The EU-funded CLINT (Climate Intelligence) project has released a new policy brief showing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) for climate resilience can transform Europe’s capacity to anticipate, prevent, and manage the growing impacts of climate change across the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. By combining machine learning (ML) techniques with environmental modelling, CLINT provides practical solutions to support policymakers in strengthening Europe’s preparedness and adaptive capacity.
The policy brief highlights how AI-enhanced models significantly improve the accuracy, timeliness, and spatial coverage of forecasts for floods, droughts, hydropower inflows, and agricultural productivity. These advanced tools offer critical insights for climate adaptation planning, disaster risk management, and the European Green Deal, enabling decision-makers to allocate resources more effectively and design evidence-based policies that protect communities and ecosystems.
“AI is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of climate resilience,” said Andrea Castelletti, CLINT project coordinator. “By processing vast and complex climate data, AI can reveal hidden patterns and generate faster, more precise forecasts. This intelligence empowers European institutions and Member States to act early—before climate extremes escalate into crises.”
TCLINT’s large-scale demonstrations across Europe showcase the real-world benefits of AI-powered climate services. Hybrid AI-hydrological models now provide accurate river flow and hydropower predictions, even in areas with limited observation data. Deep-learning approaches deliver rapid and reliable crop-yield forecasts, helping align agricultural and food-security planning with climate realities. Meanwhile, new impact-based drought indices are revealing shifting risk hotspots, particularly in Central and Southern Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula.
These developments emphasize the urgent need for integrated and cross-sectoral climate services. As droughts, food shortages, and energy disruptions increasingly overlap, coordinated governance across ministries and sectors becomes essential to ensure resilience and sustainability.
By merging AI innovation with environmental science, the CLINT project directly contributes to the EU’s strategic goals for climate adaptation and resilience, supporting a smarter, safer, and more sustainable future for all Europeans.
Read the full version of the policy brief.
