ABSTRACT
A March 2011 Climate Report prepared by CDC Climat and entitled Drawing Up a National Climate Change Adaptation Policy: Feedback from Five European Case Studies noted that “in terms of practical measures taken by governments, which have so far mainly focused on the mitigation side, adaptation was considered until recently as a secondary issue among climate policy priorities, and one that was more related to developing countries.” The report also noted, “Since the turn of the century, and more specifically since 2005, adaptation has been attracting increasing interest from political decision-makers in developed countries, which are already seeing the first effects of climate change (severe droughts, flooding, etc.). Prompted by public opinion in their countries, and warned by scientists about the increasing magnitude of these events, decision-makers are beginning to draw up and implement adaptation policies and measures at all government levels, from local to international” (Dumollard and Leseur 2011).
