Lisbon Municipality’s participation in the aim of the BLOSSOM project 17-19 June 2026 in Guimarães, Portugal General overview The forum was an excellent opportunity to give visibility to the project and create synergies with other European initiatives. The overall focus of the event was on transitioning from theory to action on the ground, discussing how…
One year after its launch, the BLOSSOM project has reached an important milestone. While much of the work during the first year has focused on building the foundations for future implementation, significant progress has already been made across technological, financial, and governance dimensions. In this interview, we reflect on the project’s achievements to date, the…
The most visible effect of climate change for citizens in Aarhus is flooding. Flooding can occur in different areas due to three types of events, either individually or simultaneously: cloudbursts, rising groundwater, and elevated sea levels. Surface water can increase significantly during cloudbursts. Aarhus is partly located in a river valley with slopes and flow paths from both…
Across Birmingham, different neighbourhoods experience climate‑related pressures in different ways. Flooding continues to be a major issue in several parts of the city, whether from river levels rising, more frequent heavy downpours, or surface water building up on streets. Hotter summers are also becoming more noticeable, particularly in areas with limited tree cover or large expanses of hard…
Newham is one of the most climate vulnerable parts of the UK, with poor air quality, high urban heat island effect and a recent history of flooding. In the pilot area, flash flooding in 2021 caused multiple road closures and forced the A&E department of Newham Hospital to close. The pilot area is also divided horizontally by the…
Climate change has brought three major risks: the risk of flooding, in the event of heavy rainfall, even of short duration, affecting the entire Parma and Baganza river basins; the risk of water scarcity, in the event of long periods of drought; the risk of heatwaves in urban areas, with extreme temperatures lasting for several consecutive days…
In recent years, Kielce has clearly been feeling the effects of climate change. Summers are becoming hotter, especially in densely built areas where the urban heat island effect is more noticeable. At the same time, we are observing greater seasonal variability, including intense rainfall events that can lead to local flooding. In central areas with a high…
It affects directly the citizens health and increases the population vulnerability. In some parts of the city, namely the ones where this phenomenon has a high expression in houses where older citizens and vulnerable population lives and because of their social condition, they don’t have means to perform interventions in their houses to reduce the energy poverty, so this affects directly the thermal comfort, during…
The BLOSSOM project launched its journey with a two-day kick-off meeting in Brussels, hosted at the Skyline venue in the heart of the EU Quarter. The event brought together 29 consortium partners from across Europe to align on the project’s vision, work plan, and collaborative structure for delivering bankable, sustainable, and inclusive financial solutions across Europe.
