Cascading climate risks: strategic recommendations for European resilience
The European Union is not prepared to manage cascading climate risks. This report presents 21 strategic recommendations for building resilience in Europe and beyond. Direct climate change impacts such as increasing heatwaves, floods and wildfires pose a serious risk to European societies. Impacts beyond Europe’s borders, in countries with less capacity to prepare, respond and adapt, will be even greater. ‘Cascading climate risks’ connect European and wider vulnerability, as climate hazards in remote locations create knock-on impacts that spread across borders and through systems, affecting European societies and economies.
Recommendations draw on work from across the EU Horizon 2020 CASCADES project and have been tested and refined in consultation with European Union institutions, national government representatives and wider stakeholders from outside Europe. They are presented in six clusters, each addressing a specific aspect of European resilience:
- European institutions
- Climate diplomacy
- Trade
- Finance
- Global governance
- European societies
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