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Building Climate Resilience in European Aviation

Strategic Insights

— 1 min read

Extreme weather events pose a growing challenge to the European aviation industry, threatening operational performance, infrastructure, and financial stability. To mitigate these risks, aviation stakeholders are turning to innovative climate adaptation tools and strategies. The ClimAdapt pillar on EUROCONTROL's FlyingGreen platform provides a critical support system for identifying climate-related risks and implementing effective adaptation actions. ANA Airports of Portugal, which manages 10 airports in mainland Portugal, the Azores, and Madeira, is actively working on climate change impact assessments and adaptation studies to enhance the resilience of its infrastructure.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ClimAdapt pillar on FlyingGreen provides support to aviation stakeholders in identifying climate-related risks and implementing effective adaptation actions.
  • ANA Airports of Portugal is developing adaptation studies for its airports and planning to use EUROCONTROL's "Repository of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation" as a guideline.
  • The ClimAdapt platform supports airports, airlines, and air navigation service providers in understanding the main risks to which they may be exposed and what measures to take into consideration.
  • ClimAdapt tools help stakeholders pinpoint vulnerabilities and explore targeted adaptation actions to enhance operational and infrastructure resilience.
  • The latest updates to FlyingGreen include an economic assessment tool, a comprehensive knowledge base, and adaptation planning checklists.
  • The ClimAdapt pillar is an essential tool for aviation stakeholders looking to integrate climate resilience into their decision-making.

Statistics:

  • 10 airports in mainland Portugal, the Azores, and Madeira are managed by ANA Airports of Portugal.
  • The ClimAdapt pillar provides support to identify climate-related risks and implement effective adaptation actions.
  • 75% of airports in Europe are expected to be impacted by climate change by 2050.
  • The economic assessment tool on ClimAdapt allows stakeholders to assess the likelihood of climate-related disruptions and estimate potential financial losses.
  • 80% of tourism revenue in the Azores is generated by air tourism.

Sources:

  • Supporting European Aviation (2023)
  • ANA Airports of Portugal (2022)
  • EUROCONTROL (2022)
  • "Repository of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation" on FlyingGreen (2023)
  • ClimAdapt pillar on FlyingGreen (2023)
  • Adaptation planning checklists on ClimAdapt (2023)

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