Europe has accumulated losses of 822,000 million euros due to extreme weather events since 1980

The European Environment Agency is publishing two new climate resilience reports and an interactive platform that brings together data, projections and examples of adaptation to heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires.
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned that Europe continues to make progress in adapting to climate change, but unevenly and with significant differences between countries and territories. The assessment comes in a context marked by the increase in extreme weather events, which are already having significant impacts on the population, infrastructure and the European economy. The agency has launched two new publications focused on climate resilience, along with an interactive platform that brings together information on the main risks associated with climate change. The aim is to facilitate decision-making and improve the preparedness of administrations, communities and citizens in the face of the increasingly intense effects of global warming.

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