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EU adaptation policy sputters and starts

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The road ahead for the European Union's new climate adaptation strategy is a long and bumpy one, reports Sonja van Renssen.

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Figure 1: Urban climate map for Frankfurt am Main.

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  1. Sonja van Renssen is a freelance journalist based in Brussels,

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