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Europe is on a united front when it comes to dealing with climate change. Strategies confronting climate change effects have been developed by the European Union as well as individual Member States. These measures include policies and programs that seek to curb negative outcomes resulting from climate change. This chapter reviews how Europe is progressive in the face of climate change.
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Zolnikov, T.R. (2019). Europe. In: Zolnikov, T. (eds) Global Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change. Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01213-7_6
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