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Agriculture (crop and livestock) and climate change (10)
- Institutions and governance (1)
  Government authority in charge of agriculture (1)
  Duty to take climate change into account in agriculture policy/plans (1)
- Disaster risk management/reduction and climate change (1)
  Early warning mechanisms (1)
- Sustainable agricultural production (4)
  Tillage and residues management (1)
  Sustainable water use and management (3)
  Climate-smart agriculture approaches (2)
- Seed management and climate change (1)
  Management of plant breeding (1)
  Protection of plant breeders’ intellectual property (1)
- Soil management and climate change (2)
  Soil conservation bodies and/or institutions (1)
  Soil conservation (1)
  Soil pollution control (1)
  Soil restoration (1)
  Soil fertility management (2)
  Soil biodiversity conservation (1)
- Livestock management and climate change (2)
  Grazing and pasture land management (2)
  Sustainable animal husbandry practices (1)
- Financing/incentives for CSA approaches (3)
  Loans and credits (1)
  Subsidies (1)
  Payments for ecosystem services (PES) (1)
  Certification/labelling schemes (1)
Fisheries and Climate Change (10)
- Designated government authority in charge of fisheries (2)
  Mandate covering all types of fisheries (1)
  Requirements for consultation and coordination among authorities involved in fisheries (1)
  Duty to take climate change into account in fisheries plans/policies (1)
  Duty to collect and report on climate impacts in the fisheries sector (1)
- Fisheries management legislation (2)
  Principles and recommendations of the CCRF and/or the EAF reflected in legislation (1)
  Provisions promoting integrated management of aquatic ecosystems/resources (1)
  Provisions on access to justice and dispute resolution mechanisms (1)
- Provisions aimed at reducing GHG emissions from the fisheries sector (2)
  Provisions to promote energy efficiency or renewable energy in fisheries operations (1)
  Provisions to conserve marine protected areas for carbon storage (1)
- Provisions ensuring security of fisheries tenure rights (2)
  Principles and recommendations of the VGGT reflected in legislation (1)
  Fisheries tenure rights provisions applicable to all fisheries in the country (1)
- Provisions on spatial planning for inland fishing areas (1)
  Requirements for climate change considerations in spatial planning for inland fishing areas (1)
- Disaster risk management (DRM) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) for the fisheries sector (1)
  Provisions on vulnerability reduction and climate resilience (1)
- Financing and incentives for climate smart fisheries (3)
  Provisions on funds and responsibilities for research and development on the sustainability of the fisheries sector (2)
- Aquaculture management legislation or provisions (3)
  Principles and recommendations of the CCRF and the EAA reflected in aquaculture legislation or provisions (2)
  Duty of operator to mitigate environmental impacts of aquaculture operations (1)
  Provisions on feed management considering environmental impacts (1)
Land use & management and climate change (6)
- Institutions and governance (2)
  Establishment of a land cadaster/inventory (2)
- Spatial planning (2)
  Requirements to consider climate change in spatial planning (1)
  Requirements for environmental and social impact assessments (1)
- Land management (2)
  Objective of sustainable land management (1)
  Incentives for sustainable land management (1)
- Procedural rights applicable to land use planning and management (3)
  Procedural rights –public participation and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) (3)
  Procedural rights – access to justice and dispute resolution (1)
Forestry and climate change (5)
- Institutions and governance (2)
  Duty to take climate change into consideration in forestry policy (1)
  Establishment of a forestland cadaster/inventory (1)
- Security of forest tenure (1)
  VGGT principles and recommendations reflected in forest legislation (1)
- Forest management (3)
  Participatory/community-based forest management (CBFM) (1)
  Agroforestry (2)

Urban planning and design for adaptation (38)
- Climate risks and vulnerability for planned areas and infrastructure (9)
  Climate risk and vulnerability assessments (4)
  Climate hazard maps (3)
  Climate vulnerability assessment of plans and infrastructure (1)
- Identification and prioritization of adaptation options (4)
  Identification of adaptation options (1)
  Identification of infrastructure-based and ecosystem-based adaptation measures (2)
  Assessment of urban plan’s contribution to adaptation strategies and targets (1)
- Implementation of the identified adaptation options (17)
  Total and partial restrictions to land use and development (8)
  Public land buffer (1)
  Scientifically-determined coastal setbacks (1)
  Adaptation and coastal zone management (6)
  Location of essential infrastructure (1)
  Nature-based storm water management (1)
- Adaptation of slums and other vulnerable settlements (6)
  Urban planning and land management tools (5)
  Flexible planning and infrastructure standards (3)
  Inclusive community participation in upgrading (1)
  Accessibility to basic services (1)
  Affordability of the upgraded settlement (1)
- Planned relocations from areas at risk of climate change (1)
  Land for relocations from areas at risk of extreme weather events (1)
  Resettled and host communities’ participation (1)
  Relocation site facilities (1)
- Security of tenure (8)
  Recognition of a variety of tenure forms (5)
  System of recording a variety of tenure forms (1)
  Process of conducting evictions (3)
  Land acquisition and compensation (2)
  Land and property dispute resolution institutions (2)
  Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for land and property disputes (2)
- Development approval and adaptation (12)
  Criteria for approval and adaptation (7)
  Developers' contribution for adaptation infrastructure (4)
  Compliance monitoring and adaptation (4)
  Compliance enforcement and adaptation (9)
Governance framework for urban planning and climate planning (23)
- Multi-level institutional coordination (10)
  Vertical inter-institutional coordination (2)
  National inter-institutional coordination (4)
  Metropolitan inter-jurisdictional coordination (4)
  Urban-rural coordination (1)
  Local inter-institutional coordination (2)
- Participatory governance (16)
  Identification of stakeholders and communities (3)
  Access to information across the planning process (2)
  Opportunities for participation across the planning process (10)
  Consideration of specific community needs (3)
  Stakeholders and community feedback (4)
  Access to dispute resolution mechanisms (7)
- Data collection and sharing (1)
  Horizontal data collection and sharing (1)
- Local governments' mandate for urban planning in urban areas (8)
  Local governments' roles and responsibilities (4)
  Build and improve local governments' capacities to implement their mandates (2)
  Inter-municipal collaborations beyond administrative boundaries for urban and infrastructure planning (1)
Urban and territorial planning (22)
- National territorial planning (7)
  National land classification (1)
  National integrated inland and coastal transportation and infrastructure network (2)
  Assessing climate vulnerability associated with the implementation of the national territorial plan (2)
- Regional territorial planning (10)
  Integrated regional transportation and infrastructure network (1)
  Coordination between regional territorial plan and national climate change plan (1)
  Implementation of national territorial plan objectives by regional territorial plan (6)
  Assessing climate vulnerability associated with the implementation of the regional territorial plan (1)
  Assessing greenhouse gas emissions associated with the implementation of the regional territorial plan (1)
- Spatial plans for urban areas (17)
  Land use zoning (7)
  Planning for future land needs in safe locations (9)
  Growth management strategies (2)
  Long-term planning horizon (4)
  Climate-induced urban plan review (1)
  Implementation of national territorial plan using urban plans (6)
Urban planning and design for mitigation (18)
- Urban plans and greenhouse gas emissions (5)
  Emissions from existing urban form (3)
  Planning scenarios and associated emissions levels (1)
  Urban plan emission reduction targets (1)
- Urban form and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and infrastructure (5)
  Promoting connectivity through plot design rules for a walkable streetscape (2)
  Promoting accessibility through mixed land use (2)
  Promoting optimal urban density (2)
- Green spaces for environmental and climate services (6)
  Minimum quantitative standards for green public spaces (1)
  Distribution of green spaces (1)
- Neighborhood design and energy saving in buildings (4)
  Streets orientation and energy saving in buildings (1)
  Thermal properties of urban surfaces and energy saving in buildings (1)
- Development approval and mitigation (3)
  Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and development approval process (1)
  Developers' contribution for mitigation infrastructure (3)
  Compliance monitoring and mitigation (1)
  Compliance enforcement and mitigation (1)
Economic and non-economic instruments (5)
- Resources for urban planning and climate change (4)
  Intergovernmental fiscal transfers for climate change and urban planning (1)
  Responsibility to collect locally generated revenues (4)
  Public credit guarantee for local governments (1)
- Incentives for mitigation and adaption in urban planning (2)
  Economic incentives for mitigation in urban planning (1)
  Non-economic incentives for mitigation in urban planning (2)

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Legislation | 2024 |

South Africa

Climate Change Act, 2024

This Act sets out the strategic direction of travel for national climate change policy in South Africa and establishes the key institutional arrangements for climate governance at the national level. The recitals emphasise that responding to climate change raises unique challenges to effective governance and requires a nationally driven, coordinated and cooperative legal and administrative...

Legislation

| 2024 |

Ukraine

Law No. 3991-IX on the State Climate Policy

Law No. 3991-IX (the Law) establishes Ukraine's overarching response to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The Law is aimed at implementing the EU's Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1999 on the governance of the Energy Union and the mitigation of climate change and Regulation (EU) No. 2021/1119, establishing a framework for achieving climate neutrality (the "European Climate law"). The law establishes...

Legislation | 2024 |

Malta

Climate Action Act, 2024

Malta Climate Action Act, 2024 Chapter 643 Commenced on 4 October 2024 [This is the version of this document from 4 October 2024.] AN ACT to establish a legal framework for climate action and to provide for the establishment of a body corporate to be known as the Climate Action Authority and to provide for any matter which is related or ancillary thereto. Part I – Preliminary Article 1. Short...

Legislation | 2023 |

Brazil

Decree No. 11.547/2023 on the Low Carbon Industry Technical Committee

This decree established the Law Carbon Industry Technical Committee, an independent body established to provide advice on the transition of the country's industrial sector. The decree establishes the mandate and composition of the committee. It also revoked Decree No. 10,275 of March 13, 2020. The summary of this document was written by researchers at the Grantham Research Institute for the...

Legislation | 2023 |

Republic of Korea

Carbon Neutral Green Growth Framework Act to tackle the Climate Crisis

South Korea 탄소중립기본법 Act 19430 of 2023 Published on 9 6월 2023 Commenced on 10 7월 2023 [This is the version of this document at 9 6월 2023.] 제1장총칙 제1조 – (목적) 이 법으 기후위기의 심각한 영향을 예방하기 위하여 온실가스 감축 및 기후위기 적응대책을 강화하고 탄소；립"人?회로의 이행 과정에서 발생할 수 있는 경제적 - 환경적 - 사회적 불평등을 해소하며 녹색기술과 녹색산업의 육;. 촉진. 활성화를 통하여 경제와 환경의 조화로운 발전을 도모함으로써, 현재 세대와 미래 세대의 삶의 질을 높 이고 생태계와 기후체계를 보호하며 국제사회의 지속가능발전에 이바지아는 것을 목적으로 안다. 제2조 – (정의)...

Legislation | 2023 |

Seychelles

Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2023

Seychelles Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2023 Act 12 of 2023 Published in Government Gazette 53 on 2 October 2023 Assented to on 27 September 2023 Commenced on 18 October 2024 by Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2023 (Commencement) Notice, 2024 [This is the version of this document from 2 October 2023.] AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE UTILITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR REGULATING THE...

Legislation | 2022 |

Gabon

Loi portant ratification de l'ordonnance n°019/PR/2021 du 13 Septembre 2021 relative aux changements climatiques

On 22 December 2022, a law was passed ratifying Ordinance No. 19/2021 on climate change. This law aims to: maintain Gabon's carbon neutrality by 2050, in particular, by implementing its nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement. enhance the economic potential linked to ecosystem services and natural capital in favor of mobilizing capital for the benefit of the national economy...

Legislation | 2022 |

Greece

National Climate Law 4936/2022 on the transition to climate neutrality and adaptation to climate change

This law sets Greece's legal framework on climate action. The document also contains emergency provisions to address the energy crisis and protect the environment. Key measures established in this law include: a) setting a net zero target for 2050, b) measures and policies to strengthen adaptation to climate change at the lowest possible cost, c) intermediate anthropogenic emission mitigation...

Legislation | 2022 |

Bahamas

Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Act, 2022

The objectives of this Act are threefold: To enable the Government to create incentives and implement initiatives to support the overall global target of greenhouse gas emissions reduction consistent with its Nationally Determined Contributions; To ensure compliance by The Bahamas of its obligations under the Paris Agreement; to enable the establishment of a market in The Bahamas to trade in...

Legislation | 2022 |

Australia

Climate Change Act 2022

Australia's framework climate mitigation document sets out greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets by 2030 and by 2050. The Act provides for annual climate change statements, requiring the Minister to prepare such statements; and cause copies of those statements to be tabled in each House of the Parliament. The document further confers advisory functions on the Climate Change Authority which is...

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