Preparing society for climate risks in Europe - lessons and inspiration from Climate-ADAPT case studies

Presents Climate-ADAPT case studies as a pool of practical examples of implemented adaptation measures. These examples are applicable at different governance levels and policy sectors across European countries and can facilitate peer-to-peer learning.It presents Climate-ADAPT case studies as a pool of practical examples of implemented adaptation measures. These examples are applicable at different governance levels and policy sectors across European countries and can facilitate peer-to-peer learning.

Key messages

• The case studies on the European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) offer insights from implemented actions and present new governance approaches to enable local and regional adaptation actions.
• The European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) emphasises the need for mainstreaming and upscaling adaptation actions across sectors and governance levels to address escalating climate risks, such as from extreme heat, drought, wildfires and flooding. Although Climate-ADAPT case studies cover many risks, gaps remain in the food, and economy and finance risk clusters.
• While local examples predominate, there are less sub-national, national and a shortage of cross-border Climate-ADAPT case studies, making it challenging to improve preparedness for extreme transboundary events.
• Climate-ADAPT case studies explore the co-benefits and potential trade-offs of adaptation measures, while highlighting the need for enhanced monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) to assess the effectiveness of these actions, support learning and prevent maladaptation.
• The future development of Climate-ADAPT case studies will focus on addressing specific risks identified by the EUCRA, closing further gaps in terms of regions, sectors and governance levels and on capturing the replication potential of adaptation actions. Collaboration with EEA member countries is key in further upgrading the Climate-ADAPT case studies and to share practical learning experiences across Europe.