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Providing up-to-date information on impacts and vulnerability and on adaptation policies and actions

There are specific references within the self-assessment survey response to the need to provide information on adaptation policies and activities as the basis for adaptation action. This aspect of visibility is particularly recognised within the EU Adaptation Strategy and is behind the European Climate Adaptation Platform (Climate-ADAPT) that aims to support Europe in adapting to climate change by providing access to and sharing information and support tools. Specific reference to the existence or development of such platforms in responses within the self-assessment survey is made by:

Hungary

Within the development of the National Climate Change Strategy, it is reported that there is a need for an inter-sectoral platform to support the next phase in which concrete suggestions for implementing adaptation measures can be made. This expert exchange and negotiation platform – “Climate Dialogue Platform” – provides up-to-date information on policies, activities and research results and a place where researchers, governmental organizations, NGOs and stakeholders can discuss climate issues and objectives.

Estonia

Although indicating that they had not yet started the adaptation policy process, Estonia reported that the Estonian climate change adaptation information Web Portal will be ready by 2015 at the latest.

Ireland

The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) will continue to lead in the development of a web-based tool known as the “Climate Ireland”. The platform will include details of all EPA-funded research on adaptation and the associated findings. Other state bodies will also provide specifics of their adaptation research for publication on the platform.

Portugal

Portugal: The development of a national platform is foreseen within the national strategy. This platform is already under development as a project (to be completed in March 2016) that is developing for dissemination via the proposed platform: information on past trends and local level climate change using the latest IPCC climate change scenarios; and climate indicators for specific sectors.

See also Table 2.3