The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning shall strengthen society's resilience to climate change in the long term regarding the built environment through regulatory and guiding efforts in spatial planning, construction and management.
The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's overall goal for climate adaptation coincides with the aim of the work with the government mission: Coordinate the national climate adaptation work for the built environment.
The sub-goals are:
- Sub-goal 1 - The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning shall contribute to better coordination and communication between the government authorities in the national climate adaptation work for the built environment.
- Sub-goal 2 - The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's work on climate adaptation contributes to increased knowledge among municipalities, industry and other authorities.
- Sub-goal 3 - The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning contributes to strengthening society's resilience to climate change by developing appropriate regulations and other policy instruments.
- Sub-goal 4 - The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning shall have a high level of internal expertise, work towards good knowledge dissemination and internal collaboration within climate adaptation, and ensure that climate adaptation is an integrated part of regular operations.
