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Climate Change: The Roles of Organisations and Institutions Involved in the National Adaption Strategies
Coordination Unit at
Government Level
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Established
Role(s) of
Organisation
Main Aim(s)
Coordination forum on adaption
March 2008
Coordination Unit
To identify areas of relevance for adaption, reporting the status for implementation of the strategy to the government, identify knowledge gabs and provide
recommendations for adaption initiatives to the government.
Coordination Unit for Research on Climate Change
Adaption
March 2008
Advisory Unit
To ensure that the synergy between existing and new research projects is
exploited, and to contribute to promoting cross-cutting collaboration and
knowledge sharing.
Information Centre on Adaption
March 2008
Boundary Unit
To raise awareness, ensure information exchange and knowledge transfer on
adaption issues, and to report to the international arena on Danish activities
in the area of adaption.
Cross-ministerial working
group on climate change
adaption
October 2005 March 2008
Drafting Unit
Prepare and draft a catalogue of impacts, vulnerabilities and adaption options
and subsequently prepare a draft strategy for public consultation.
Coordination group of adaption to climate change
October 2008
Coordination, advisory
To get an overview on how adaption is proceeding in different sectors, to
undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the NAS during the first half
of 2009 and to support the deelopment of future adaption policies.
Working group for preparing
the NAS
2003 - 2004
Drafting the NAS
To prepare the National Adaption Strategy.
"Observatoire national sur les February 2001
effets du réchauffement climatique (ONERC)"
Coordinating Unit
To collect and disseminate information, studies and research on risks linked
to global warming and extreme events and to formulate recommendations on
prevention and adaption measures.
Interministerial delegate for
sustainable development
Existing
Drafting the NAS
Delegate amongst others installed for the development of NAS.
Kompetenzzentrum Klimafolgen und Anpassung (KomPass)
October 2006 -
Coordination Unit
To support the political process and to organise and coordinate regular scientific input.
Federal Environmental Ministry Unit on adaption (responsibility transferred to existing
water unit)
Existing
Drafting the NAS
Coordinate the internal and external political process by various instruments
of participation and cooperation.
Interministerial working group
on climate adoption
Proposed by
NAS
Drafting the implementation action programme
Coordinate the implementation process on federal government level.
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Climate Change: The Roles of Organisations and Institutions Involved in the National Adaption Strategies
Coordination Unit at
Government Level
Established
Role(s) of
Organisation
Main Aim(s)
Latvia
Climate and Renewable Energy Departement (within
Latvian Ministry of Environment)
Existing
Coordination Unit, Drafting the NAS
To coordinate the NAS development process and support the working groups
that pepare the NAS.
Netherlands
Adaption to climate change in
spatial planning (ARK)
June 2006
Coordination Unit, Drafting the NAS
To develop the National Adaption Strategy and the Adaption Agenda.
Netherlands Environmental
Assessment agency (PBL)
Existing
Advisory Organisation
Supporters national and international polcymakers by analysing the impacts
of societal trends and policies on the environmental.
Coordination Unit
Initially focused primarily on the development of mitigation strategies. Currently also directed towards adaption strategies.
Drafting the report
Assist CECAC with developmet of Reference Document and Adaption Strategy.
Portugal
"Comissão para as Alterações 2001
Climáticas (CAC )"
Spain
Ecoprogresso
Existing
El Grupo Interministerial de
Cambio Climático
2005 -
Officina Española de Cambio
Climático
2001 -
Coordination of activities within the Ministries and responsible for the implementation of the Kyoto protocol.
Writing the NAS
Coordinating climate related policy.
El Consejo Nacional del Clima 1992
Writing the NAS
Instituto Nacional de Meteorología (INM)
Existing
Advisory organisation
Not clear.
Comisión Delegada del
Gobierno para el Cambio
Climático
2008 -
Coordinating the NAS
Not clear.
Sweden
Klimat- och sårbarhetsutredningen
June 2005 -
Advisory Committee
To assess regional and local impacts of global climate change on society
including costs.
United
Kingdom
Climate Impacts Programme
(UKCIP)
1997 -
Boundary Organisation
To coordinate between science, policy and society, bottom-up approach.
DEFRA
Existing
Government Department
Drafting and implementing strategy; coordinating policy.
Climate Change Adaption
Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change
To be established in 2009
Advisory Organisation
Advice and review.
Source: PEER Report in relevant folder, Europe Adapts to Climate Change: Comparing National Adaption Strategies, pp. 80.
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