Implementation of national climate change adaptation activities in Estonia (AdaptEst)

The LIFE-SIP AdaptEst project aims at improving Estonia's preparedness to adapt to climate change.

The general objective of the Estonian Development Plan for Climate Change Adaptation is to increase the readiness and capacity of the regional and local level of the state of Estonia to adapt to the effects of climate change. Climate Change Adaptation Development Plan sets eight goals based on the priority sectors of the economic and administrative structure in the Republic of Estonia (independently and partially combined) from which the implementation of five is supported by the AdaptEst project:

1. Health and rescue capacity with the aim to improve rescue capacity and the ability of people to protect their health and property;
2. Land use and planning, including coastal areas, other areas with a risk of flooding, areas with a risk of landslides, land improvement, towns with the aim to mitigate and manage storm, flood and erosion risks;
3. Natural environment, including biodiversity, land ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems and environment, marine ecosystems and environment, ecosystem services with the aim to maintain the diversity of species, and create favourable conditions to the habitats and landscapes, but also to socio-economic ecosystem;
4. Bioeconomy, including agriculture, forestry, fishing industry, hunting, tourism, peat production with the aim to achieve sustainability in important economic sectors;
5. Society, awareness and cooperation, education and science, international relations and cooperation with the aim to raise the awareness and preparedness for risks from climate change.