RADOST Handbook

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Baltic Sea Region

Publication: Book
Citation: Andrew Reid, Franziska Stuke 2012: RADOST Handbook: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Baltic Sea Region. [RADOST Journal Series 10]. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.

This new handbook was developed as part of the project RADOST (Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast). It provides a concise overview of adaptation policies being planned and implemented at the national, regional, and European level, including the status of National Adaptation Strategies for all Baltic Sea EU Member States. The handbook is available for download.

In recent years, concerns over anticipated climate change impacts in the Baltic Sea region have led to the development and implementation of an array of adaptation strategies across multiple levels. A new handbook, developed under the project RADOST (Regional Adaptation Strategies in the German Baltic Sea Coast), aims to provide a concise overview of the current state of climate change adaptation strategies in the Baltic Sea region.

The handbook provides information on the potential impacts of climate change upon the Baltic Sea region, and overviews policies being planned and implemented at the national, regional and European level, including the status of National Adaptation Strategies for all eight Baltic Sea EU Member States. Elements of particular importance to for the local level are highlighted wherever possible, as this is often the site of decision making where adaptation measures are actually implemented.

Additionally, the handbook is supplemented by key definitions for common climate change adaptation terms, and a selection of relevant projects dealing with climate change adaptation in the Baltic Sea, with overviews and web addresses.

The handbook [pdf, 4.8 MB, English] is available for download.

Environmental Research = Social Sciences + Humanities + Environmental Science

1 September 2015
Dr. Grit Martinez

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Language: English
Authorship: Andrew Reid

Franziska Lehmann
Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Published in: Series: RADOST-journal series, Report No. 10
Year: 2012
Dimension: 52 pp.
ISSN: 2211-0577
Project: Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Sea Coast (RADOST)
Project ID: 2202
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

Foreword
Climate Change, Adaptation and the Baltic Sea
Coastal Regions and Climate Change
European Union Adaptation Policy
Baltic Sea Regional Strategies
HELCOM
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
National Adaptation Policy Frameworks
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
The Way Forward: Getting Involved in Climate Change Adaptation
Keywords: Adaptation

Biodiversity

Climate

Coastal + Marine

EU

Land Use

Water

Climate change, adaptation, mitigation, adaptation strategies

Baltic Sea Coast, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Further Links

Project Website: KLIMZUG

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