14 marzo 2024 – The #EUCRA report builds on and complements the existing knowledge base on climate impacts and risks for Europe, including recent reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) , the Copernicus Climate Change Service (Copernicus ECMWF) and the Joint Research Centre (#JRC) of the European Commission, as well as outcomes of #EU-funded #research and #development projects and national #climaterisk assessments. The knowledge in this first-of-its-kind assessment is synthesised with the aim to support strategic policymaking.

This #assessment identifies 36 #climate risks with potentially severe #consequences across #Europe. The #risks are evaluated in the contexts of risk severity, policy horizon (lead time and decision horizon), #policy readiness and risk ownership. It further identifies priorities for EU policy action, based on a structured risk assessment united with qualitative aspects, such as considering social justice.

Extreme #heat, #drought, #wildfires, and #flooding, as experienced in recent years, will worsen in Europe even under optimistic #globalwarming scenarios and affect living conditions throughout the continent. The #EEA has published the first ever European Climate Risk Assessment (#EUCRA) to help identify policy priorities for climate change adaptation and for climate-sensitive sectors.