What is the Mission?
The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change focuses on supporting EU regions, cities and local authorities in their efforts to build resilience against the impacts of climate change.
The Mission contributes to putting the EU’s adaptation strategy in practice by helping the regions to
- better understand the climate risks they are and will be confronted with in the future
- develop their pathways to be better prepared and cope with the changing climate
- test and deploy on the ground innovative solutions needed to build resilience
The Mission aims to accompany at least 150 European regions and communities towards climate resilience by 2030. It will also help deliver the European Green Deal.
Setting the Scene
Climate change affects regions, sectors of the economy and members of society in many ways, and EU regions and cities have different climate vulnerabilities and levels of preparedness.
Adapting to climate change means taking action to prepare for and adjust to both the current effects of climate change and the predicted impacts of the future.
Despite all continuing efforts to reduce emissions and to achieve carbon neutrality, a warmer climate can't be avoided anymore and we need to be better prepared to cope with the inevitable effects of climate change, adapting our way of living. We must step up action both to cut emissions and to build our resilience.
Meet the 311 signatories of the Mission Charter
294 EU regions and local authorities from 25 EU Member States; 17 regions and local authorities from Associated Countries to Horizon Europe, and 63 Friends of the Mission.
