Adaptation to climate change

Current climate change research faces a fundamental challenge: how to link complex physical knowledge of climate with practical risk management and adaptation planning. Scientific study published in the magazine Nature Climate Change (more…)

Europe is facing another summer of extreme heat, water scarcity and drought, increasing the overall pressure on people, nature and the economy. Extremely high temperatures and prolonged periods without precipitation are putting serious strain on supplies (more…)

Climate change poses an unprecedented challenge for Europe. The transition to a sustainable society requires more than just government regulations – it requires the active involvement of each and every one of us. In order to connect people, organizations and (more…)

Physical climate risks are no longer just an isolated environmental issue. They have become a huge threat multiplier, drastically affecting corporate profits, insurance prices, financing costs and overall market competitiveness. However, as the report shows,„Climate Resilience as Strategy“" from June 2026 (more…)

Weather extremes are no longer just catastrophic headlines from far-flung corners of the world. The latest report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eurofound, based on data from 27,000 respondents in 27 EU countries, renders a raw image (more…)

EU Mission Portal for Climate Change Adaptation is a central platform aimed at providing information and solutions to the public, regions and local authorities in tackling climate challenges. The main financing instrument (more…)

There is a silent but critical contradiction in today's corporate world that we call the "Tenure Gap." While climate signals operate on timescales of decades to centuries, the average CEO in the S&P 500 has only been in office for 7.6 years, and board members in (more…)

Imagine a normal Thursday morning in an otherwise unusually mild and rainy February suddenly turning into a nightmare. That's exactly what happened to an elderly couple in the small town of Pollestres in southwestern France when Storm Nils hit, literally tearing their house apart. (more…)

While most discussions about climate change focus on continued warming, one of the greatest climate threats of the 21st century could paradoxically bring drastic cooling to parts of the world and catastrophic flooding to others. Scientists and economists are increasingly focusing on (more…)

Climate change is inexorably leading to rising temperatures and longer, more intense droughts in many parts of the world. These global changes are locally exacerbated in urban environments by a phenomenon called the urban heat island. (more…)

While we would expect normal winter weather in our region in February, extreme climate events are showing their strength more and more often. A prime example is storm Nils, which hit southwest France in an uncharacteristically mild and rainy (more…)

Urban green spaces are a fundamental pillar for sustainable and healthy urban life. They provide key temperature regulation, reduce noise and air pollution, and significantly support the physical health and social well-being of residents. Despite these (more…)

Climate change is relentlessly increasing the frequency and severity of extreme heat events, which are already the leading cause of weather-related mortality. In the search for solutions, one of the most effective adaptation tools is often forgotten: (more…)

Europe is warming about twice as fast as the global average. In 2024, the five-year average temperature in Europe reached 2.4°C above pre-industrial levels. Climate change is no longer just an abstract threat (more…)

Climate change is no longer a distant risk for future generations, but an acute crisis that directly threatens the stability of Europe's security, prosperity and health. As Senior Advisor for European Policy, I present to you this manual, whose aim is (more…)

Climate change is an undeniable reality and brings with it increasingly serious and complex risks for our society, economy and environment. While efforts to mitigate climate change – i.e. reducing greenhouse gas emissions – are already in the political discourse (more…)

The information noise surrounding the climate crisis is deafening. We are bombarded daily with news of extreme heat, floods and technological solutions, but the essentials are often lost in the confusion of terms like „adaptation“ and „mitigation“ (more…)

Climate change is no longer just a distant threat to future generations, but a daily reality experienced by the vast majority of Europeans. A new large-scale report, jointly developed by the European (more…)

Cities around the world are becoming hotbeds of growing heat stress, which is driven by a combination of global climate change and rapid urbanization. This phenomenon, known as urban heat island (UHI), (more…)

In today's world, faced with increasingly frequent extreme weather events and limited public budgets, every investment decision becomes a strategic choice for the future. Climate resilience is not (more…)