EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change

What the Mission on climate adaptation deals with

With this mission the European Commission wants to support regions to be climate resilient by 2030. In order to achieve this it will stimulate the development of innovative solutions while engaging at the same time with a wide range of regional stakeholders to increase the acceptance of the solutions and the policy changes needed within these regions. 

This mission on adaptation to climate change is not limited to Horizon Europe but is spread out over different European programmes and it will also entail other measures to achieve its objectives.

Scope of the mission

Support will be provided in different ways to

• Understand climate risks: Identify current and future climate-related challenges specific to their areas
• Develop adaptation pathways: Create strategic plans to prepare for and manage the impacts of a changing climate
• Implement innovative solutions: Deploy practical measures and technologies to enhance resilience on the ground

How can you take part ?

Some regions are already further than others on their road towards full climate reslience so each region will need to follow a different path. This mission is also not limited to the front-runners but also to those that are very far behind in the climate transition. Consequently a tailor-made approach will be drawn up for each region to achieve the objectives.

Regions and communities that want to take part will need to sign the Mission Charter  Before doing so they need to follow some steps and fill in several forms. Consequently an assessment of the replies and evidence provided will gauge the commitment of the regions and communities to implement adaptation measures to climate change. Regions and communities that show past, ongoing or future initiatives or the willingness to consider adaptation initiatives are invited to sign the Charter. 

Already 326 regions and local authorities have signed the Mission Charter which is a sign that the Mission fosters a strong, united approach to tackling climate risks. 

Open & Forthcoming calls

The calls for project proposals are not only aimed at regions and communities. Companies, universities, organisations can also be part of a consortium submitting a project.  The open & forthcoming calls are available on the Funding and Tenders Portal. The following calls are open since 4 February 2026 and will close on 23 September 2026:

• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-01: National Adaptation Hubs - Bringing together the national level with the engaged regional and local levels (multi-level governance)
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02: Facilitating implementation of actionable solutions for climate adaptation of regions and local authorities
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-03: Standardising and supporting climate services for climate adaptation
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-04: Bridging the gap between disaster risk management and climate adaptation
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-05: Demonstrating solutions to protect and preserve cultural heritage from the impacts of climate change
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-06: Improving climate resilience of navigable inland waterways, their surroundings and related water infrastructure
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-07: Supporting financing of local adaptation actions with combination of public funding and private financing
• HORIZON-MISS-2026-06-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security

Results of EU-funded Climate adaptation-related projects 

A portfolio of projects & results on climate adaptation research and innovation funded under past framework programmes FP6 (2002-2006), FP7 (2007-2013) and Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) and the current Horizon Europe framework programme (2021-2027) can be found in the CORDIS database.

Climate adaptation-related projects supported by European Regions can be found in the KOHESIO database.

What are Missions?

Find it out here.