European Climate Adaptation Newsletter

Issue March 1, 2024

Editorial information

Information on adaptation in Europe is growing rapidly, leading to an increasing number of news and events. With this quarterly newsletter, we aim to keep you informed on relevant adaptation policies, action and knowledge in the EU. To help you to quickly find the articles of your interest, we have made this newsletter more digestible for you. You will find the articles of this newsletter in the familiar structure and order, but with a more concise content. We appreciate very much your feedback on the new format. Please share your thoughts with us at this email address. You are also very welcome to share the link to the newsletter subscription form with your colleagues and networks too.

The Climate-ADAPT Team at the European Environment Agency

and the European Commission

European Climate Adaptation Newsletter

Editorial information

EU policies and EEA activities

European Commission is proposing a monitoring law to improve resilience of European forests

Belgian Presidency of EU Council facilitated Liège declaration on adaptation to climate change

European Investment Bank sees barriers to investment in climate resilience in the EU 2023

European Central Bank steps up climate work with focus on adaptation

EU Solidarity Fund grants €100 million of advance payment to Slovenia following the summer floods

Knowledge for Action in Prevention and Preparedness (KAPP) call open for submissions

Policy brief on the European Drought Observatory for Resilience and Adaptation (EDORA)

The EU Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre (DRMKC)'s roadmap to disaster resilience

Transnational, national and local activities

Germany's national adaptation law to come into force by mid-2024

Barcelona declares drought emergency

Climate ADAPT - new features

Supporting adaptation in the forestry sector with practical examples: New Climate-ADAPT case study on adaptation in a peri-urban beech forest - Sonian Forest, Belgium

Oldest Climate-ADAPT case studies now updated with new content: an example from Bratislava, Slovakia

Webinar recording on new and updated Climate-ADAPT knowledge resources available

Research and assessments

2023 is the hottest year on record, with global temperatures close to the 1.5°C limit

Wildfires in the EU: 2022 was the second-worst year, a warning from a changing climate

Climate change adaptation in Eurobarometer survey

Spanish research explored participatory fire-management strategies

Global Tipping Points Report on assessment of tipping point risks and societal opportunities

Shellfish and fisheries sector in Galicia impacted by tropicalization of fish fauna

Climate adaptation: why local governments cannot do it alone

Events