With the increasing and intensifying impacts of global warming, such as extreme weather events, heat waves, storms and floods, the urgency of preparing for these challenges is clearer than ever. While progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the EU's commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 continues, the accelerating impacts of global warming highlight the dual challenge of mitigation and adaptation. No region is immune to these impacts.

The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has become a key driver for climate adaptation action. Its aim is to help European regions, local authorities and cities build resilience against the growing impacts of climate change. The Mission currently brings together 400 regional and local authorities across Europe, participating as signatories to the Mission Charter or by participating in innovative projects. As of April 2025, 326 regional and local authorities from 25 EU Member States had signed up to the Mission Charter.

The mission has three main objectives:

1. Provide general support European regions, local authorities and communities in preparing and planning for climate resilience.
2. Accelerate transformation for a climate-resilient future by supporting at least 150 European regions and local authorities in their efforts to build climate resilience.
3. Build deep resistance scaling up applicable solutions through 75 large-scale resilience demonstration projects, with an emphasis on cross-border cooperation.

Key achievements of the mission to date include supporting 145 regional and local authorities in accelerating their adaptation efforts through targeted technical assistance from the Mission Implementation Platform (MIP4Adapt). More than 200 regions and local authorities are actively testing and implementing adaptation solutions in demonstration sites with the support of mission projects.

MIP4Adapt plays a key role in supporting the mission by coordinates activities, provides direct support and technical assistance signatory to the Mission Charter and supports broader involvement through platforms such as the Mission Portal and the Community of Practice.

General support is available to all European regional and local authorities via Mission PortalThis portal offers a wide range of resources including adaptation tools, a project database, Regional Adaptation Support Instrument (RAST), Adaptation Dashboard and guides for climate risk assessment and stakeholder and citizen engagement. The portal also provides information on financing through a database of funding opportunities and a funding guide.

The mission also provides targeted technical assistance through MIP4Adapt, tailored to the individual circumstances of the Charter signatories. This assistance is provided in three types:

• Type 1: From risk assessment to adaptation plans.
• Type 2: Demonstration projects and funding.
• Type 3: Stakeholder and Citizen Engagement. Examples of successful use of this assistance include Warsaw (Type 3), Veneto Region (Types 1 and 3) and Goriška Region (Types 1, 2 and 3). It is expected that by December 2025, MIP4Adapt will have completed technical assistance to a total of 168 Charter signatories.

Solutions for European regions are being developed and tested in 46 mission-funded projects with a total budget of over €480 million and 204 related projects. Examples include the project CARDIMED, which accelerates adaptation through Nature-based Solutions (NbS), a project CLIMATEFIT, which addresses access to finance for adaptation, the project CLIMAX, which harmonises and consolidates climate risk assessment procedures, and the project Pathways2Resilience (P2R), which supports regions in designing and implementing transformative resilience strategies.

Community of Practice The EU Adaptation Mission, facilitated by MIP4Adapt, brings together European adaptation experts to exchange knowledge, collaborate and be informedMembers can share experiences, engage in discussions and contribute to best practice resources.

The mission continues to support, connect and empower those working to build climate resilience. Collective action, supported by adequate funding, will determine the resilience of our future. Adaptation cannot wait. Spring

Activity Report: April 2025