Mission Implementation Platform for Climate Adaptation - MIP4Adapt

The application call for Technical Assistance is constantly open. The next cut-off date to select the second round of recipients for the support is set for 30 November 2023. 

MIP4Adapt’s Technical Assistance provides regional and local authorities that are Charter Signatories with tailored help to:

MIP4Adapt has developed a “do-it-yourself” (DIY) manual to support regional and local authorities in identifying which participatory activities, tools, and methods can be implemented in each step of the Regional Adaptation Support Tool (RAST) cycle. This manual is available in all official EU languages.

MIP4Adapt has published a report detailing the results from a recent survey completed by Mission Charter Signatories on their adaptation needs. The findings will help MIP4Adapt to design actions that best support the regions.

Highlights include:

Sixteen climate risk practitioners successfully concluded this intensive six-day course, where they were introduced to some of the most relevant tools and frameworks available for developing Climate Risk Management activities.

This comment piece in the Nature Portfolio Journal was written to remind readers of the urgency and importance of adaptation to climate change in the European Union.

It notes significant recent policy developments, and highlights some of the opportunities that the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change affords communities and policy makers to identify and develop more transformative actions.

The latest report highlights the EU’s progress in achieving its climate and energy goals and its response to the energy sector's unprecedented challenges in the last year.

It is structured in three parts: the first describes how the high climate and environmental ambitions under the European Green Deal provided the basis for the EU’s crisis response strategy in 2022 and a strategy for growth and competitiveness; the second part analyses the state of play in the implementation of the Energy Union; and the last part points to future challenges for the EU energy system and energy policy.

European Environment Agency (EEA) has published an assessment of national adaptation actions. It presents the current state of play of adaptation policies and looks at recent developments and lessons learned over the past two years.

The European Commission has introduced the European Drought Impacts Database and the Drought Risk Atlas to combat water scarcity and droughts.

The forecasting and foresight tools have been published to enhance the EU’s preparedness to combat droughts and water scarcity and are available to the public as part of the Risk Assessment on water scarcity and droughts of the European Drought Observatory.

This month, the Committee of the Regions published its EU Annual Report on the State of Regions and Cities as a snapshot of the most pressing challenges.

From climate disasters, the Russian war against Ukraine or energy shortages to long-term transformation via the green and digital transition, the Report provides solutions and ideas from the ground.

Would you like to contribute to understanding the current engagement status in Europe? EU Mission Project, CLIMAS, has produced a survey to better understand the EU regions and local communities’ capacity to engage stakeholders and citizens in deciding climate change actions.

This month, several of the EU Mission Projects attended the European Week of Regions and Cities. Regions4Climate, Pathways2Resilience and CLIMAAX were represented in the workshop 'Building a Socially Just Transition to Regional Climate Resilience'.

Join the Pathways2Resilience (P2R) launch conference and help shape a common vision for regional climate adaptation. The event will explore how regions successfully implement the EU Mission and what transformative adaptation looks like in practice.

On this day, P2R will also launch its first call for applicants to select regions and communities that will receive funding and supporting services from the programme.

As well as participating in the negotiations, the EU will have a programme of side events in a dedicated pavilion at COP28.

One of which is the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change discussion on “Adaptation beyond borders: An EU Mission towards climate resilience” highlighting the Mission as an innovative initiative that unites European regions and local actors in addressing climate change adaptation challenges.