Europe ‘must adapt on climate’

Europeans must learn how to live with a changing climate as well as seeking to limit its effects by cutting emissions, the European Environment Agency says in a report 'Impacts of Europe's changing climate'. The impacts of climate change on Europe's environment and society are shown in this report. Past trends in the climate, its current state and possible future changes are presented using 22 selected indicators. For almost all of these a clear trend exists and impacts are already being observed. The report highlights the need to develop strategies at European, national, regional and local level for adapting to climate change.

WMO/UNEP: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://www.ipcc.ch/

EEA: Press Release, 18.8.04: Europe needs adaptation strategies to limit climate change impacts http://www.eea.europa.eu/pressroom/newsreleases/climate_report-en

EEA Report, No.2, 2004: Impacts of Europe's changing climate http://reports.eea.europa.eu/climate_report_2_2004/en

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