EURO-CORDEX: A community effort provides the basis for regional climate adaptation in Europe

EURO-CORDEX: A community effort provides the basis for regional climate adaptation in Europe Climate change is a worldwide threat to humanity and to human activities. Especially in the densely populated continent of Europe, targeted adaptation to the man-made changes in climate is necessary. The facets of climate change differ from region to region, even within Europe, as do human activities within the continent. Therefore, the impacts of climate change are also diverse and are specific to each region. Potential adaptation measures need to consider many different aspects, among which are the projected local climate change, its potential impact, human activities and its costs. A basis for the planning of targeted adaptation measures is the scientifically sound analysis and provision of regional to local climate information. To provide this basis is one of the tasks the EURO-CORDEX community assigned to itself.