The need for adapting the transport system to the impact of climate change has been highlighted since the European Commission’s White Paper Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action (COM (2009)147). Adaptation actions are focused on transport infrastructure design and management, and are supported jointly by European policies on transport, climate change, regional development and research. Disruptions in European transport systems would result in significant economic costs, and are likely to hit disproportionately disadvantaged social groups and less-developed regions. The European Union promotes best practices, mainstreaming adaptation within its transport infrastructure development programmes, and provides guidance, e.g. by developing adequate standards for construction. Action is focused on transport infrastructure, and particularly on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).