The European Union's new strategy on adaptation to climate change will focus on improving knowledge of climate change impacts, strengthening planning and management of climate risks, and accelerating action against the consequences of climate change, according to a blueprint for the strategy obtained by EUROPE on Tuesday 9 February.
While the strategy will be officially unveiled by the European Commission on 24 February, the document highlights the importance of “further mainstreaming and integrating adaptation in EU legislation and instruments”.
According to the blueprint, the new adaptation strategy will have to ensure, inter alia, that the available data on climate-related risks and losses are improved so that Member States can make well-informed decisions about investing in climate change adaptation, and so that adaptation action, including cross-border actions, are given financial support by encouraging and incentivising private investment in adaptation.
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See the blueprint: http://bit.ly/3cVJMFf (Original version in French by Damien Genicot)