On 16 April the European Commission presented a package to advance action on adaptation to climate change: firstly, the EU strategy on adaptation to climate change sets out a framework and mechanisms for taking the EU's preparedness for current and future climate impacts to a new level; in a related measure, the Commission adopted a Green Paper on insurance in the context of natural and man-made disasters.
The document is availabel at ec.europa.eu/clima/news/articles/news_2013041601_en.htm