What is Life Adaptate?
It is project co-financed by the Programme for Environment and Climate Action of the European Union (LIFE), within the Climate Action sub-programme, which will take place simultaneously in six municipalities from Spain, Portugal and Latvia.
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Cooperation is key to improve climate change adaptation across Europe’s border regions
Europe’s border regions and shared maritime areas are facing increased negative impacts due to climate change, but countries and regions responsible for these areas are already taking action at transnational…
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According to the World Health Organization, meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050 through reductions in air pollution alone.…
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A new guidebook on "How to develop a Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP)" has just been released by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. The guidebook is divided into three…
See moreCOP24: Katowice climate change conference
EU leaders arrived last week in Katowice with a clear objective for COP24: the adoption of clear rules to implement the Paris Agreement. One week before the event, the European Commission adopted…
See moreClimate Change Adaptation in Murcia Region
Last October, the LIFE ADAPTATE project met with two other climate change adaptation projects approved in the 2016 Life Programme call in the Region of Murcia: LIFE AMDRYC4 and LIFE…
See moreProject consortium meeting in Águilas
In October, LIFE ADAPTATE project consortium met in Águilas for its third biannual meeting in order to share the work done in previous months. The meeting started with the presentation of the…
See moreLorca’s pilot action has been presented to the City Social Council
Last 28th of June, Lorca presented its Pilot Action and the works done in the development of the SECAP to the City Social Council . The Council, made up by city…
See moreApply now for the 1st Covenant Cities in the Spotlight call!
In order to celebrate the 10th year of the initiative, the Covenant of Mayors is rewarding signatories that have been working actively within the Covenant framework and achieving remarkable progress…
See moreApply now for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf Awards!
European Green Capital Award Starting in 2010, one European city (with 100,000+ inhabitants) is selected every year as the European Green Capital of the year. This award is given to…
See moreSmiltene begins the reconstruction and cleaning of the Lake Vidusezera
Smiltene municipality has already hired the company “Geo Consultants” for developing the technical project “Reconstruction of hydro technical structure of Lake Vidusezera and lake cleaning in Smiltene”. The deadline for…
See moreApply now for the Covenant twinning programme!
The Covenant twinning programme offers cities, regions and provinces across Europe the opportunity to take part in twinning exchanges that aim to increase local authorities’ capacity and knowledge to mitigate…
See moreLife Adaptate holds its second Monitoring Meeting in Smiltene
Last week, LIFE ADAPTATE consortium held the 2nd biannual project meeting in Smiltene, one of the six European municipalities involved in the project. The meeting started with the presentation of…
See moreProject partners visit Smiltene Pilot Action
Last 21st of June, Life Adaptate partners visited the scenario of Smiltene Pilot Action: the Lake Vidusezers, an artificial water reservoir (2.9ha) located 200 meters far from the city centre.…
See moreCompetition for the 2021 EU Green Capital and 2020 EU Green Leaf awards!
For the eleventh time, the European Green Capital Award is offering cities of with a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants the opportunity to kick-start its year as a European…
See moreElectric bus fleets to tackle air pollution in cities
Recent studies on air pollution in cities have fuelled the debate on increasing the number of electric vehicles in cities. Deploying electric vehicles (EV) has become a key pillar for…
See moreWebinar: How to design effective policies against energy poverty in municipalitie
The Covenant of Mayors Office, in cooperation with EU Energy Poverty Observatory, is organizing a webinar that will present a draft guidance for municipalities that can be used to design…
See moreTake part in the public consultation on the adaptation action plan under the EU Urban Agenda!
The Climate Adaptation Partnership under the EU Urban Agenda has just launched a public consultation on its action plan, to which the Covenant community is warmly invited to provide its…
See moreHappy World Environment Day 2018!
World Environment Day is the UN’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to…
See moreRevision for phase 4 (2021-2030)
The European Commission presented in July 2015 a legislative proposal to revise the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) for the period after 2020. This is the first step in…
See moreAdaptation to climate change
Adaptation means anticipating the adverse effects of climate change and taking appropriate action to prevent or minimise the damage they can cause, or taking advantage of opportunities that may arise.…
See moreThe EU Emissions Trading System
The EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the EU's policy to combat climate change and its key tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions cost-effectively. It is…
See moreA Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050
Europe's key challenges The EU provides its Member States with a long-term framework for dealing with the issue of sustainability and the cross-border effects of phenomena that cannot be dealt…
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