Climate Adaptation in Europe

Tijdens de klimaattop in Kopenhagen van 7 t/m 18 december 2009 publiceerde Change Magazine het themanummer 'Climate Adaptation in Europe'. Met daarin Europese klimaatstrategieën en cross border onderzoek naar klimaatverandering. Met artikelen over klimaataanpassing in de Alpen, waterkwaliteit als bottleneck voor landbouw, droogte in de mediterrane gebieden. Hoe tacklen EU-lidstaten de klimaatcrisis?

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Europe must lead on adaptation

Nederlands artikel - The challenge for Europe is to put poorer countries onto a sustainable development track.

Bridging the gap to adaptation policy

The CIRCLE ERA-net has been building the foundations for improved and co-ordinated cross border climate change research. What's next?

Opinion Jacqueline McGlade

(Executive director European Environment Agency)
Adapting to climate change: industry and society will need to become fully engaged and inspired to act.

Climate hot spot investigation

Wherever spatial planning of investment decisions are made, localized climate change research is becoming increasingly relevent.

The European Alps adapt to changing water resources

The Alps play a crucial role in capturing and supplying water to Europe. But the Alpine climate has changed significantly. "Who knows what the Alps will be whne my daughter is grown-up."

Quality of water is the bottleneck for agriculture

Higher temperatures, intense rainstorms and drought will decline European agricultural production by an average of ten per cent. Water regulation is a key issue.

European cities show ambition on climate adaptation

Nederlands artikel - There is a lot at stake for citities in the event of radical climate change in the decades ahead. London, Rotterdam and Copenhagen are trying to anticipate.

Take care of the elderly

According to the Spanish climatologist Ricardo García-Herrera, the main answer to adapt to more extreme temperatures is a social answer.

Controlling the elements

The climate crisis demands damage prevention and control. But how do EU member states approach and tackle challenges?

Working with nature

Nature's technology is cost-effective, readily available and tested over hundreds of years. Let's include ecosystem based options, tot tackel the effects of global warming.

Water scarcity and drought in the Mediterranean

The balance between water demand and availability has reached a critical level in southern Europe. The Mediterranean region needs sustainable water management.

The green agricultural revolution

Nederlands artikel - Gerda Verburg, Chair of the 17th session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD), puts the agricultural industry right at the top of the CSD climate agenda.

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