Overview of climate change adaptation platforms in Europe
EEA Technical report No 5/2015
Sharing knowledge on climate change adaptation is relevant for all stakeholders – e.g. policymakers, cities, businesses – and timely information is essential for developing and implementing strategies and measures to adapt to climate change. A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) provides an overview of existing information platforms across European countries.
In recent years, many European countries have established information platforms on climate change adaptation, as shown in the new technical report 'Overview of climate change adaptation platforms in Europe' of the European Environment Agency. Currently, there are 14 national adaptation platforms across EEA member countries (Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and two transnational platforms (the Alpine region and the Pyrenees). These are complemented by Climate-ADAPT – the European Climate Change Adaptation platform managed and maintained by the EEA in collaboration with the European Commission.
The adaptation platforms in European countries mostly include information on policy action at all levels, decision-support tools. scientific research output, experiences from practice and implemented adaptation measures.
The EEA report also analyses links between adaptation platforms and climate services and disaster risk reduction platforms. Adaptation measures cover in general long-term and gradual impacts of climate change (e.g. sea level rise) as well as disasters linked to extreme weather events intensified by climate change (e.g. flooding). A closer collaboration between climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction platforms can boost the use of available knowledge and contribute to reduce vulnerability.
Quelle: Source: European Environment Agency