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CASCADES – CAScading Climate risks: towards ADaptive and resilient European Societies – is analysing the channels through which climate change impacts outside Europe might cascade into Europe, significantly altering Europe’s risk exposure both today and in the future. It is also supporting the design of a coherent European policy framework to address these risks.
CASCADES researchers are examining a range of topics to help understand how climate impacts can cascade through particular sectors.
Risk overview: To understand climate impacts, it is crucial to identify vulnerabilities and causal pathways that interact and lead to second- or third-order impacts, in the short, medium and long-term.
Trade: Trade systems are major conveyors of climate risks, transmitting pressures on prices of key commodities (such as food and energy) and services and also being subject to intermittent collapse and interruptions by climate impacts.
Foreign policy, security and development: Climate impacts outside Europe are likely to affect European foreign, security and development policy through their effect on livelihoods, water, food and energy systems, security and diplomatic relations in countries with close ties to the EU and its member states
Finance: Climate change is already having huge impacts on investor portfolios and financial flows around the world. The interconnected nature of the economy and of the financial sector will continue to amplify climate risks.
European resilience: The CASCADES project will develop a multilevel governance framework to describe and support actions within Europe that build resilience to cascading climate impacts
You will find the latest updates such as blog posts, publications and events.
Other publication / How can Europe respond coherently and effectively to cross-border climate impacts that originate in – or pass through – food systems?
Other publication / This report is intended to act as a starting point for a more in-depth exploration of the policy environment that surrounds trade-linked cross-border impacts.
Journal article / The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how hard it is to manage a global crisis. What can we learn from the pandemic to help fight climate change and build resilience?
Journal article / Read about a new framework that can help to understand the impacts of climate change across national borders.
Other publication / The challenge the EU faces in taking into account cross-border and cascading climate impacts in its climate adaptation strategy and external relations.
SEI brief / The handling of the Covid-19 pandemic suggests that the world is ill-prepared for the societal and environmental risks induced by climate change.
SEI brief / Read an overview of the state of knowledge on transboundary climate risks in Europe, and find out how it can help EU Member States and businesses.
Journal article / Analysis of how 14 large Swedish export-oriented businesses approach risks from climate impacts on their international supply chains.
Feature / Researchers from the CASCADES project develop and test policy recommendations for the EU on trade, foreign policy and finance.
Past event / CASCADES and RECEIPT will host a joint conference on cross-border climate change impacts and systemic risks in Potsdam, Germany, in October 2023.
Cascading climate impacts and risk responses in Europe
Other publication / Ten case studies in transboundary climate risk illuminate the blind spots for climate policymaking in this year's report.
Feature / Researchers from the CASCADES project develop and test policy recommendations for the EU on trade, foreign policy and finance.
SEI brief / This brief summarizes policy-relevant insights and recommendations for the European Commission and EU member states from the UNCHAIN project.
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