At their informal two-day meeting in Brussels on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 January, the EU environment and climate ministers sketched out ways of better preparing for and adapting to future climate risks. They also prepared for the Water Resilience Initiative, which the European Commission may present in March, and for the first-ever European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA), currently being drafted by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
The ministers were given a first look on Monday,...