The European Environment Agency’s report Nature-based solutions in Europe: Policy, knowledge and practice for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction is a 2021 publication in the EEA Report series (Report 01/2021). The European Environment Agency (EEA), the EU’s environmental information body, published it in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the agency is based. The report is aimed primarily at policymakers and practitioners interested in climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and ecosystem-based approaches.
The report examines how working with and enhancing nature can help reduce the impacts of climate change while also supporting biodiversity, human health, and broader resilience goals. Its central argument is that nature-based solutions are increasingly recognised in science and policy, but their application still faces practical and institutional barriers, especially at local level. The publication also places these solutions within wider European and global policy frameworks, showing how they are being integrated into sustainable development agendas.
Methodologically, the report combines policy analysis with selected case studies from across Europe. According to the description, it draws on examples of responses to extreme weather and climate-related events to illustrate how nature-based solutions are being used in practice. It also assesses the evolving knowledge base and identifies remaining gaps, reflecting the EEA’s evidence-based approach to environmental policy support.
The report includes ISBN 978-92-9480-362-7 and was published on 15 April 2021. It is one of the EEA’s outputs intended to inform European climate adaptation planning with comparative evidence and examples of implementation.