1. Local adaptation to climate change:
Aleksandra Kazmierczak | Local Adaptation to Climate Change, Committee of the Regions | 18 September 2019
Local adaptation to climate change:
challenges and opportunities for Local and Regional Authorities

2. Status of local-level adaptation in Europe
Nearly 2,000 signatories to Covenant of Mayors on adaptation (EEA 39; June 2019)
Source: Urban Adaptation Map Viewer, EEA

3. Status of local-level adaptation in Europe
226 of cities included in Urban Audit (~26%) have adaptation action plans
(Reckien et al., 2017)
Source: Urban Adaptation Map Viewer, EEA

4. Status of local-level adaptation in Europe
Over 100 local/regional authorities have benefitted from EU Life (June 2019)
Source: Urban Adaptation Map Viewer, EEA

5. Status of local-level adaptation in Europe
Nearly 650 local authorities participate in UNISDR ‘Making Cities Resilient’ campaign (EEA 39; June 2019)
Source: Urban Adaptation Map Viewer, EEA

6. Progress of adaptation planning
Self-assessment of Covenant of Mayors signatories on adaptation
Preparing the ground
Assessing risks and vulnerabilities
Identifying adaptation options
Implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
Source: EEA analysis of Covenant of Mayors database, unpublished

7. Size matters!
Covenant of Mayors: signatory size and adaptation planning (2017)
% signatories with action plans
Number of signatories
Source: EEA analysis of Covenant of Mayors website information, unpublished

8. Adaptation as a societal issue
Unequal vulnerability
Unequal exposure
Unequal impacts
Impacts of extreme events in EEA member countries (climate-related and geophysical hazards; 1980–2017)
Fatalities
Total economic losses
EUR 557 billion
Insured losses
EUR 162 billion
Source: EEA CLIM039 indicator, based on Munich RE NatCatSERVICE

9. Adaptation as a societal issue
Source: Diana Reckien’s presentation at ECCA 2019

10. Adaptation as a societal issue
Source: EEA analysis of Covenant of Mayors database, unpublished

11. EEA: urban adaptation knowledge provider
to climate change
in Europe
2020

12. EEA: urban adaptation knowledge provider