The 2005 National Adaptation Strategy of Finland, co-ordinated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, laid out the mainstreaming approach across administrative sectors. More recently, the Climate Change Act passed in 2015 outlines the national adaptation policy by establishing the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan.
Work on a national framework has been on-going since 2016, done in collaboration with research organisations. It is expected that a monitoring and evaluation framework will be published and implemented by 2018.
As the M&E system is currently under development, the following is based on early drafts and subject to change. The aim of the M&E framework is threefold. First, to gain a national overview in relation to progress on adaptation. Second, it also fulfills the requirements for reporting set by the Climate Change Act and any obligations arising from the European Union. Finally, it will be used to support communication of climate change and adaptation related information to stakeholders.
