Findings for each Key Topic are presented according to the following structure:
- Key messages: this section summarises the findings in the form of short take-away messages.
- What does this Key Topic include?: this section defines the scope of the Key Topic within the context of this report, and lists the questions from the self-assessment survey used to compile the Key Topic.
- Findings from the self-assessment survey: this section reports the main findings from the self-assessment survey under a series of sub-headings reflecting the key messages.
- Examples from individual countries: the self-assessment survey allowed countries to submit information about examples that they consider as good adaptation practices, and this section reports some of these examples relevant to the Key Topic.
- Discussion of findings: the self-assessment survey’s findings are put in perspective and discussed within the context of other sources of information (e.g. EEA, 2013; EC, 2013a; EC, 2013b, IPCC-WG II 2014 and other scientific literature).