Library

Plans/Strategies

17/03/23: Towards a climate change resilient society by 2050 – Federal adaptation measures 2023-2026 (FR/NL)

24/02/2021: the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change

19/04/2017: Belgian National Adaptation Plan 2017-2020

28/10/2016: Federal contribution to the National Adaptation Plan (FR / NL)

02/06/2016 : Integrated Air-Climate Energy Plan (Brussels) (FR / NL)

21/04/2016 : Walloon Air-Climate Energy Plan (FR)

11/02/2013: Flemish Adaptation Plan (NL)

06/12/2010: First National Adaptation Strategy

Evaluation/Reporting

24/01/2023 8th National Communication (chapter 6) (EN) – summary (EN)

22/03/2021 Final evaluation of the National Adaptation Plan (NL & FR) (2017-2020)

22/03/2021 Final evaluation of the federal contribution to the National Adaptation Plan (NL & FR) (2017-2020)

08/03/2019 : 2^nd report on the national adaptation actions in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (Monitoring Mechanism Regulation) (EN)

08/03/2019: Mid-term evaluation of the National Adaptation Plan (2017-2018) (NL / FR)

10/01/2019: Mid-term evaluation of the implementation of the federal contribution to the National Adaptation Plan (FR / NL)

2018: Adaptation preparedness scoreboard – Country fiche for Belgium

20/12/2017 : 7th National Communication (EN) (chapter 6)

13/03/2015 : 1^st report on the national adaptation actions in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (Monitoring Mechanism Regulation) (EN)

20/12/2013 : 6^th National Communication (chapter 6)

Studies

09/08/2021: Impact of climate change on the healthcare system in Belgium: Rapport Final (EN) – Summary (EN)

11/09/2020: Evaluation of the socio-economic impact of climate change in Belgium : Final Report (EN) – Summary(EN)

01/03/2014: Identification & evaluation of the costs of inaction on climate change in Wallonia (FR)

01/07/2013: Exploration of the Federal contribution to a coherent climate adaptation policy

20/07/2012 : Adapting to climate change in the Brussels-Capital Region (FR)

08/09/2011 : LNE Adapt (NL)

31/05/2011 : Regional study on vulnerabilities and adaptation possibilities in Wallonia (FR)

International reports

28/02/2022: AR6 Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

06/05/2019: IPBES’ 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

06/12/2018 UN Environment Adaptation Gap Reports

05/10/2018: IPCC: SPECIAL REPORT Global Warming of 1.5 ºC

24/04/2018: EEA report National climate change vulnerability and risk assessments in Europe, 2018

17/10/2017: EEA report Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Europe

27/02/2017 : EEA report Financing urban adaptation to climate change

05/07/2015: EEA report Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016 — Transforming cities in a changing climate

26/01/2016: EEA report Flood risks and environmental vulnerability — Exploring the synergies between floodplain restoration, water policies and thematic policies

02/12/2015: EEA report National monitoring, reporting and evaluation of climate change adaptation in Europe

31/03/2014: IPCC- 5^th Assessment report (AR5) 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

10/12/2014: EEA report Adaptation of transport to climate change in Europe

Tools

27/03/2019: Outil de l’Agence Européenne de l’Environnement à l’appui de la planification des infrastructures vertes et de la restauration des écosystèmes (EN)

01/07/2017 : Adapte ta commune (Région Wallonne)

12/09/2018 : Climate portal of the Flemish Environmental Agency (NL)

Climate atlas of the Royal Meteorological Institute (RMI) (FR / NL)

Walloon platform for the IPCC (FR)

Information portal of the crisis center about risks in Belgium for citizens/organisations aiming to strengthen their resilience

Meteoalarm.eu: provide information to prepare for extreme weather expected to occur in Europe (such as heavy rain with risk of flooding, severe thunderstorms, gale-force winds, heat waves, forest fires, severe coastal tides) (2 display options: today and tomorrow)

EuroHEAT website displays daily forecasts of heatwave probability (0–100 %) for the upcoming ten days. The tool also links to national heat/health warning systems which it is intended to complement.