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One-Stop Web Portal for Climate Change Adaptation

By State of Green | [email protected]

11 March 2014

A web portal on Climate Change Adaptation, managed by the Danish Nature Agency under the Ministry of the Environment, presents a wide range of resources pertaining to climate change and climate change adaptation within a number of areas. The site is a collaborative effort with Danish ministries and agencies, targeted at citizens, companies and local authorities.

The portal provides up-to-date information and news on developments regarding climate change adaptation in Denmark and abroad. The portal is continuously updated with in-depth research and cases on new climate change adaptation initiatives and contains a compilation of an exhaustive list of adaptation technologies concerning sea-level rise, flooding, cloudburst and so forth.

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Stay up to date on the climate change agenda

In order to keep visitors up to date on the latest climate change related events, a handy calendar has been developed containing all larger events and exhibitions related to climate change adaptation.

The web portal also contains an extensive archive of authoritative reports and research from the last decade, making it possible to view and analyse the impact of climate change through a range of sectors like fishery, forestry, insurance and emergency management.

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In addition, the portal contains software tools and maps to depict the effects of climate change to ascertain the effects of rising sea levels on specific locales in Denmark. Interactive guides show how to combat its related problems in the home or in businesses.

- Visit the new web portal: www.en.klimatilpasning.dk

Source: Danish Nature Agency

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