National Adaptation Strategy - Denmark

With this strategy, the Danish government provides a basis describing how the expected climatic changes could affect a number of areas. Such an overview allows for consideration of whether, and if so how and when public authorities, businesses and citizens should take the climate change into account and adapt, if necessary. The goal of the strategy is that future climate change should be considered and integrated into planning and development in the most appropriate way. The strategy contains a number of sight-lines to enable authorities, businesses and citizens to react promptly and autonomously to the challenges climate change will pose to Danish society. By autonomous adaptation is meant that authorities, businesses and private citizens react to the consequences of climate change in a timely manner within the legislative, economic and technological framework. The strategy focuses mainly on the general activities to be undertaken to ensure the process.