Pyrenean Climate Change Observatory

A cross-border initiative dedicated to analyzing and monitoring the impacts of climate change in the Pyrenees, while fostering coordinated action

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Scientific knowledge on climate change

Strategy for Collaborative Climate Action

Operational Plan to Implement the Pyrenean Climate Change Strategy

TOOLS

Key Resources for Understanding Climate Change in the Pyrenees

Explore the maps by theme and discover how climate change is affecting different aspects of the Pyrenean territory.

The glaciers of the Pyrenees have lost 94.5% of their surface since 1850. Explore their past and present through images.

Compilation and analysis of key indicators to show how the climate is changing in the Pyrenees, facilitating their understanding.

Climate Change Indicators in the Pyrenees

-12%

Annual rainfall has decreased by 12% between 1959 and 2023.

-94,5%

Glaciers have lost 94.5% of their surface area in the last 175 years. Only 5.5% of the glaciers that existed in 1859 remain.

-60%

The snow cover at an altitude of 1,800 metres will have reduced by 60% by 2050.

1,9ºC

The average annual temperature has increased by 1.9º since 1959.

2,7ºC

The average temperature in summer has increased by 2.7º over the last 65 years.

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Systems

The pilot and demonstration actions envisaged in the Pyrenean Climate Change Strategy (EPiCC) are organised into five major systems and 20 strategic sectors.

The Observatory in networks

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