Steps to Integrate Climate Change Response Content into Strategies and Planning

Steps for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Content into Strategies

Integrating climate change adaptation content into strategies is carried out during the strategy formulation process following these steps:

- Propose activities to integrate climate change adaptation content in the task explanation of strategy formulation;

- Analyze the impact of climate change and the requirements for climate change adaptation;

- Identify climate change adaptation solutions to integrate into the strategy;

- Integrate climate change adaptation content into the strategy;

- Collect opinions on the integrated climate change adaptation content.

Steps for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Content into Planning

Integrating climate change adaptation content into planning is carried out during the planning process following these steps:

- Propose activities to integrate climate change adaptation content in the task of planning;

- Analyze the impact of climate change and the requirements for climate change adaptation;

- Identify climate change adaptation solutions to integrate into the planning;

- Integrate climate change adaptation content into the planning;

- Collect opinions on the integrated climate change adaptation content.

Principles and Requirements for Integrating Climate Change Adaptation Content into Strategies and Planning

(1) Principles of Integration

- Integrating climate change adaptation content into strategies must comply with the integration steps stipulated by Circular 06/2023/TT-BTNMT and relevant legal regulations;

Integrating climate change adaptation content into planning must comply with the integration steps stipulated by this Circular and the legal regulations on planning;

- The climate change adaptation content integrated into strategies and planning is based on the analysis of climate change scenarios, assessment of the impacts of climate change, determination of climate change adaptation solutions, and must be reflected in the objectives, content, and socio-economic indicators of the strategies and planning.

(2) Integration Requirements

- Ensure consistency and synchronization with climate change adaptation policies, national, sectoral, and local development orientations; involve relevant stakeholders; promote gender equality, and encourage the diversification and effective use of resources;

- Comprehensive, objective, inter-disciplinary, and inter-regional consideration based on scientific and technological achievements, national and international practical experiences, natural conditions, socio-economic status, and national and local resources;

Utilize the positive impacts and minimize the negative impacts of climate change;

- Align with the objectives, scope, and content of strategies and planning at various levels, sectors, and fields, and the natural, socio-economic characteristics of the localities; ensure feasibility, effectiveness, and sustainability.

Refer to the detailed content in Circular 06/2023/TT-BTNMT, effective from October 01, 2023.

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