European Topic Center for Climate Change Adaptation and LULUCF (ETC CA).

  European Topic Center for Climate Change Adaptation and LULUCF (ETC CA).

is a consortium of 16 European organizations with expertise in the thematic area of adaptation to climate change and land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), which cooperate with the European Environment Agency on the basis of a framework partnership agreement for the period 2022-2026. The lead institution of the ETC CA is the Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici. The ECA assists the European Environment Agency (EEA) in supporting the implementation and development of EU legislation and policy by monitoring and assessing climate change impacts, hazards and adaptation to climate change and LULUCF, thereby contributing to harmonisation, quality assessment and sharing of data and/or information, while the main supported political process is the EU strategy for adaptation to climate change, within the framework of the European Green Deal.

The main activities of ETC CA are:

• create a knowledge base and indicators across sectors and regions.

• develop integrated and systemic assessments of the vulnerability of society and ecosystems to climate change and natural hazard risks.

• carry out monitoring, reporting and evaluation of strategies, plans, options and measures for adaptation to climate change.

• update, evaluate and improve the European Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (Climate-ADAPT), thereby contributing to more informed decision making.