Climate resilience in action: an interactive policy dialogue for cities and regions

Climate change impacts are becoming increasingly visible across Europe. From drought, heat waves and water scarcity to extreme rainfall: Europe has experienced them all in 2026. With cascading effects like forest fires, heat stress and flooding as a result. Cities and regions face growing challenges in preparing for future climate risks. Meanwhile, the European Commission is developing a new Climate Resilience and Risk Management Integrated Framework, which is expected to shape Europe's approach to climate resilience in the years ahead. During this interactive policy dialogue, you explore what this new framework could mean for regions, cities and local authorities. Besides focusing on the framework itself, the session creates a dialogue between European institutions, cities and regions. The objective is to explore what support, governance arrangements and investment frameworks are needed to accelerate climate resilience across Europe. Moreover, you will hear several good practices on how cities and regions managed to overcome various obstacles to become more climate resilient. Contributions include perspectives from European institutions, Eurocities, the Urban Agenda Partnership on Water Sensitive Cities and best practices from Twente and Bologna.