Finland’s National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change 2005.

Subject

Environment gen., Food & nutrition, Water

Keyword

Climate change Disasters Risk assessment/management Early warning system/emergency intervention system Flood Erosion Sustainable development Monitoring Capacity building Emissions Environmental planning Water quality standards Food security Poverty Sustainable use Ecosystem preservation Water supply

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

The Finnish Government submitted a Government Report on the National Climate Strategy to the Parliament in March 2001. In early 2003 the Ministry of Trade and Industry together with other ministries prepared a progress report for the Parliament on the implementation of the National Climate Strategy. The strategy describes the impacts of climate change in the following sectors: agriculture and food production, forestry, fisheries, reindeer husbandry, game management, water resources, biodiversity, industry, energy, traffic, land use and communities, building, health, tourism and recreation, and insurance. The strategy describes the present sensitivity to climate change and outlines actions and measures to improve the capacity and to adapt to future climate change. The strategy aims at reducing the negative consequences and taking advantage of the opportunities associated with climate change. The Adaptation Strategy includes a proposal on starting a research programme.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Finland’s National Climate Change Adaptation Plan 2022.

Legislation | Finland | 2014

Keyword: Climate change, Disasters, Risk assessment/management, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Flood, Erosion, Sustainable development, Monitoring, Capacity building, Emissions, Environmental planning, Water quality standards, Cultural heritage, Food security, Poverty

Source: FAO, FAOLEX