The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) stressed, in a statement released on Friday 30 July, the urgency of adapting to the inevitable consequences of climate change following the recent floods in some EU Member States.
This statement is based on an EESC opinion, adopted at its July plenary session, underlining the need for equity-based adaptation to protect the lives and livelihoods of all European citizens, especially the most vulnerable. One of its recommendations is to address...