Spain Urges EU Climate Resilience Overhaul Amid Costly Summer Disasters

Spain Urges EU Climate Resilience Overhaul Amid Costly Summer Disasters

Spain is pressing the European Commission to elevate climate adaptation to a central economic and security priority, warning that the bloc can no longer afford reactive measures as extreme weather events grow more frequent and expensive. This push comes as Brussels finalizes a climate resilience strategy slated for completion by year-end, a process Madrid argues must be strengthened in the wake of a catastrophic summer.

A letter addressed to Climate Action Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra outlines Spain’s comprehensive proposal, which calls for integrating resilience assessments into all planning and investment decisions rather than treating them as post-hoc formalities.

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