Two major initiatives – REGILIENCE+ and the Adaptation Hubs projects have officially launched under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. They join 16 additional Mission projects that will develop and test innovative solutions for climate adaptation across more than 85 European regions in 28 countries across 28 countries.
With an investment of EUR 115 million from the European Commission, these initiatives mark an important step in strengthening Europe’s climate resilience and accelerating coordinated adaptation action across all governance levels
REGILIENCE+: Adaptation solutions for regional climate resilience
The Mission on Adaptation is driving climate resilience across Europe by developing, testing, and demonstrating innovative solutions with regional and local authorities. Building on this work, the REGILIENCE+ project identifies the most effective, ready-to-use adaptation solutions from the Mission and beyond, sharing them across Europe’s regions to support action on the ground.
REGILIENCE+ will collect 150 proven adaptation solutions and translate them into practical materials, trainings, and activities tailored to regional and local contexts. By making adaptation knowledge more accessible and actionable, the project will empower public authorities and stakeholders to design, finance, and implement effective resilience measures.
The project’s results will feed directly into the Mission Portal, reinforcing the EU’s knowledge base on climate adaptation.
“By turning Mission solutions into user-friendly tools, REGILIENCE+ makes climate adaptation solutions more accessible to regional and local authorities, helping them take action and scale up effective approaches across Europe” – Guido Schmidt, Project Coordinator.
National Adaptation Hubs: Bringing the EU Mission on Adaptation to the national level
The Adaptation Hubs project will support a systemic approach for implementing the Mission on Adaptation, bringing its work to the national level and connecting authorities across all governance levels to accelerate the shift from reactive to systemic climate adaptation in Europe.
Each Hub acts as a flexible task force, bringing together authorities, experts, and stakeholders to align adaptation actions and share the Mission’s solutions. By supporting coordination and peer learning, the Hubs help implement national adaptation policies, strengthen governance, and scale up the Mission’s efforts across Europe.
With one Adaptation Hub in each Member State, supported by a consortium of expert institutions, European city networks, and regional coordinators, the initiative will create a powerful ecosystem for capacity building and the scaling-up of Mission solutions. In turn, it will help mainstream adaptation across all levels of governance, contributing to cohesive, inclusive, and future-proof resilience efforts.
“The National Adaptation Hubs bring the EU Mission on Adaptation closer to the national level, connecting authorities across Europe and enabling effective multilevel governance to turn Mission solutions into real action.”, Miljenko Sedlar, Project Coordinator.
Sixteen additional projects to strengthen adaptation in European regions
Alongside these two flagship initiatives, 16 new Horizon Europe projects have been launched under the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change. These projects will expand Europe’s capacity to understand, monitor, and implement adaptation by addressing both knowledge and practical gaps. They will conduct research on how to monitor and assess adaptation progress, the links between the climate and biodiversity crises, and transformative adaptation approaches that build local capacity.
In addition, the projects will demonstrate innovative solutions, exploring how to make adaptation projects bankable, how to tailor measures for rural and small communities, how to address the needs of the most vulnerable social groups, and how to promote systemic, cross-sectoral adaptation approaches. By working closely with regional and local authorities, these initiatives will turn scientific insights into concrete measures that help European regions and communities adapt to a changing climate.
All projects can be explored on CORDIS.
More information
EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change Portal Climate-ADAPT
Watch the official launch of Regilience+ and the Adaptation Hubs project at the Baltic Sea Regional Forum of the Mission on 18 November at 12h30 live on Home | Baltic Sea Regional Forum for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change.
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