Germany Federal climate adaptation act (KAnG)

The Federal Climate Adaptation Act is Germany’s (separate) climate framework law aimed at strengthening climate adaptation to protect life and health, society, the economy and infrastructure as well as nature and ecosystems. 

Pursuant to the law, if applicable, the Federal government or Federal State government must:

• Present a precautionary climate adaptation strategy with measurable targets by the end of September 2023. The strategy will be developed based on a climate risk analysis and will comprise various clusters all of which include several fields of action.
• Publish a periodic monitoring report which will inform the public about the observed consequences of climate change and the status of target achievement of the precautionary climate adaptation strategy. If the monitoring report reveals that the targets are not met, the measures in the strategy must be amended.
• Present and implement Federal precautionary adaptation strategies. The Federal States must also present on the state of so-called climate adaptation concepts of municipalities and districts.