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Adaptation to a warmer, drier and wetter climate
The effects of climate change are visible already today. We need to adapt now
in order to meet the requirements of a changing world.
Recent update
Just resilience - what, why and how?
The newest addition on our english website is a section about just resilience – what it is, why it matters, and how we can implement just resilience in our climate adaptation work.
Get inspired and learn from others!
Discover the selection of cases on our website.
Learn more about how Sweden manage adaptation
Collaboration on different levels of society
Climate adaptation takes place at various societal levels and within different areas of responsibility. The information on these pages aim to explain the roles and regulations for climate adaptation, from local to global level.
The municipalities are key players
At the local level, municipalities have a role in ensuring the well-being of their residents. This role includes various significant activities that are affected by climate change. Therefore, many municipalities have developed their own strategies for climate adaptation.
Inspiring examples from climate adaptation activities in Sweden
This is what we did and how we did it!
There is a lot that municipalities, companies and other organisations can do to adapt their operations and prepare for the effects of a changing climate. There are many good examples that offers inspiration in your further work with adaptaion measures.
On our website we have gathered a number of Swedish examples of climate adaptation actions. Take part in how others have done, learn more about climate adaptation, or get inspiration in your own work ahead.
Broad initiative for smarter management of rainwater
Good practice in the management of water increases the ability to cope with cloudbursts. In one initiative, the public are encouraged to get involved in order to reduce the burden on the drainage network.
More examples from our cases collection
News
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Swedish climate adaptation efforts 2024: Increased collaboration but major challenges remain
Although most of the government agencies are complying with the Climate Adaptation Ordinance, the 2024 summary report highlights growing resource shortages and a pressing need for enhanced coordination, long-term financing, and up... -
Introducing a severe impacts approach to guide adaptation to pluvial floods in residential and public buildings
Damages to buildings from pluvial flooding pose key risks to cities, impacting both economy and health, and drawing increased policy attention. While Swedish buildings are known to be at risk, most research focuses on homeowners a... -
New update for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change now available
The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change continues to make strides toward its key objectives. This progress is assessed every six months through Barometer Updates, which use a structured monitoring framework and 13 indicator... -
Decisive measures needed to meet EU’s environmental, climate and sustainability objectives
Despite steady progress in key areas, the European Union is only partially on track to achieve the EU’s 2030 climate, environment and sustainability objectives, according to the latest monitoring report published by the European E... -
Climate change is erasing Indigenous languages along with biodiversity
A warming world isn’t just changing landscapes—it’s stripping away words. The Sámi people of northern Scandinavia, whose language holds an intricate vocabulary for snow and reindeer, are watching their words vanish alongside their... -
New report summarizes extreme weather in 2024 – and suggests resolutions
The international collaboration World Weather Attribution (WWA) has launched its first report summarizing the studies conducted on extreme weather in 2024. The report “When Risks Become Reality: Extreme Weather in 2024” contains b... -
2024 first year with global warming of more than 1.5 degrees according to Copernicus climate service
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the... -
Over half EEA countries monitor and take action on heat and health
Collecting timely and reliable data on the number of deaths and illnesses associated with heat are vital to deploy targeted emergency responses during heatwaves. Twenty of the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) 38 member and coop...