Mission: Adaptation to Climate Change: Supporting the implementation of the EU Mission Adap-tation to Climate Change (Horizon Europe)

In February 2021, the European Commission adopted an EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change that sets out how the EU can adapt to the unavoidable impacts of climate change and become climate resilient by 2050. Pushing further on the belief that we must adjust now to tomorrow's climate, the EU has launched, in the same year, the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change to support at least 150 regions and local authorities to become climate-resilient by 2030.

Since the start of the Mission, the European Commission confirmed its strategic importance and the strength of its approach to accelerate the transformation to a climate-resilient Europe22. It has also acknowledged that the Mission can serve as a best practice for all interested parties, and that it will be further leveraged23.

In March 2024, the European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA), published by the European Environment Agency, has further stressed the need to ramp up adaptation efforts in Europe. The importance of stepping up preparedness and adaptation is also well reflected in the Political Guidelines for the next European Commission24 which call the European Commission to develop a European Climate Adaptation Plan in the coming years.

In this context, the Mission appears to be the perfect vehicle to support climate adaptation at the regional and local levels and to develop and facilitate the take-up of ready-to-use knowledge and tools for climate action.

Call Topics mit der Einreichungsfrist 24 Sep 2025:

HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-01: Supporting regions and local authorities in assessing climate risks
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-02: Supporting regional and local authorities in developing their Action Plans towards climate resilience
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-03: Demonstrating solutions to help hotspots in coastal regions to adapt to climate change
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-04: Testing and demonstrating innovative solutions to improve resilience to extreme heat, including addressing health impacts
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-05: Better understanding incentives for private sector financing of adaptation solutions
HORIZON-MISS-2025-01-CLIMA-06: Pre-commercial procurement of breakthrough solutions for climate proofing of public buildings