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The Commission is seeking encourage cooperation between member states and various sectors, such as agriculture, water management, environmental protection and fisheries to support adaption and to keep costs down.

The Green Paper sets out four lines of priority actions to be considered:

* Early action to develop adaptation strategies in areas where current knowledge is sufficient;

* Integrating global adaptation needs into the EU's external relations and building a new alliance with partners around the world;

* Filling knowledge gaps on adaptation through EU-level research and exchange of information;

* Setting up a European advisory group on adaptation to climate change to analyse coordinated strategies and actions.

The 3rd July conference at the Charlemagne Building in Brussels will launch a broad public debate which will include an internet consultation lasting until November. The Green Paper is also addressed to the EU institutions and committees. The responses will feed into the development of a Communication on adaptation to climate change to be issued by the Commission by the end of 2008.

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