The effect of climate change on the agriculture sector in Norway. The Directorate shall also give advice to the municipalities on the integration in spatial planning. The Norwegian Climate and Environment Ministry is responsible for monitoring and evaluating climate change policy in Norway including adaptation progress. The Norwegian government argues that its emissions make up only a small part of global CO2 emissions; hydropower accounts for nearly all of Norway’s domestic electricity production, and nearly sixty percent of new cars sold are electric. The variability of the extreme precipitation volumes may increase more than the mean precipitation, suggesting an increased showery nature of precipitation (11). Increased utilisation of the forests as carbon storage and agricultural activities with as low greenhouse gas emissions as possible are crucial elements in the climate policy. The seasonal precipitation is projected to in­crease over the whole region during all seasons, with the largest increase during winter and spring. Except for the summer precipitation, the seasonal precipitation is projected to increase in all seasons and in all regions. The guideline for the nature and environment sector will be published in 2019. The Norwegian Waters Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has from 2019 been given the responsibility for developing the hydrological knowledge on urban flooding in Norway. As a follow up, three County Governors and The Environment Agency are currently developing guidelines on how to address climate change adaptation related to the nature and environment sector and the agriculture sector in municipal planning activities.

There are also several other grant schemes for municipalities and industry that are relevant for climate change adaptation measures. Municipalities are the main target groups for the webpage.

Originally from the UK, David now lives in Trondheim and was the original founder of Life in Norway back in 2011. In the white paper on climate change adaptation, the need to better integrate adaptation to climate change into the municipal responsibilities in order to enable the municipalities to ensure resilient and sustainable communities also in the future, is emphasized. The institute also operates a network of manual precipitation stations consisting of 282 stations. The largest seasonal precipitation increase in 2100 is 23% (5-33%) for the autumn, while the smallest increase of 9% is found for the summer season. The county municipalities also play an important role regarding guidance and coordination in relation to municipal and regional plans. The average projection indicates more days with heavy rainfall and higher precipitation values in the extreme events all over Norway and in all seasons. the relative change precipitation in 2025 in different regions compared to the reference period 1961-1990, ranges from -11% to 10% in summer and 0 to 11% in autumn. | Ministry of Climate and Environment. A grant scheme to support regional and local authorities in their climate change adaptation work was established in 2015 by the Ministry of Climate and Environment and is administered by the Norwegian Environment Agency. The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) supports planning and/or construction of infrastructure that helps prevent landslides and flooding, measures to improve water quality in rivers.

Sea level rise Report from The Directorate for Civil Protection on Municipalities use of sea level rise data (2015).

Data from observations contributes to the WMO Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marin Meteorology (JCOMM). The report Climate in Norway 2100 (2009) was prepared on request from the expert committee writing the Official Norwegian report on CAA (2010). But climate change also affects Norway. In the middle of the winter, snowfall may increase in the coldest regions.

Adaptation work should always be based on the best available knowledge about climate change and how the changes can be addressed. The network Cities of the Future was an important driving force for the climate change adaptation work in Norway. The results for precipitation are (15): Annual precipitation averaged over the Norwegian mainland is estimated to increase by 18% (5-30%) up to the year 2100 with respect to 1961-1990 (5). (2007), in: EEA, JRC and WHO (2008), Nikulin et al.

In Norway, the largest change in snow season duration is projected along the coast, and especially in the innermost parts of the coastal areas in West Norway, Mid Norway and North Norway. In line with the principle of responsibility, all ministries have responsibility to safeguard consideration for climate change within their sector. The white paper upholds that everyone – individuals, business and industry and the authorities – is responsible for assessing and addressing the impacts of climate change on their areas of competence. The Agricultural Directorate administers two grant schemes that supports climate adaptation measures, the grant scheme for environmental measures and the grant scheme for drainage of agricultural land. An evaluation of adaptive capacity was also included in the assessment, which was commissioned by the Norwegian Environmental Agency. The Barents Observer follows the Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press and the document Right and Duties of the Editor. St. 33 (2012–2013) Report to the Storting (white paper), Norwegian official report on Climate Change Adaptation, Updated assessment on climate change adaptation in Norway, Norwegian official report on Climate Risk and the Norwegian Economy, Consequences for Norway of Transnational Climate Impacts, Large-scale Programme on Climate Research KLIMAFORSK, Climate projections for each county in Norway, Sea Level Change for Norway: Past and Present Observations and Projections to 2100, The Norwegian Centre for Climate Services, Reporting according to the Climate Change Act in the budget proposal from the government for 2019 Prop 1 S 2018-2019, Reporting according to the Climate Change Act in the budget proposal from the government for 2018, Reporting on national targets (including climate change adaptation), Report from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Report from the Norwegian Polar Institute -Climate change in Svalbard – Effects on biodiversity and consequences for future nature management, Nature-based solutions for climate challenges in national management, A national assessment on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the agriculture sector. E-mail: postmottak@kld.dep.no Case studies from different municipalities in Norway can be found on www.klimatilpasning.no. For 2025 projections have been calculated for changes in temperature and precipitation compared to the reference period 1961-1990, based on several simulations with a large number of regional models. Recently, Norway won a coveted seat at the UNSC for a two-year term.

(2011), Feser et al. Climate change simulations up to year 2050 indicate an in­crease in annual precipitation from 1981-2010 to 2021-2050 of 20-30%, while for north-eastern parts of Spitsbergen the increase is up to 40%. In Oslo, the annual mean temperature has increased by 1.5 ∘ C in the period 1838 – 2012. A climate challenge to Norway’s oil and gas industry A contradiction of sorts: The Norwegian Constitution declares that all citizens have the right to a healthy environment. This works as a buffer to the global warming. The Cities of the Future were an important driving force for the climate change adaptation work in Norway. Heavy winter rainfall will become normal, while the risk of permafrost thawing, snowmelt floods, avalanches and landslides will increase dramatically. This northeast shift together with the trend pattern of decreasing cyclone activity for southern mid- latitudes and increasing trends north of 55 - 60°N after around 1950 seems consistent with scenario simulations to 2100 under increasing greenhouse gas concentrations (23). New content will be added above the current area of focus upon selection Phone: +47 22 24 57 11 The climate change is expected to affect Norway and the world to an increasing extent in the years ahead. Greenpeace and its co-plaintiff, Nature & Youth, sued the Norwegian government in 2016, claiming that its decision earlier that year to grant oil production licenses in the Arctic was unconstitutional.

The situation is opposite in the spring, with the largest increase in middle Norway (14-15%) and the smallest in south-eastern parts of Norway and the northernmost parts (5-9%). Address: P.B. In southern regions the precipitation increase is largest during au­tumn, while in northern regions it tends to be larger during winter.

The center is addressing societal risks associated with climate change and enhanced precipitation, storm water runoff and water induced landslides within the built environment. In 2018 CICERO and Western Norway Research Institute published a report that gave an overview of current status and knowledge on the consequences of climate change in Norway, including a presentation on how the public sectors and others actors have integrated climate adaptation in their work. Information resources, networks for sharing experience, grants, and cooperation with regional authorities plays an important part in climate change adaptation work at municipal level. According to the IPCC it has already become 26 per cent more acidic since the beginning of the industrial era. Norway has good public and private insurance schemes for insurance against disasters. The past years a range of capacity- and competence-building measures have been implemented, especially at municipal level.

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