RESIST is a five-year EU-funded project that has emerged from the need to make regions more resilient to climate change. The effects of environmental changes are a reality affecting our societies in many ways. We need to adapt to the current and predicted effects of climate change by taking action.
RESIST is part of a wider strategy at European level: the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change. The mission focuses on supporting at least 150 European regions, cities and local authorities by 2030 in their efforts to build resilience against the impacts of climate change.
RESIST will engage so far twelve European regions with different socioeconomic profiles that will test adaptation solutions to five key climate challenges: floods, droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, and soil erosion.
Europe faced a summer of stark reminders: wildfires raging across Portugal and Spain, rising seas threatening communities in Sweden, and extreme heatwaves impacting residents and tourists in Italy.
The scale and intensity of these climate hazards make one thing clear: solutions are needed more than ever, and RESIST is stepping in to help communities prepare, adapt, and respond.
Across the continent, RESIST is turning solution ideas into action. In Portugal, mosaic landscape strategies are helping reduce wildfire risks; in Sweden, XR and Virtual Reality are supporting awareness and decision-making; or in Italy, climate shelters are providing safe spaces during extreme heat events.
From technology and research to hands-on community engagement, RESIST ensures that solutions reach those who need them most. By combining innovation with local action, the project is helping Europe build more resilient communities.
More here: resist-project.eu