Brief communication: Strengthening coherence between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Abstract

Reducing disaster risks and adapting to climate change are ever more important policy goals in Europe and worldwide. The commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and complementary multilateral frameworks, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 and the Paris Agreement on Cli- mate Change, has galvanized pursuits for policy coherence. The report ”Climate change adaptation and disaster risk re- duction in Europe: enhancing coherence of the knowledge base, policies and practices“ of the European Environment Agency identified several ways for how coherence and re- silience can be built through knowledge sharing, collabora- tion and investments.