Climate Change and the Environment
Global climate change and loss of biodiversity are among the most serious environmental threats to the world at present. This
is why climate change and the environment are the main focus areas of Norwegian development policy.
Climate Change and the Environment
Policy
Global climate change and loss of biodiversity are among the most serious environmental threats to the world at present.
Climate proofing
All Norwegian Embassies have been requested to increase their efforts on addressing climate change.
Adaptation to climate change
Regardless of the effects of mitigation there is a need for increased focus on and attention to adaptation to future impacts of climate change.
Mitigation
Norwegian core activities on mitigation are Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), Clean Energy Initiative and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).