In July 2025, the Lodzkie Region launched a project titled “Climate Resilience of the Lodzkie Region” (CliRes-LR). The project is being carried out as part of the European Commission’s initiative “CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment
framework and toolboX” (CLIMAAX), which is funded under the Horizon Europe programme. The objective of the CliRes-LR project is to develop recommendations for solutions that will enhance the region’s adaptability to ongoing climate change.
The project involves a wide range of stakeholders. These include: the Polish Space Agency (POLSA), the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (ARIMR), the Lodzkie Region Landscape Parks Group, the Lodz Provincial Office, the European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ERCE), the University of Lodz, the State Water Holding “Polish Waters”, and the Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute. Although the project began with a delay, its implementation is proceeding very efficiently.
On October 30, 2025, Phase I of the CliRes-LR project was completed. The objective of this work was to develop a preliminary Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) for the Lodzkie Region, which involved identifying and analyzing key climate-related phenomena using the CLIMAAX Handbook methodology and the ECMWF JupyterHub environment.
On September 28, 2026, the second phase of the project was concluded. This phase aimed to conduct an in-depth climate risk assessment, which included expanding upon existing analyses and baseline data developed during the previous phase. The work focused on three primary climate risks: heavy rainfall, hydrological drought, and agricultural drought.
To refine previous analyses, regional data on climate change were obtained from project stakeholders: the Lodz Provincial Office, the Polish Space Agency, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture, and the Geoportal of the Lodzkie Region.
Work on Phase III of the CliRes-LR project is currently underway.
It is worth noting that the project has already been showcased on two occasions at regional events: in November 2025, during the Conference “Lodzkie for the Climate”, and in March 2026, at the Promotion Forum of the Lodzkie Region, where the results of Phase I of the project were presented.