WEBSTIVAL 3 | Together Towards Resilience: Communities at the Forefront
The third and final CLIMAAX Webstival will take place online on 18–19 November 2025. Moderated by EURADA, the event will bring together key actors from across the project and beyond to showcase financial support to third parties, share lessons learned, and spark new connections. The agenda will highlight both policy-oriented and technical outcomes of the project, enriched with real stories from local communities as well as contributions from sister projects working on climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation. Subscribe to our newsletter or follow CLIMAAX on LinkedIn to stay in the loop!
November 18
The first day will spotlight the policy-oriented aspects of the CLIMAAX project. A series of high-level presentations and engaging discussions will explore the alignment between climate risk assessment, the EU Climate Adaptation policies and the funding mechanisms. The day will begin with an Introduction to the project by Frederiek Sperna Weiland (Deltares – Project Coordinator), setting the stage for the discussions to follow. A Keynote address will be delivered by Sophie Berger (Policy Officer, Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change of European Commission) highlighting how CLIMAAX is a key project for the Adaptation Mission and for climate adaptation in EU. Furthermore, Daniel Sempere (UPC – Co-coordinator) will present a dedicated session on “Empowering local action for climate adaptation in Europe“.
A key highlight will be the roundtable session “Bridging Projects, Strengthening Regions: Shared Tools for Climate Resilience” featuring speakers from the Mission Implementation Platform (Ximena Michemberg Conti) and sister projects Pathways2Resilience (Thomas Koetz), TransformAr (Jan Cools), and IMPETUS (Josep Pijuan). This session will foster an open dialogue on best practices emerging from these initiatives and explore opportunities for synergies to strengthen climate resilience across regions.
November 19
The second day will delve into the technical dimensions of the CLIMAAX project, emphasizing tools, data, and collaboration that have powered implementation across Europe. It will open with an inspiring Keynote address by Richard Smithers (Director of the Mission Implementation Platform) on “Climate Risk Assessment: the importance of what is assessed and how it is assessed for accelerating adaptation“. In Technical Session 1, Christopher Polster (ECMWF) will present “Connecting Tools and Experience in the CLIMAAX Handbook,” providing a guided overview of practical resources developed through the project. In Technical Session 2 will feature Maurizio Mazzoleni (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), who will explore “Data-driven algorithms, Big Data, and methods for EWS and Climate Risk Assessment in Europe“. This session will highlight the use of Big Data manipulation within Climate-Informed Early Warning Systems (EWS).
To close the day, Fulvio Biddau (CMCC) will lead a session titled “From Collaboration to Impact: Advancing the CLIMAAX Community of Practice“, emphasizing the strong collaborative spirit of the project and its ongoing legacy through the growing CoP.