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Agriculture (crop and livestock) and climate change (10)
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Land use & management and climate change (6)
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Forestry and climate change (5)
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Urban planning and design for adaptation (38)
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- 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)
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- Planned relocations from areas at risk of climate change (1)
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  Resettled and host communities’ participation (1)
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- Security of tenure (8)
  Recognition of a variety of tenure forms (5)
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  Process of conducting evictions (3)
  Land acquisition and compensation (2)
  Land and property dispute resolution institutions (2)
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- Development approval and adaptation (12)
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  Developers' contribution for adaptation infrastructure (4)
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Governance framework for urban planning and climate planning (23)
- Multi-level institutional coordination (10)
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  Identification of stakeholders and communities (3)
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  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 | 2015 |

Seychelles

Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust Act, 2015

This Act establishes the Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust of Seychelles for the purpose of regulating debt swap transactions. The Act mandates that the Trust must develop and administer the Endowment Fund, the Revolving Fund and the Additional Endowment Fund, and any other sources of funding; administer the assets of the Trust, intended to provide a sustainable flow of funds which...

Legislation | 2015 |

France

Loi Relative à la Transition Énergétique Pour la Croissance Verte

The framework Energy Transition Law and its related action plans are designed to give France the means to diversify its energy mix and enhance its actions contributing to tackling climate change. It covers a large scope of economic activities and brings in binding energy targets for transport, housing sector and renewable energy. In its 215 articles, the law sets the following ambitious national...

Legislation | 2015 |

Ireland

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act provides for the approval of plans by the Government in relation to climate change for the purpose of pursuing the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy; to establish a body to be known as the National Expert Advisory Council on Climate Change; and to provide for matters connected therewith. The Act...

Legislation

| 2015 |

Seychelles

Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust of Seychelles Act, 2015 (No. 18 of 2015).

This Act establishes the Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust of Seychelles as a corporate body. It also defines the objects functions and powers of the Trust and provides with respect to its administration. The Trust shall be instrumental in administering debt swap transactions for purposes of supporting the long-term management and expansion of the Seychelles system of protected areas and...

Legislation | 2015 |

Rwanda

Urban Planning Subsidiary Regulations 2015

Rwanda Urban Planning Subsidiary Regulations 2015 Commenced on 4 June 2015 [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] Pursuant to the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda of 04 June 2003 as amended to date, especially in Articles 120, 121 and 201; Pursuant to Law n°10/2012 of 02/05/2012 governing urban planning and building in Rwanda, especially in Articles 12 and 64; After...

Legislation | 2015 |

Belize

National Protected Areas System Act, 2015

Belize National Protected Areas System Act, 2015 Published on 21 October 2015 Commencement date unknown [This is the version of this document at 1 January 2019.] BELIZE: NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM ACT, 2015 No. 17 of 2015 I assent, (SIR COLVILLE N. YOUNG) Governor-General 21st October, 2015. AN ACT to provide for the maintenance of coordinated management of a system of protected areas that is...

Legislation | 2015 |

Zambia

Forests Act, 2015

Zambia Forests Act, 2015 Act 4 of 2015 Published Assented to on 14 August 2015 Commenced on 14 August 2015 [This is the version of this document from 14 August 2015.] ACT An Act to provide for the establishment and declaration of National Forests, Local Forests, joint forest management areas, botanical reserves, private forests and community forests; provide for the participation of local...

Legislation | 2015 |

Zambia

Urban and Regional Planning Act, 2015

Zambia Urban and Regional Planning Act, 2015 Act 3 of 2015 Published in Government Gazette on 14 August 2015 Assented to on 14 August 2015 Commenced on 14 August 2015 [This is the version of this document from 14 August 2015.] An Act to provide for development, planning and administration principles, standards and requirements for urban and regional planning processes and systems; provide for a...

Legislation

| 2015 |

Mauritius

Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency Act 2015 (No. 11 of 2015).

The Act establishes the Mauritius Renewable Energy Agency (Agency) as a body corporate, defines its functions and powers and provides with respect to its administration. The Agency shall, among other things: (a) advise the Minister on all matters relating to renewable energy policy and strategy; (b) every five years, elaborate a renewable energy strategic plan; (c) establish the necessary...

Legislation | 2014 |

Mozambique

Law 15/2014 Establishing the Framework for Disaster Management, Including Prevention and Mitigation

The law sets out a framework for disaster prevention, mitigation, and management and emphasises the importance of strategic readiness and systematic preparedness to prevent the impacts of climate change, reducing vulnerability to disasters. It defines strategic readiness as including the identification of climate change impacts, as well as necessary legislation and education to mitigate these...

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