This Action plan for a climate-proof Denmark provides an overview of the initiatives that the government has either planned, or already set in motion, to ensure that Denmark will become more resilient to climate change.
In its government programme A United Denmark (Et Danmark, der står sammen), the government has identified the following tasks:
- Establish a task force which is to prepare an action plan for climate change adaptation and ensure rapid implementation of the EU Floods Directive.
- Ensure that all municipalities prepare action plans for climate change adaptation within two years.
- Modernise the legislation on watercourses and water supply.
- Examine whether water utility companies have adequate opportunities to finance climate change adaptation, and whether the need for adaptation, other than initiatives aimed at sewerage, makes it appropriate to adjust the division of responsibilities between the municipalities, water utility companies and other authorities.
The government has already launched a series of significant initiatives and made amendments to the regulatory foundation. The action plan highlights several initiatives which contribute to a better framework for climate change adaptation efforts by central and local government, private enterprises and individuals.