Higher dikes or room for the river? What ACCREU teaches us about adaptation choices
Should a region invest in higher dikes or make room for the river? Protect forests by suppressing fires or by…
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A focus on the effect of dry-and-hot extremes on poverty and income equality in Cyprus
Based on research published earlier this year in the frame of the ACCREU project by Jessie Ruth Schleypen, Fahad Saeed,…
ACCREU and CROSSEU final Conference | Climate Risk Across Europe: Knowledge, Tools and Pathways to Resilience
We are pleased to announce the ACCREU and CROSSEU final event, “Climate Risk Across Europe: Knowledge, Tools and Pathways to…
ACCREU launches the ACCREU Data Catalog
The ACCREU Data Catalog brings together publicly available datasets produced across the ACCREU project. The datasets have been generated through…
ACCREU results on modelling human coastal adaptation decisions presented at CBC2026
At the CBC2026 Connecting Biodiversity, Climate, and Human Behaviour conference held in Leipzig from 21 to 24 September, Sebastiano Bacca…
What happens after the dike? Rethinking long-term costs in flood risk management
Sea-levels are rising and coastal flood risks are increasing. Flood risk management aims to reduce these risks. Usually, for investments…
Public discussion in Cyprus with the Chair of the national Fiscal Council based on ACCREU findings on climate risks and adaptation
The Cyprus Forum is an independent and not-for-profit conference aiming to promote sustainable and socially responsible policy in Cyprus and…
How to make “transformational” climate adaptation economically viable
Unlike incremental adaptation, which preserves the essence of existing systems or processes, transformational adaptation changes the fundamental attributes of social-ecological…
Future wildfire risk in Southern Europe under changing land use, population, and climate
Forest fires are currently raging in the south, and there are several factors that are further fuelling them. Ophélie Meuriot,…
New ACCREU Study: Europe’s PM2.5 death toll could fall by 2050, but future risks depend on climate and policy
The recently published ACCREU study, “Projected excess mortality from PM2.5 exposure in Europe under future climate and sociodemographic pathways”, quantifies excess…
Labour productivity in Cyprus is expected to drop due to climate change, with adverse economic impacts
As global temperatures climb, Cyprus is experiencing more frequent and intense extreme heat events — a trend that poses growing…
Annual Meeting of International Impact Modellers Sets Course for Next Global Simulation Round
From 6—12 June 2026, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) hosted a joint international workshop of the Inter-Sectoral…
Compound dry-and-hot extremes exacerbate income inequality and poverty in Europe
A new Climate Analytics study, part of the ACCREU Project, reveals how extreme heat, especially when combined with drought, will…
ACCREU at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Association (WCERE 2026)
The ACCREU project will be at the World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists 2026!Organised by the World Council of…
A comprehensive wellbeing assessment in cost-benefit analysis: a review of flood adaptation case studies presented at ECGIC 2026
A fair and sustainable economy requires new ways of thinking — both in research and in practice. At the Economy…
ACCREU, CROSSEU & SPARCCLE Webinar | The macroeconomics of adaptation: lessons learned from the 3 projects
As a part of the ACCREU research project, a joint webinar series together with the sister projects CROSSEU and SPARCCLE is…
Just2Adapt Tool: Supporting governments with socially just climate adaptation
Researchers at Ecologic Institute have developed a new tool to help governments to produce socially just climate adaptation strategies. The…
ACCREU DIVACoast Results Released: Advancing Global Assessment of Sea-Level Rise Impacts and Adaptation
The ACCREU project has released the DIVACoast model results database, a comprehensive new dataset providing global estimates of sea-level rise…
Future health and economic impacts of extreme heat on older adults: a subnational analysis for Europe
A recently published ACCREU study, “Future health and economic impacts of extreme heat on older adults: a subnational analysis for…
Where and who does heat hit hardest?
Summer has hit and with it the first major heatwave: the UK and France recorded some of their hottest May…