A PROGRAMME SUPPORTING THE EU MISSION ON ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Co-developing pathways towards climate resilient regions in Europe
Discover how the Pathways2Resilience programme supports European regions and communities along their Regional Resilience Journey (RRJ) through:
of climate change adaptation measures are currently undertaken by local and regional authorities, according to the European Committee of the Regions (2021)
Why foster European regions’ climate resilience?
The climate crisis is already having major effects on everyday life in Europe. We need to pay more attention to the current and future impacts of climate change. Adaptation efforts so far have not yielded enough outcomes while needs have increased significantly, widening thus need for adaptation actions. Regions and communities have a major role to play in enabling rapid and far-reaching change.
Discover the Pathways2Resilience programme
Pathways2Resilience in a nutshell
allocated in sub-grants to help regions develop transformative pathways to climate resilience via 2 open calls
Innovation Practice Group & Finance Innovation Lab to increase knowledge and conceptualise sustainable adaptation solutions
Regions empowered to identify climate resilience solutions
Latest News & Events
Meet the region: London, United Kingdom
In July 2022, temperatures in London exceeded 40°C for the first time in recorded history. Heat impacts across that summer resulted in 387 deaths and over £1.5 billion in economic damages to productivity and health, as well as putting pressure on hospitals, transport systems, and vulnerable communities.
London Climate Action Week 2026
London Climate Action Week was founded in 2019 by E3G in partnership with the Mayor of London.
EURESFO – European Urban Resilience Forum
The 13th European Urban Resilience Forum will be held on 17-19 June 2026 in Guimarães, Portugal. City representatives, experts, and stakeholders from local and regional institutions will convene in the city denominated as European Green Capital for 2026 with the shared goal of advancing strategies, initiatives, and actions on climate change adaptation, disaster risk management, and the strengthening of urban resilience.
Pathways2Resilience Featured on CORDIS
An EU-backed study explores different long-term adaptation pathways for Venice under rising seas.
Meet the Region: Valladolid, Spain
Located at the heart of Europe, Castilla y León faces the growing challenge of adapting to climate change from a uniquely complex territorial perspective. As one of Spain’s largest regions, Castilla y León combines geographical diversity with a largely rural, ageing, and dispersed population, factors that shape both its climate risks and its capacity to respond.