The European Commission has adopted a Communication on "Climate Risk Management - Protecting People and Prosperity", which shows how the EU can effectively anticipate growing climate-related risks and build greater resilience to the impacts of climate change. The Communication responds to a broad body of evidence, including the first ever European Climate Risk Assessment, on the growing climate risks for Europe, and sets out further steps to address them.

One aspect that stands out in the Communication is that climate-related damages are not the result of unfortunate, unforeseen natural disasters, but are a function of known climate risks and the policy measures taken to reduce those risks. By focusing on solutions to address risks across societal systems, the proposals seek to help the EU and its Member States improve governance, provide the right tools, use structural policies and set the right conditions for financing climate resilience. (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)