foundation’s side, there will be a showcase of a series of high-impact solutions across various sectors, followed by two rounds of panel discussions.

On 28 July 2020, 50 participants from Spain took part in a digital citizen engagement event on the European Union Mission on “Adaptation to climate change” Participants were selected randomly from different gender, age and employment situation groups to ensure a variety of views.

After the worst-ever year in 2019, 2020 was another year in which fires burnt large areas of natural land in Europe. Despite the increased level of preparedness in EU countries, about 340,000 hectares (ha) burnt in the EU in 2020. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission presented the 21th edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, covering 2020.

The European Environment Agency's report: ‘Water resources across Europe - confronting water stress: an updated assessment’, presents the current state of water stress in Europe with the aim to put focus on managing water availability risks under the impacts of a changing climate. Climate change is expected to make problems worse, as droughts are increasing in frequency, magnitude and impact. Europe needs to strengthen the resilience of its ecosystems and use water more efficiently.

On 21 of September 2021 the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) organized a high-level panel discussion on “Climate Change: the rapidly increasing challenge for the Mediterranean” providing an opportunity for actors to voice clear messages on how the Mediterranean countries are prepared to better address the looming challenge.

The Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung and the University of Potsdam explored the climate mitigation and adaptation activities of 104 big and medium-sized German cities. The ranking shows that bigger cities are more active in terms of climate change measurements. In addition, the commitment of cities concerning climate mitigation actions amplifies their activities in the fields of climate adaptation.

The EU funded LIFE-IP AdaptInGR project has produced new climate projections for Greece to further boost mainstreaming of adaptation across policies and projects. High resolution GIS maps for 22 climate indices have been produced for three greenhouse gas emissions scenarios and for two future periods (2031-2060, 2071-2100). The maps are accessible through the GIS Mapsportal of the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy.

This event addresses the need for smarter, faster and systemic climate change adaptation. It convenes leaders and practitioners to discuss solutions for key obstacles hindering adaptation action. A high-level launch will highlight adaptation ambition in developed and developing country contexts. A panel discussion will follow, focusing on accelerating adaptation action.

The sixth edition of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report: 'The Gathering Storm' looks at how Europe and the entire world is doing in adapting to the impacts of climate change. The report finds that there is an urgent need to step up climate adaptation finance.

The EU funded LIFE SHARA project (Sharing awareness and governance of adaptation to climate change), has strengthened the network of collaboration between Spain and Portugal in climate change adaptation. In addition, the generation and transfer of knowledge has been boosted through the creation of a technical platform for adaptation to climate change “AdapteCCA”.

The German "Climate Impact and Risk Assessment for Germany" (KWRA) was undertaken by 25 federal authorities under the lead of the Federal Environment Agency and on behalf of the Federal German Government. 102 Climate impacts and 13 fields of action were investigated and assessed. This summary report presents the contents of the six sub-reports for all fields of action, next to the main contents of the integrated assessment; an overall consideration of climate risks without and with adaptation; the spatial patterns and the urgent needs for action, as well as the need for further research.

The H2020 funded MED-GOLD project aims to make European agriculture more resilient to climate change by developing climate services for three key Mediterranean crops. In this workshop, the dashboard tool will be showcased and discussion will be held on the potential usability of this tool in the wine sector.

Side event organized by WHO Europe during the COP26 with the aim to explore why urgent climate action is a prerequisite for sustaining global health, and how health-promoting environments and behaviours can be good for the climate.

Weather extremes can cause economic ripples along the supply chains. If they occur at roughly the same time, the ripples start interacting and can amplify even if they occur at completely different places around the world, a new study shows. The resulting economic losses are larger than the sum of the initial events, the researchers find in computer simulations of a global economic network.