Announcement of the 3rd '#Let's Adapt' Campaign - The Era of Global Boiling: Release of 'Climate Change Adaptation Report 2025' Highlighting the Impacts of Record Heat on Daily Life

The Center for Climate Change Adaptation at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) launched the '#Let's Adapt' (#適応しよう) campaign in June 2025 to help individuals prepare for climate change and live comfortably. As a review of fiscal year 2025, the center has now compiled and released the 'Climate Change Adaptation Report 2025' and a 'Researcher Interview: What Adaptation Measures Should We Take?' These documents summarize the characteristics of the 2025 climate, its impacts already appearing in our daily lives, and necessary adaptation measures.

・Climate Change Adaptation Report 2025: https://adaptation-platform.nies.go.jp/everyone/report/2025.html

■ Climate Change Adaptation Report 2025

The year 2025 was a year in which we once again felt the impact of climate change, the intensification of weather extremes, and changes in our daily lives. For example, in early February, Hokkaido and other regions recorded their highest snowfall ever. Meanwhile, the average summer temperature in Japan (June to August) became the highest on record since statistics began. Furthermore, the number of people transported by ambulance due to heatstroke from May to September exceeded 100,000 for the first time, reaching an all-time high. In July, precipitation was record-low in the Tohoku Sea of Japan side and the Hokuriku region, leading to crop failures due to high temperatures and water shortages associated with these climate changes.

In 2023, following record-breaking global heatwaves, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that 'the era of global boiling has arrived.' The era in which heatwaves and heavy rains become the norm is not in the distant future; it is already affecting our lives today. The importance of 'Adaptation Actions'—preparing for the effects of climate change to ensure comfortable living in the future—has reached a critical point.

To spread awareness and expand support, we have compiled these 2025 climate characteristics, the impacts already seen in our lives, and proposed adaptation measures into the 'Climate Change Adaptation Report 2025' and the 'Researcher Interview: What Adaptation Measures Should We Take?'