The GSEU – A Geological Service for Europe project aims to lay the foundations for a permanent and sustainable Geological Service for Europe by strengthening cooperation between national and regional geological surveys and developing harmonised geological data, information and services at the European level.

The project addresses a wide range of thematic areas, including critical raw materials, geothermal energy and underground storage, groundwater resources, geological data and information systems, as well as coastal vulnerability assessment.

Of particular relevance to climate change adaptation is Work Package 5 (WP5) – Coastal Vulnerability Assessment & Optimised Offshore Windfarm Siting. WP5 addresses the vulnerability of European coastal areas and examines factors associated with climate change, sea-level rise and coastal hazards. Its activities include the assessment of vertical ground movements in European coastal areas, long-term shoreline changes and the identification of key parameters influencing coastal vulnerability.

The project also supports the development and use of geological and hydrogeological datasets, maps, models and decision-support tools that can contribute to the sustainable management, protection and enhanced resilience of coastal zones. The work on coastal vulnerability includes the assessment of shoreline changes over decadal and centennial timescales and their relationship with sea-level rise.

The Hellenic Survey of Geology and Mineral Exploration (HSGME) participates in GSEU and leads WP5. Through its involvement, HSGME contributes data, expertise and methodological approaches for the assessment of coastal vulnerability and the development of tools supporting climate-resilient coastal management.

The main objective of the Med-Gold project is to transform climate-related information into added value for the traditional Mediterranean food systems based on grapevine, olive, and Mediterranean durum wheat. The project has co-developed its climate services with users, utilizing state-of-the-art climate data, with either modified existing tools, already well-known within the respective sectors, or  entirely new tools, developed from scratch.

The climate services for the agri-food sector will contribute in making  European agriculture and food systems more resilient, sustainable, and efficient in the face of climate change. 

The initiative “Addressing the impacts of climate change on natural and cultural heritage” is coordinated by Greece, with UNESCO, UNFCCC, and the WMO as partners. Its objectives are:

a) the establishment of an international network among the countries and international organizations supporting the initiative, as well as other global actors engaged in the protection of cultural and natural heritage from the climate change,

b) the creation of a database listing good practices in this field and

c) the management of relevant expertise, information.

LIFE ASTI contributes significantly to the generic goal of the EU Adaptation Strategy. It develops policies to improve the adaptation to the impact of the Urban Thermal Island effect, especially during the summer heatwaves. Thus, it reduces the risk in Metropolitan Areas by introducing prevention services and more effectively applying the EU guidelines about energy efficiency. For the representative geographil coverage of the problem, the evaluation of various environmental conditions, and the support of one of the most important EU priorities about the common effort and international cooperation, 2 Mediterranean cities were chosen. 

VALORADA aims to empower European prefectures and municipalities in directing the oncoming social reform to the climate sustainable and resilient development. The Project is aligned with the EU Adaptation Mission that aims to support the transformation of 150 EU regions to become climate sustainable and resilient by 2030, through: 

• accelerating social reforms, 
• demonstrating systemic reforms,
• improving accessibility and usability of climate data.

In the framework of the GEO-CRADLE project, the DEAR-Clima application was developed, for exporting regional climatic data. This application is a user-friendly interactive tool that visualizes and provides time-series of important climatic parameters and indicators.