Comparison and analysis of national climate change adaptation policies in the Nordic region

Abstract

Sammendrag Preface 1. Intro duction 1.1. The climate change challenge 1.2. Climate change adaptation in the Nordic countries 1.3. Methods and analytical approach 2. Denmark 2.1. Governance structure 2.2. Policy instruments 2.3. Best practices and main challenges 3. Finland 3.1. Governance structure 3.2. Policy instruments 3.3. Best practices and main challenges 4. Iceland 4.1. Governance structure 4.2. Policy instruments 4.3. Best practices and main challenges 5. Norway 5.1. Governance structure 5.2. Policy instruments 5.3. Best practices and main challenges 6. Sweden 6.1. Governance structure 6.2. Policy instruments 6.3. Best practices and main challenges 7. Compa rison and synthesis 7.1. Key progress factors 7.2. Synthesis of best practices and main challenges 8. The future of adaptation in the Nordic region 8.1. More transformational adaptation 8.2. The Nordic potential