Luxembourg Presents Results of Climate Adaptation Strategy Public Consultation

On Monday 9 February 2026, Luxembourg’s Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Serge Wilmes, presented the results of the public consultation on the draft national strategy and action plan for adaptation to the effects of climate change.

Held at Cercle Cité in Luxembourg-Ville, the presentation reportedly marked a key step in the participatory process implemented for the development of this strategy, which is aimed at strengthening Luxembourg’s resilience to the already observable impacts of climate change, such as heavy rainfall, flooding, heatwaves and storms.

According to the Environment Ministry, the development of the national adaptation strategy took place in several successive stages. A first phase, carried out between March and August 2024, consisted of an interministerial consultation complemented by bilateral exchanges, which enabled the drafting of a preliminary draft strategy.

The second phase, dedicated to public consultation and organised between February and October 2025, mobilised a range of stakeholders through a press conference, an information campaign, seven thematic workshops, five regional public meetings and an online consultation. In total, nearly 500 participants from more than 160 organisations, administrations and companies contributed to the process.

According to the ministry, the public consultation generated broad and diverse participation and collected more than 250 proposals for textual amendments, most of which the authorities integrated into the revised strategy, alongside 107 proposals for new measures. The competent ministries analysed these proposals based on their relevance, feasibility and coherence.

Following this analysis, the ministries integrated 21 new measures and strengthened 28 existing measures, while they did not retain some proposals that related to actions already under way. The consultation also resulted in the addition of a new chapter on education and awareness-raising, which highlights the importance of strengthening understanding of climate risks and encouraging citizen participation.

Following this analysis, 21 new measures were integrated and 28 existing measures were strengthened, while some proposals relating to actions already under way were not retained. The consultation also led to the integration of a new chapter dedicated to education and awareness-raising.

During his speech, Minister Wilmes underlined that climate change adaptation is an essential complement to mitigation policies. He said: “Reducing our emissions remains essential, but it is not enough. Adaptation to climate change is now just as necessary to protect the population, infrastructure and the environment, in coherence with our energy, nature and resilience policies. The implementation of the measures, ensured by all the ministries concerned, will constitute the decisive step to sustainably strengthen Luxembourg’s resilience to climate change.”

The national adaptation strategy will now enter its final phase, which includes finalisation of the text and its adoption by the Government Council (cabinet).