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Cities across Europe face increasing threats from natural disasters – floods, heatwaves, storms and forest fires. But adaptation starts with understanding This series of Quick Guides, developed by the REGILIENCE, IMPETUS and TransformAr projects, provides local and regional authorities with clear and practical information on how to prepare, respond and build resilience.
Designed to be practical and accessible, each guide focuses on a specific hazard and breaks down complex challenges into concise and engaging formats. With infographics, checklists, case studies, and key resources, these guides are more than just reports—they are tools for action. (More on regilience.eu)
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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:
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:
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
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Using “Imaginaries” to explore the future
The report uses a set of four imagined futures, called ‘imaginaries’, that the EEA and its Eionet (European Environment Information and Observation Network) network developed in 2022. These imaginaries provide contrasting images of what a sustainable Europe could look like in 2050, and serve as four distinct “lenses” through which to examine what sustainable production and consumption systems might emerge in the future. The four imaginaries are:
The report focuses on four key production and consumption systems: the food system, the mobility system, the built environment system and the energy system. Chapter 4 describes in detail what these systems could look like in 2050 within each of the imaginaries, in terms of production, consumption and provision of access to the system’s products and services. For example:
Resilience to future shocks
The report also examined how future shocks – probable extreme events, which could significantly change the political landscape – could affect a sustainable Europe in 2050. These upheavals served to stress testing imaginaries and identification of vulnerabilities. Examples of shocks considered include widespread failure of digital systems, the uninhabitability of large areas around the world, a global financial crisis, or a global public health crisis. Examining these impacts helped identify set of capacitiesthat would help society navigate systemic changes and build resilience.
Capacity areas for transformational change
Based on the analysis, the report identified areas of capacity needed to manage sustainable transformations and build resilience to shocks. These capacities fall into several thematic groups:
This report comes at a time when the EU is seeking to strengthen its competitiveness and ensure sustainable prosperity. It represents a current challenge to incorporating foresight (strategic anticipation) into decision-making processes and the development of policy responses that include systemic and long-term thinking. The work aims to to inspire, stimulate discussion and broaden understanding. Spring
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Temperatures are rising, threatening the world's growing urban population. Identifying hotspots and using all available data sources is key. The EU-funded CityCLIM project has developed a tool specifically to support city governments in finding the best options for mitigating and adapting to heat in cities. (More on cordis.europa.eu)
In the Political Guidelines for the European Commission 2024-2029, President Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Climate Change Adaptation Plan (ECAP) to support Member States in their preparedness and resilience planning. Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra took the lead on the ECAP and the policy package will be presented in the second half of 2026.
Climate resilience and preparedness have already received specific attention in several key EU policy documents, including the Competitiveness Compass, the Vision for Agriculture and the Communication on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)
The Commission and the High Representative are today launching the Union's Preparedness Strategy to support Member States and strengthen Europe's ability to prevent and respond to new threats. (more…)
Are you working on projects that support EU mission objectives in the areas of climate adaptation, health or the environment? The Horizon Europe Info Days - EU Missions event is your chance to explore new funding opportunities for 2025.
Join us online to learn more about the latest challenges under the Missions 2025 work program, which include:
The event will provide key information on funding opportunities designed to accelerate progress towards the ambitious objectives of EU missions. (More on climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu)
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