Efficient delivery of the quantified objectives by end of the project

Objective:

Projects under this strand should help to achieve the long-term vision of the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change that, in 2050, the EU will be a climate-resilient society which is fully adapted to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. Projects should help to reinforce adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability, in line with the Paris Agreement and the European Climate Law.

Scope:

Areas of Intervention:

• Support to the implementation of climate adaptation policies and the revision of national, regional or local climate adaptation strategies and plans;
• Implementing state-of-the-art tools for climate risk assessments or selection of cost-effective adaptation measures for dealing with climate threats and solutions for adaptation;
• Development and implementation of nature-based solutions for different types of areas (rural, urban and coastal);
• Climate-proofing and resilience of infrastructure and buildings;
• Adaptation solutions for agriculture and forestry;
• Water management;
• Health;
• Preparedness for compound risks and cascading risks;
• Financial instruments, innovative solutions and public private collaboration on insurance and loss data.