Building a safe haven
to cope with climate extremes
Building a safe haven to cope with climate extremes
About The HuT
In Europe, in the last 40 years, extreme climate events have caused economic losses amounting to an estimated EUR 446 billion, 81% of the total losses caused by natural hazards (source: EEA). Finding effective strategies to manage the risks associated with extreme climate events is imperative.
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Investigated climate extremes
TheHuT involves 10 areas around Europe where new ways to limit/manage risks associated to climate change will be tested. A set of ten demonstrators will constitute a multi-hazard arena. Representatives of the scientific and technical communities, practitioners such as climate experts, policy-makers and local communities across Europe will play a key role in this mission.
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Press releases / July 30, 2026
Strengthening disaster warnings and scaling up nature-based solutions in Europe: The Hut Policy Briefs
Drawing on research from Iceland, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, Spain, Germany and Lithuania, the briefs show how public engagement and co-creation can make early warning systems more trusted and inclusive, and set out concrete policy options from technical manuals to cross-sectoral coordination units for moving nature-based solutions from isolated pilots to systematic, large-scale practice.
Project Update / April 14, 2026
New HuT Factsheet Out Now: Using Serious Games to Promote Risk Awareness
How can we make complex topics like geo-hydrological risk easier to understand, especially for younger audiences?
News release / March 24, 2026
Capturing the NEXUS: A Global Photo Contest Connecting Art, Science and Society
How can photography capture the connection between art, science, and society?FESTAS 2026 invites photographers worldwide to explore this question through its newly launched International Photo Contest, organised in conjunction with our final event! As part of the Festival of Art & Science (FESTAS…