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The Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (NAS)

2017PolicyAdaptation, Disaster Risk ManagementMore details
Sectors: Agriculture, Buildings, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, LULUCF, Tourism, Transport, Water

Austria's climate change adaptation strategy identifies 14 key sectors: agriculture, forestry, water resources, tourism, energy, construction and housing, protection from natural hazards, disaster risk management, health, ecosystems/biodiversity, transport infrastructure, spatial planning, business/industry/trade, and cities. It defines principles to support the planning and implementation of adaptation measures and develops a plan of action.

Examples:
Resilient infrastructure, Fossil fuel divestment, Net zero growth plan, Sustainable fishing

Main documents

The Austrian Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Part 1 - Strategy
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The Austrian strategy for adaptation to climate change Part 2 - Action Plan
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