2020 - Foreign publications

Climate-related hazard indices for Europe
This Technical Paper by ETA-CCA describes the review and selection process for a compact set of 32 climate-related hazard indices for Europe. The paper supports the EEA report on climate-related hazards in Europe, which is to be published in 2021.

Urban adaptation in Europe: how cities and towns respond to Climate Change 

EEA with this report illustrates how the way we construct and plan our cities continue to be unsustainable, influencing European cities abilities to manage climate changes, such as heatwaves, severe droughts and destructive floods.

Monitoring and evaluation of national adaptation policies throughout the policy cycle 

The report published by EEA illuminates the importance of monitoring, reporting and evaluation, as well through 'lessons learned' how to improve national adaptation strategies in the future.

Nature-based solutions for adapting to water-related climate risks

This policy paper focuses on nature-based solutions (NbS) role in managing and limiting current and future climate change impacts regarding water. The paper addresses the use of NbS in regards to coastal floodings, urban flooding, draught and riverine flooding.   

EEA story map

Story map published by the EEA illustrates how desert, rain, flooding and more will affect certain regions in Europe. According to the EEA's story map, climate change will vary from region to region in Europe. 

The interaction between the Floods Directive and the Nature Directives 

This scoping document provides a overview of how the Floods Directive relates, and interacts, with the Bird- and Habitat Directives. The docoment discusses the challenges and opportunites from this interaction.