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Commission to open consultation in October to assess need for review of EU adaptation strategy

27/04/2017 (Agence Europe) – While most EU environment ministers, meeting informally in Malta, recognised the need for changes to be brought to their strategies for adapting to climate change to align them with the Paris Agreement (see EUROPE 11774), no decision has yet been taken by the European Commission on possible amendment of the EU adaptation strategy that was adopted in 2013. “The EU adaptation strategy is recent. We will consider whether it needs to be revised. Five member...