Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox
This page provides a comprehensive and easy to use toolbox of possible adaptation measures. Please select one or more of the group filters below to obtain detailed information on the measures of interest.
Please find more information in the ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change.
Awareness raising, training and education of the general public
Awareness raising and support of strong public education and training programmes, which will require major investments in monitoring, research, technology transfer and education
Rising public awareness for forest benefits and the ways of their protection, on climate change impacts and possible adaptation measures
Raising awareness and ensuring the preparedness of the general public through dissemination of printed materials on floods risks and prevention organization of public meetings and training
Including climate change related flood risk changes in ongoing education initiatives to improve flood risk awareness and preparedness
Establishment of community self-protection teams promoting self-reliance among residents and businesses to minimize the risk to personal safety and property damage during a flood events
Carrying out public awareness and information in order to encourage citizens to behave in suitable ways before, during and after the passage of the floods and to take their own precautionary
Emergency planning and training
Biodiversity
Reduction of biotic and abiotic disturbances through strengthening adaptive capacity of forests
Measures supporting biodiversity, ecological stability and community service of the forest
Encourage the diversification of forest stands by favouring autochthonous species that are ecologically resistant, convert forests from single-species stands into locally adapted mixed stands that face smaller risks