The present publication has been prepared for the Third World Climate Conference (Geneva, September 2009) and the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-15, Copenhagen, December 2009). It provides an overview of recently completed and ongoing climate research projects undertaken under the 6th and 7th Research Framework Programmes of the European Community. EC-funded research projects selected for this publication contribute to the understanding of the climate system ranging from climate processes and their modelling, to the assessment of climate change impacts and the costs of response measures. Projects supporting European research infrastructure and.
