JRC research made a significant contribution to the first European climate risk assessment report. A message , prepared by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the request of the European Commission, identifies a number of different economic and social risks that Europe will have to cope with in the coming decade as a result of the climate crisis.

In response to these warnings and the latest climate science, the European Commission today published a Communication setting out how the EU, each EU country and European regions can work together to better anticipate, understand and address growing climate risks. It also sets out how they can prepare and implement policies that save lives, reduce costs and protect prosperity across the EU. (More on joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu)