Strengthening resilience to climate change: Recommendations for an effective EU adaptation policy framework

Europe faces increasingly severe climate impacts, including rising loss of life, economic damage and ecosystem harm. While deep and sustained emission reductions – alongside the scaling-up of carbon removals – remain indispensable to limit future warming, adaptation must now be strengthened to prepare for unavoidable temperature increases and safeguard Europe’s strategic priorities.

The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change sets out five recommendations to move from fragmented and largely reactive adaptation efforts towards an effective, fair and transformational adaptation policy framework. These recommendations aim to inform the forthcoming European integrated framework for climate resilience and other ongoing EU initiatives.