Legislation Explorer | UNEP Law and Environment Assistance Platform

Search Global Climate Laws

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)

Showing 111 - 120 of 183 results

Legislation

| 2011 |

Australia

Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Act 2011 (Act No. 99).

This Act creates a legislative basis for the existing Australian National Registry of Emissions Units established to manage Australia’s emissions units under the Kyoto Protocol. The purposes of the Registry are to be a registry for carbon units, Australian carbon credit units and prescribed international units, and to be Australia’s national registry for Kyoto units. The Act outlines the...

Legislation | 2011 |

Austria

Climate Protection Act

The Act lays down GHG emission thresholds for six sectors not covered under the EU ETS for the period 2008-2012 and the period 2013-2020 - waste, energy and industry not covered under the EU ETS, fluorinated gas, buildings, agriculture, and transportation. Article 4 creates a National Climate Protection Committee, comprised of representatives of the Lander, federal ministries involved in climate...

Legislation | 2011 |

Namibia

Electricity Regulations: Administrative, 2011

Namibia Electricity Act, 2007 Electricity Regulations: Administrative, 2011 Government Notice 13 of 2011 Published in Government Gazette 4652 on 16 February 2011 Commenced on 16 February 2011 [This is the version of this document from 1 April 2025.] [Amended by Electricity Regulations: Administrative, 2011: Amendment (Government Notice 158 of 2020) on 22 July 2020] [Amended by Electricity...

Legislation | 2011 |

Rwanda

Human Habitation Law 2011

Rwanda Human Habitation Law 2011 Commenced on 12 July 2011 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] THE PARLIAMENT HAS ADOPTED AND WE SANCTION, PROMULGATE THE FOLLOWING LAW AND ORDER IT BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA. THE PARLIAMENT: The Chamber of Deputies, in its session of 06 December 2010; Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda...

Legislation | 2011 |

Sweden

Planning and Building Ordinance 2011

Sweden Planning and Building Ordinance 2011 Ordinance PLANNING-AND-BUILDING-ORDINANCE of 2011 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Planning and Building Ordinance (2011:338) Chapter 1.Contents and definitions 1. This Ordinance contains provisions on: 1. contents and definitions (Chapter 1); 2. plans and area regulations (Chapter 2); 3. requirements...

Legislation | 2011 |

Kenya

Urban Areas and Cities Act

Kenya Urban Areas and Cities Act Act 13 of 2011 Published in Kenya Gazette 90 on 9 September 2011 Assented to on 27 August 2011 Commenced on 9 March 2013 [This is the version of this document from 31 December 2022.] [Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 2012 (Act 12 of 2012) on 12 July 2012] [Amended by Public Finance Management Act (Act 18 of 2012) on 27 August 2012] [Amended by...

Legislation | 2011 |

Zambia

Fisheries Act, 2011

Zambia Fisheries Act, 2011 Act 22 of 2011 Published on 18 April 2011 Assented to on 15 April 2011 Commenced on 18 April 2011 [This is the version of this document from 18 April 2011.] An Act to provide for the appointment of the Director of Fisheries and fisheries officers and provide for their powers and functions; promote the sustainable development of fisheries and a precautionary approach in...

Legislation

| 2011 |

Australia

Climate Change Authority Act 2011 (No. 143).

This Act, consisting of 83 Sections divided into five Parts, establishes the Climate Change Authority. It specifies composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Authority, entitled to carry out following functions: (a) to conduct reviews under: (i) Part 22 of the Clean Energy Act 2011; and (ii) section 306 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011; and (iii)...

Legislation | 2010 |

Bahrain

Planning and Subdivison Act 2010

Bahrain Planning and Subdivison Act 2010 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] AN ACT TO COMBINE, CONSOLIDATE AND REVISE THE LAW RELATING TO TOWN PLANNING AND LAW RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBDIVISIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THERETO. Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas. Part I – INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 1. Short title and...

Legislation | 2010 |

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Flood and Water Management Act 2010

United Kingdom Flood and Water Management Act 2010 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Flood and Water Management Act 2010 An Act to make provision about water, including provision about the management of risks in connection with flooding and coastal erosion. BE IT ENACTED by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of...

Search Global Climate Laws

Type of Legislation

Promulgation Year

Climate Change Framework Laws Taxonomy

Agriculture

Energy

Urban planning

Search Global Climate Laws

Type of Legislation

Country

Promulgation Year

Climate Change Framework Laws Taxonomy

Agriculture

Energy

Urban planning