Publication of our contribution to the European action plan for adaptation to climate change
In the run-up to the Marseille Declaration on strengthening Europe-Africa cooperation on adapting to climate change, Climate Chance is launching a new advocacy campaign for European adaptation.
This new advocacy document includes proposals from the Climate Chance community for the future European climate change adaptation plan, which is currently being drawn up.
This contribution is the result of collective work with networks of local and regional authorities, businesses and civil society associations, brought together at the Climate Chance Europe-Africa Summit co-organised with the City of Marseille on 31 March and 1 April 2025.
The Climate Chance Europe-Africa Summit in Marseille brought together 1,500 participants from the two continents to focus on adaptation. This Action Plan was drawn up mainly on the in-depth work carried out during the forty or so sessions held at the ‘Adaptation: taking action’ Summit.
It sets out 39 proposals for accelerating and strengthening the implementation of EU adaptation policies, improving knowledge, integrating adaptation into sectoral policies, building local and regional capacities and securing long-term funding. This action plan calls for the adoption of ‘adaptation reflexes’ in all European policies.
This document, published on 30 June, will be officially presented to the European institutions in the coming days, and then widely disseminated. It was unveiled on 16 June at the #ECCA2025: European Conference on Adaptation to Climate Change, held in Rimini (Italy).
