Report launch: Overheated and underprepared — Europeans’ experience of living with climate change

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Warming stripes shifting from blue (left) to red (rigth)

A joint report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), to be published on 4 February 2026, explores Europeans’ experience of climate-related impacts, concern about future impacts, and resilience actions taken by households and local authorities.

It highlights how climate resilience varies across regions and demographic groups, including populations that are particularly vulnerable. Importantly, the report provides the first Europe-wide overview of implemented climate resilience measures – both at the household and local authority level.

The report draws on data collected from the 2025 Eurofound Living and Working in the EU e-survey, which included over 27,000 respondents across EU-27 countries.