How can cities stay cool in what is set to become the warmest decade ever registered? How can landscapes absorb more frequent and intense floods? This interactive map takes you through more than 40 projects across the continent, each offering a different take on these urgent questions.
From fighting drought and extreme heat to slowing glacial melt, from protecting cities against rising seas and floods to restoring fragile ecosystems, the challenges vary widely from one region to another. Our editors across Europe have gathered some of the most creative adaptation efforts underway—ranging from the experimental to the controversial.
Explore the map to discover five key climate challenges and the solutions cities and regions are testing. Click on each point to read about the results so far — and the debates they’re sparking.
Read more in the climate collection from YEP News, a news aggregator by A European Perspective, bringing you the best of European journalism in your own language.
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Original content from AFP (France), Arte (France-Germany), BBC (United Kingdom), BNT (Bulgaria), BR (Germany), CT (Czechia), DW (Germany), ERR (Estonia), ERT (Greece), Franceinfo (France), GPB (Georgia), HRT (Croatia), LRT (Lithuania), LSM (Latvia), Polskie Radio (Poland), RTBF (Belgium), RTE (Ireland), RTP (Portugal), RTVA (Andorra), RTVE (Spain), RTVSLO (Slovenia), Swissinfo (Switzerland), Swedish Radio (Sweden), SRF (Switzerland), Suspilne (Ukraine), TVPWorld (Poland) and Yle (Finland)
Research: Marie Hospital (AFP), Lena Sauerer (BR), Eve Tsirigotaki (ERT), Joana Bénard da Costa (RTP), Veronica De Vore (Swissinfo), Mykola Shylin (Suspilne) and Ilia Sadgobelashvili (GPB)
Coordination: Luis Garcia Fuster (EBU), Martin Sterba (CT), Eve Tsirigotaki (ERT)
Project Management: Alexiane Lerouge (EBU)
Illustration: Ann-Sophie de Steur
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