European Environment Agency

Today, the European Commission launched the Climate Resilience Framework, and the EEA stands ready to support it with the knowledge, data and tools Europe needs. Climate change does not stop at national borders, and neither should our response. 🌍

📄 Publishing the methodology for the second European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA-2), which will be designed around users’ needs and developed together with stakeholders.

“Building resilience requires not just an understanding of climate risks, but also the right tools to act on them,” says our Executive Director Leena Ylä-Mononen. Read more: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/... #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience #ClimateRisk

The EEA "shall act as a centre of excellence on climate resilience and climate adaptation" - the framework gives the Agency a substantially more explicit and operational role in EU climate-resilience governance.

While preparing for the upcoming tasks, we are: 🧭 Launching the Navigator of Climate Resilience Tools, a catalogue of 100 interactive tools to assess climate risks, plan adaptation measures and monitor progress, each reviewed by EEA experts with the support of our Eionet network.

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Don't miss tomorrow's #COP17 discussion on restoring nature, from commitments to action. 📅 28 October 🕢 7:30–8:45 CET www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44k...

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How do we turn nature restoration commitments into action? At #COP17, the European Environment Agency and IUCN will bring together policymakers and experts to discuss how countries can move from global restoration targets to effective implementation.

Are Europe's hospitals prepared for the ongoing climate change and its effects? The European Climate and Health Observatory has launched a Europe-wide survey to understand how educational and healthcare facilities are prepared for the impacts of extreme weather 🔥⛈️🌊 .

The survey is available in all European languages and remain open until 13 November 2026. Findings will be published on the Observatory portal in 2027 in aggregated form, without identifying individual facilities.

Please take part and share the survey with relevant contacts across your networks. Your voice can help make Europe’s schools and hospitals become resilient for the future. #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateHealth #ClimateResilience #Schools #Hospitals #Europe #EuropeanClimateHealthObservatory

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We invite healthcare leaders, sustainability managers, facility managers and others in similar management roles to share their experiences: 👉 Take the healthcare survey: s2survey.net/resilience_o...

How does noise pollution affect us? 🚗🔊 Transport noise can impact everyone, but children, older adults and people with existing health conditions may face greater health risks.

Older adults may be more affected by outcomes such as sleep disturbance, heart attacks and mortality. Children can experience impacts on reading ability, behaviour and weight.

Some disadvantaged groups are also more likely to live in noisier areas. The EEA analysis supports combining broad noise reduction measures with targeted actions to better protect vulnerable populations. 🔗 Read more: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

How does noise pollution affect us? 🚗🔊 Transport noise can impact everyone, but children, older adults and people with existing health conditions may face greater health risks.

A new EEA briefing finds that noise impacts are not shared equally. Age, social inequalities and environmental disadvantages can increase both exposure and vulnerability to transport noise.

🔹Mr. Ivo Marcin, Deputy Minister of the Environment of Czechia 🔹Ms. Klodiana Marika, Director of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Albania Moderated by Riyong Kim, EEA Head of Environment and Sustainability

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📅 28 October | 10:30–11:45 📍 IUCN Pavilion, Forum Room A Watch it ONLINE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44k... #COP17 #NatureRestoration #Biodiversity

Join us for Restoring nature: From commitments to action, with: 🔹Ms. Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy 🔹Dr. Grethel Aguilar, Director General, IUCN

How can combining data from different Copernicus services (@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social, @copernicusmarine.bsky.social, @copernicusland.bsky.social & Emergency) help us better understand our planet? Using water as an example, we have joined forces to create an interactive story map. 🧵1/3

At the EEA, we provide satellite-based data focused on land through the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service. But land is just one part of the bigger picture… Copernicus, also provides valuable data on our climate, oceans, atmosphere and extreme events. 🧵2/3

The story map illustrates how each service contributes a different piece of the puzzle 🧩 , showing how combining various datasets can help us gain a more complete understanding of water & its journey around planet Earth. 👉https://eu-space.europa.eu/earth-observation/copernicus/odyssey-water 🧵3/3

Our new report finds that Europe can strengthen its industrial competitiveness while cutting climate and environmental pressures, provided progress accelerates. 🔗 Read ‘Europe’s industrial transformation — from environmental progress to clean competitiveness’: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

🌍 From biodiversity commitments to delivery. Our work in Yerevan will highlight how better knowledge & monitoring, sustainable consumption & effective implementation can help boost global progress. Follow our contributions from #COP17. #Biodiversity #Nature #KMGBF #Europe

The circular potential is there, if the right conditions and policies are put in place to tackle the hurdles facing business. 🎙️🎧 Find out more in our latest episode 'Looping large: how can we scale circular businesses in Europe' available now wherever you get your podcasts.

🌍 Better biodiversity knowledge can help drive better action. At #COP17, the EEA & Council of Europe & the Environment are joining forces to discuss how pan-European data & knowledge can support implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. More: www.cbd.int/side-events/...

EEA at CBD #COP17: from biodiversity knowledge to action From 19 to 30 October, we will take part in the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia. Over the coming weeks, we will share more from our experts, events & partnerships in Yerevan. 👉 cop17yerevan.am/en

We are getting closer! It is almost time for our webinar on Europe's industrial transformation! 🏗️ 🏭 Date: 20 October at 11:00 - 12:00 CEST. Sign up and join the discussion: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

How can sustainability make Europe competitive by 2040? 🌍 Developed with policymakers & experts, the report identifies six "no-regret" options that could strengthen Europe's competitiveness across a range of possible futures. Read the report: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

We are looking for an expert in IT Project Management! 💻 Do you think you have what it takes? Then don't miss this opportunity and apply by 10 November! Find out more and apply here: jobs.eea.europa.eu/jobs/expert-...

Thank you – tak! – to everyone who visited us on Culture Night in Copenhagen on Friday! 🌊 We always love having the opportunity to meet you & engage in discussions about our work. This time, the focus was on Europe's seas!

Tonight is the night! 🌊 We are putting the finishing touches in place, and then we are ready to welcome you! Join us for Copenhagen Culture Night, starting at 18:00! www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

🏆The winners of the EEA's 'Resilient by Nature' 📸photo competition 2026 have been announced! A huge congratulations to the winners & all who took part from across Europe! 🔗Check out the winning photos: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

Hazardous substances still exceed safe limits in mussels and oysters from Europe's seas. Where trends can be detected, concentrations are falling more often than rising. 🔗 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/... #ZeroPollution

Visit us on Culture Night this Friday, when we turn our focus to Europe’s seas! 🌊🐟 This year, we will take you beneath the surface to learn more about Europe’s seas, the challenges they face, & what is being done to ensure they remain healthy: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

MowingQuest is a citizen science initiative where we want you to help us, & the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service & In-Situ, monitor grasslands by reporting mowing activities across Europe. Watch the video 📹 to discover how you can help! 👉https://insitu.copernicus.eu/projects/mowingquest

Half of Europe's population was exposed to poor or worse ground-level ozone levels so far in 2026, as successive summer heatwaves drove up concentrations, according to new @CopernicusECMWF analysis. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/... #AirQuality #Ozone

🍎 132 kg of food wasted per person in the EU. That also wastes land, water, energy and labour. This #FLWDay, see how Europe is tackling food waste 👇https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/publications/preventing-waste-in-europe-progress-and-challenges-with-a-focus-on-food-waste

On #WorldTourismDay, we’re reminded that climate change is reshaping tourism across Europe. Climate-resilient tourism means adapting to change while building a more sustainable future. 👉https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/adaptation-options/diversification-of-tourism-offers

🌡️ Climate change is already affecting our health! 🤝 The European Climate and Health Observatory brings organisations across Europe together to turn knowledge into action and strengthen preparedness. Explore the Observatory ➡️ climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory

In our latest newsletter, our Executive Director talks about opportunities & risks that come with AI, & why the role of the EEA & Eionet is more important than ever, not only in providing scientific excellence but also in ensuring transparency & trust. 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay! ⛴️ By translating policy into action through cooperation, knowledge-sharing & investment, we can help ensure that Europe's maritime sector remains safe, competitive & environmentally sustainable. Read the full report here: www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

You want to help us make our planet greener? 🌍 💚 One way is to report your tree planting activities 🌲 🌳 through our initiative called MapMyTree, a web app that allows citizens to report where they have planted trees or suggest location for trees. 👉 mapmytree.eea.europa.eu#/home

22 Sept

It’s #WorldCarFreeDay! 🚲 🚶‍♂️ 🛹 🛼 Back in 2007, we celebrated European Mobility Week by showcasing some of the different ways our colleagues travelled to work. Today, we’re bringing this video back to spark some inspiration for how to get to work without a car.

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🔍 How do emerging trends such as digitalisation & artificial intelligence reshape Europe's production & consumption? A new EEA-Eionet horizon scan has explored 7 emerging trends 👉 www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

21 Sept

A newly proposed EU rating scheme will make data centres' energy and water use transparent, as the bloc aims to triple its capacity within five to seven years. 🔗 ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DataCentres #EUPolicy

18 Sept

Birds 🐦‍⬛ play a vital role in healthy ecosystems, supporting pest control, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling, while also contributing to our well-being. New data show populations have declined. Find out more in our #EEAIndicator on how declines can be reversed. www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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"The costs of climate change are staggering. Observation networks such as ICOS play an important role to produce the data necessary for sound policies,” says Leena Ylä-Mononen @ylaleena.bsky.social from @eea.europa.eu in her speech in #ICOS2026SC. ICOS's Hannele Laine welcomes the dialogue.