European Climate Adaptation Newsletter

Issue April 1, 2025

Advancing EU policies and call for applications

EU Preparedness Union Strategy launched

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Resilience in new EU policy - towards the European Climate Adaptation Plan (ECAP)

© Fokke de Jong

Faster progress needed to protect Europe’s waters and better manage flood risks

© Stephan Kissenbeck, WaterPIX /EEA

JRC policy brief: how to get prepared for earth system tipping points

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EU LIFE Programme Calls for proposals 2025, including climate change adaptation

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Transnational, national and local insights

Southeast Europe strengthens collaboration on climate adaptation

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Nordic Council of Ministers provides policy handbook for more nature-based solutions in the Nordics

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Luxembourg proposes 131 measures in the new national strategy for climate adaptation

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Lessons learnt from the climate risk assessment of Germany

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Tracking Climate Adaptation spending in Germany

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Climate ADAPT - new features

New case study: Rotterdam port adaptation strategy for climate resilient transport and business activities

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New research and assessments

New OECD report: Adapting the Paris metropolitan area to a Water-Scarce Future

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UNECE's good practices and lessons learned in data-sharing in transboundary basins

© Nataša Šafar, WaterPIX /EEA

Rethink kick-off times during 2026 FIFA World Cup to protect players from extreme heat

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Events

• 2 April 2025, Webinar: data sources for developing and implementing urban adaptation plans in Poland, Online
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• 8-9 April 2025, Hellenistic presidency event: Accelerating climate change adaptation in the Adriatic-Ionian Region, Online

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• 9 April 2025, ARCADIA Festival on community-led adaptation in Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

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• 13-15 May 2025, EU LIFE Programme Info Days, Online
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• 14-15 May 2025, 7th Nordic Conference on Climate Change Adaptation: Limits to Adaptation, Rovaniemi, Finland

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• 23 May 2025,  Info Days on EU Missions Calls 2025, Online 

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• 16-18 June 2025, European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2025, Rimini, Italy

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• 25 June 2025, ESPON Seminar: Exaptive resilience in border regions, Gdansk, Poland

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• 25-27 June 2025, European Urban Resilience Forum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 

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• 30 June – 4 July 2025, Global tipping points conference: Accelerating action to ensure a socially just transformation, Exeter, United Kingdom 

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•  10-21 November 2025, 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30), Brazil
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