Potential damage from climate hazards to critical infrastructures in the energy, transport, industrial and social sector could triple by the 2020s, multiply six-fold by mid-century, and surpass 10 times today’s total of 3.4 billion €/year by the end of the 21st century, according to a new JRC study.

Future food security depends on a variety of factors - but better soil data could substantially help improve projections of future crop yields, a new study shows.

On 20 June 2016, the European Commission launched a new in-house virtual centre dedicated to migration and demography, which will bring together existing knowledge. It will also pursue research on future migration flows and population trends, including understanding their impact on health, welfare, education systems and the economy. The launch coincided with the World Refugee Day.

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