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Adaptation policy process

The adaptation policy process consists of the initiatives undertaken by government or administration at various levels of governance and during the different phases of the policy cycle with the aim to foster adaptation to climate change. The adaptation policy process will often led to developing adaptation strategies and action plans. In the context of this report the adaptation policy process comprises the following stages:

1. Adaptation process has not started
2. Agenda setting (i.e. adaptation is politically recognised as important)
3. Formulation (i.e. responsible actors respond by formulating adaptation policies)
4. Decision (i.e. policymakers have adopted an adaptation policy)
5. Implementation (i.e. measures foreseen in the policy are being implemented)
6. Monitoring and evaluation (i.e. review and updates of policy/actions)