European Climate Adaptation Newsletter

Issue February 3, 2025

Shorter newsletter more often

Based on the findings of the 2024 Climate-ADAPT evaluation, we decided to increase the frequency of this newsletter from quarterly to bimonthly. With this change we aim to shorten the newsletter and thus to make its sections better accessible to the Climate-ADAPT community.

We appreciate very much your  feedback on the new frequency and 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.

The Climate-ADAPT Team at the European Environment Agency and the European Commission

New EU insights and call for application

New call for applications for the Strategic Advisory Board for Destination Earth is open

 © Christian Braun, Climate Change PIX /EEA

Investments in climate adaptation should be an integral part of the TEN-T network, study shows

 © JFK_Photography, Pixabay

New ETC-CA report on characteristics and conditions of adaptation policy in European countries

 © Brian Hennessy, NATURE@work /EEA

ETC CA paper on Nature-based solutions to address climate related fire and pest forest disturbances

 © Andreea Vestea, Well with Nature /EEA

ETC CA report on guidelines to quantify climate change exposure and vulnerability indicators for the future

 © Maria Cristina Campi, NATURE@work /EEA 

Transnational, national and local insights

UNECE helps National Statistical Offices contribute to data on climate change

© innocent98, Pixabay

Spain’s new ‘climate leave’ gives workers four days off during extreme weather

© Gurhan Sahin, Climate Change PIX /EEA

Germany adopts new national climate adaptation strategy

© Hristo Kolev, Well with Nature /EEA

Climate ADAPT - new features

New Climate-ADAPT knowledge for adaptation practitioners and policy makers in the Forestry sector

 ©  Climate-ADAPT

New Climate-ADAPT marine and coastal protection case study for EU outermost region

 © Sebastiano Carrer, Thetis SpA 

New knowledge sources 

Copernicus Climate Change Service lookback: summer 2024 the warmest on record for Europe

 © Balma Navarro, Urban Treasures /EEA

JRC: 2023 ranks among Europe's worst wildfire years, while 2024 brought some relief

 © Armand Dascalu, Well with Nature /EEA

Climate change citizens engagement toolbox for societal resilience

© Fokke de Jong

EU-funded REACHOUT's practical guide on storytelling as climate adaptation service

© Pınar Aslandağ, NATURE@work /EEA

EU funded PROTECT project launches sea level projection tool

 © Fokke de Jong

EU-funded LIFE-CLIMCOOP project's guide for city-company joint adaptation strategies

 © Joris Voeten

Events

• 11-13 February 2025, Webstival on Advancing Finance Innovations for Nature-based Solutions, Online

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• 27 February 2025, Adaptation solutions in buildings, 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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• 16-18 June 2025, European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2025, Rimini, Italy

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