In a new report published on Wednesday 16 October, the European Court of Auditors highlighted the risk that the EU’s adaptation policies will not keep pace with climate change.
This observation comes in the wake of extreme weather events in Europe, such as heatwaves, droughts and floods, the most recent of which have severely affected the countries of Central Europe.
The Court of Auditors points out that economic losses due to extreme weather events in the EU have averaged €26 billion...