CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLANNING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IN SERBIA: CURRENT STATUS AND LESSONS LEARNED

Slobodan Milutinović

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP2302063M
First page
063
Last page
076

Abstract


Serbia is already experiencing the consequences of the changed climatic conditions caused by climate change and according to the available climate models, it will be significantly affected by climate impacts in the future. Adaptation to climate change at the local level, including planning, implementation, and financing, represents a challenge that cities and municipalities in Serbia will progressively face in the near future. For the successful implementation of these processes, it is necessary to establish a stimulating institutional framework, appropriate and predictable sources of financing, and a sufficient level of competence - knowledge and skills of local institutions. The study examines the consequences of the altered climatic circumstances in Serbia, the existing strategic and institutional framework, as well as the practical strategies for adapting to the altered climatic circumstances at the national and local levels, and, based on this analysis, proposes suitable recommendations for adapting to climate change at the national and local levels.

Keywords

climate adaptation, local adaptation, Serbia

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