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are aligned with the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations. The networks in the field of adaptation could be represented by the direct contact between the national government and the EU and international bodies that are dealing with climate adaptation, by the vertical and orizontal relations between different governmental institutions and by the links between the government and the NGO’s as well the civil society. The Inter-ministerial Committee on Climate Change was established in April 2022 by adoption of the Government Decision 563/2022. Intra- and inter-institutional as well as collaboration at the international level is the main engine in terms of developing the adaptation framework at the national level. (ex. through The Inter-ministerial Committee on Climate Change adn Romanian Climate Diplomacy Network) AdaptationPolicies L1 Type Title Status Year PeriodCovered Link TypeOther Sector Sector_Other Focus L2 B: National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) The National Climate Change and Low Carbon Green Growth Strategy c-actual adaptation policy (adopted) 2016 2016-2030 http://www.mmediu.ro/categorie/cadrul-national/408 agriculture and food; biodiversity (including ecosystembased approaches); buildings; business and industry; civil protection and emergency management; coastal areas; energy; finance and insurance; forestry; health; land use planning; rural development; tourism; transport; urban; water management c-adaptation L3 C: National Adaptation Plan (NAP) National Action Plan for the implementation of the Green Growth Strategy d-previous adaptation policy (superseded) 2016 2016-2020 http://www.mmediu.ro/categorie/cadrul-national/408 agriculture and food; biodiversity (including ecosystembased approaches); buildings; business and industry; civil protection and emergency management; coastal areas; energy; finance and insurance; forestry; health; land use planning; rural development; tourism; transport; urban; water management c-adaptation Strategies_Plans L1 AdaptationPriorities Challenges SummaryNationalStrategies AditionalDocument OverviewContent OverviewEffortsClimate OverviewMeasures OverviewPrivateSector L2 In terms of adaptation priorities, the National Climate Change and Low Carbon Green Growth Strategy focuses on measures and actions for 13 priority sectors respectively, industry; agriculture and fisheries; tourism; public health; buildings and infrastructure; transport; water resources; forests; energy; biodiversity; insurance; recreation activities; and education. The proposed actions and measures tackle different types of risks and climate related events such landslides, soil erosion, storm damage, drought, floods, disease outbreaks, or the lack of access to water resources. The main challenges, gaps and barriers to adaptation are represented by the lack of financing and institutional barriers. Due to the fact that the cooperation between different actors is dysfunctional, many of the financial sources are being lost or cannot be accessed. Another problem regarding adaptation to climate change is related to the lack of personnel that works in this field. At present, in order to attract funding and to implement effective and efficient adaptation measures, the Romanian governmental institutions are working on establishing good relations between the different actors that have a significant role in the field of climate change adaptation. Romania has completed its 2030 National Strategy for Sustainable Development(2030 NSSD) adopted by the GD no. 877/2018 by adopting in June 2022 the GD no. 754/2022 – National Action Plan implementing the Strategy. Through its 2030 NSSD Romania establishes its national framework for supporting the achievement of 2030 Agenda goals and implementing the set of 17 SDGs. The strategy supports Romania's development on three main pillars, economic, social and environment. Continuing the good practices within implemented within the sustainable development area, in April 2022 it was established the Inter-ministerial Committee on Climate Change by adoption of Government Decision 563/2022. The members of this Body are the ministers of different Ministries of the Romanian Government, and it is led by three vice-presidents, the president being the Prime Minister of the Romanian Government. The three vicepresidents are, as follows: - the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (who can replace the president) - the head of the Climate and Sustainability Department within the Presidential Administration - the Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests - the President of Romania can also be invited This Committee has the role to analyze the climate actions at national and sectoral level to ensure: - the coherence of the implemented mitigation sectoral policies with the national climate commitments and the appropriate contribution to achieving the EU and its Member States joint targets - monitoring progress towards the fulfilment of these commitments - proposes annual priority policies consistent with existing commitments - analyses the implementation of the National Integrated Energy Climate Plan and the objectives of the Long-Term Strategy for the GHG emissions reduction (LTS – Long Term Strategy) analyses the budgeting of the climate actions - analyses and proposes indicators to monitor the implementation of the climate policies and targets achievement - proposes the communication of a unified and coherent message on the topic of climate change The NAS 2016-2030 mentions the need to update current building and infrastructure codes and norms in view of climate change and extreme events. The NAP also sets out a series of actions with respect to the human environment, infrastructure and urbanism, such as: improving the integration of climate change considerations in sectoral planning processes; providing capacity-building to local authorities regarding the integration of climate change considerations in spatial planning documents and processes; investing in climate resilient infrastructure; and modifying building codes and norms. Also, also all projects, plans and programs are subject to the environmental assessment procedure. Romania is making efforts to develop national and regional disaster risk reduction strategies and plans to ensure a proactive, multi-sectoral, multi-hazard and a whole-of-society approach, acknowledging the strong connection between disaster risk and climate change. Based upon the integrated national risk assessment results, GIES developed the National Plan for Disaster Risk Management (approved through a Decision of the National Committee for Emergency Situations) and the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (currently under consultation in order to be approved through Decision of the National Committee for Emergency Situations). Both are live documents, that will be upgraded and improved according to the new data obtained from the national and sectorial risk assessments, as well as the results of the monitoring and implementation mechanism. In order to better address multi-hazard and multi-risk, as well as climate change and urban risks, GIES has initiated a project, financed through a loan from the World Bank, seeking to improve the current national methodology for disaster risk assessment and to assess a series of multi-hazard and multi-risk scenarios. The results of these activities will provide a better understanding of climate change impact on disaster risk and will fundament measures to tackle both issues. Moreover, the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction promotes the development of sectoral- and local-level disaster risk reduction strategies and plans that take into account the disaster risk management and climate change adaptation as a whole, and addresses the need of the central and local authorities to better understand, to take informed actions and to make good use of the already available tools in order to raise resilience. However, information regarding progress in the implementation of these actions could not be found. The Territorial Development Strategy of Romania (Strategia de Dezvoltare Teritorială a României, URL: http://www.fonduri-structurale.ro/Document_Files/Stiri/00017493/7hctm_Anexe.pdf, date accessed: 16/05/2018.) adopted in 2016 mentions measures related to climate adaptation, for example, protecting cities, rural areas, and natural habitats from climate risks, preventing natural disasters, and developing urban green space and green belts surrounding urban areas. The strategy is the document that is the basis of the entire spatial planning system (territorial planning and urban planning) at the national level and underpins: regional, county and local strategic documents (territorial development strategies, land development plans, regional development plans), operational documentation (urban planning), other national development strategies with territorial relevance and impact. While there is still scarce evidence on the engagement with the private sector, several important projects have taken off or have been finalised recently, with the relevant involvement or benefitting the private sector. In general, stakeholders, including some from the private sector were actively involved in the development of the National Adaptation Strategy 2013-2020 included the research sector (represented by several research institutes) and an NGO active in tackling climate change. Furthermore, during a self-assessment exercise carried out by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in 2013, the Romanian authorities reported that the private sector, various interest groups and the wider public were duly informed and consulted during the process. One important measure recently carried out is the investment in the construction of the Metro Line 5 in Bucharest, to enable the public transport network to reach new neighbourhoods in Romania's capital city, providing easier access to the city centre for the people who live there, reducing road traffic, and subsequently the air pollution, the greenhouse gas emissions and the urban heat effect, among others. Bucharest's metro system is being extended to reach the Drumul Taberei area, including Valea Ialomiţei and Râul Doamnei, with the construction of a new line stretching to the neighbourhood from the existing Eroilor station. It aims to shorten the time it takes to travel on this route by about 21 minutes. This is an important benefit to the 335 000 residents of Drumul Taberei and the surrounding areas – of which more than half are expected to use the line. The lead implementer is Metrorex, the national metro company. Under the European Climate Initative (EUKI), a consortium of partners from Romania and Germany will undertake a project (EDAPHIC-BLOOM DANUBE) to assess the climate change impact in terrestrial vegetation and soils in the Lower Danube Plains & Danube Delta and towards Setting up a Cluster for Sustainable Development of the Lower Danube Plain and Danube Delta (involving Romanian central and local authorities, universities and research institutes from Romania and Germany, SME-s and NGO-s). Furthermore, an important project is under implementation under the Operational Program for Administrative Capacity (Cohesion Fund, € 7,6 million jointly with the waste management component), aiming to strengthen the evidence base policies and develop simplified procedures for reducing the administrative burden of the business sector in implementing climate action. Under the same Operational Program, the RO-ADAPT project is underway with the main objective of building capacity for (primarily) climate adaptation policies, which will benefit the private sector. ActionsMeasures L1 Title KeyTypeMeasure subKTM Specification ShortDescriptionMeasureAction ClimateThreat SectorsAffected Status AdministrativeLevelMeasureImplemented AdministrativeOther CostImplementingMeasure Examples Monitoring_Evaluation L1 DescribeMonitoringReportingEvaluation DescribeMREMethodology DescribeStatePlay SummaryClimateAdaptation SummarySpendingShare SummaryIntroDocument DescribeReducingClimateImpacts DescribeIncreasingAdaptiveCapacity DescribeMeetingAdaptationPriorities DescribeProgressTowardsAddressing DescribeVulnerability DescribeNationalAdaptation DescribeSubNationalImplementation L2 Regarding the monitoring, reporting and evaluation (MRE) methodology related to reducing climate impacts, vulnerabilities, risks, and increasing adaptive capacity, according to the environmental approval of the NAS and NAP for the period 2016-2020, the responsible entities were reporting annually to the Ministry of Environment Water and Forests the registered progress regarding the actions included in the NAP. The NAP includes several metrics or benchmarks, mostly process-based, for the implementation such the type of action, objective, timeline, responsible institutions, result indicators/unit measures, and estimated resources and their source of financing. The progress registered by the responsible entities for the measures included in the 2016-2020 NAP was reported annually to the Ministry of Environment Water and Forests. Over the period 2016-2020, the following studies have been started as follows: 1. Periodic update of climate scenarios using regional climate models for climate adaptation in Romania and impact assessment in the agriculture sector 2. Assessing the impact of climate change in the water resources sector based on the regular updating of climate change scenarios in Romania 3. Continuation of studies such as "Identifying the main potentially deficient areas in terms of water resources, at national level, in the current regime and in the perspective of climate change", in the context of the effects of climate change 4. Carrying out an analysis to assess the specific levels and types of irrigated agriculture that can be sustained in each of the river basins, taking into account the impacts of climate change. 5. Analysis of scenarios on the effect of climate change on the forest and the need to adapt forestry operations to new climatic conditions 6. Simulating the future distribution of species in the context of climate change and prioritizing areas where changes in the composition of forests can take place to adapt to climate change 7. Ongoing research into genetic resources and the implications of climate change for forest genetic resources 8. Revision of the network of genetic resources for forest species 9. Continue research to better understand the effects of climate change on forests and to identify scientifically sound solutions for practical action against forest pests, forest drying and invasive species evolution 10. Ongoing research to understand the impact of the effects of climate change on forests to mitigate the effects of landslides, droughts, and support the process of water resources management. 11. Development of environmental monitoring activities by conducting research studies of factors with the potential to adversely affect public health Under the EU 2014 – 2020 budget, Romania has committed € 2.419 million for climate change adaptation and risk preventions measures (approx. € 575 million under the Cohesion Fund and € 1.844 million under the European Agriculture and Rural Development Fund). This level was increased by including measures financed through the European Regional Development Fund, leading to a final decided amount of approx. € 2,98 billion (excluding multi-thematic allocation). To date, € 1,59 billion out of the € 2,98 billion climate earmarked funds have been spent, which represents 67% of the money committed for climate expenditures. From the 2016-2020 NAP, over 11 main studies have been started with each one of them being in a different phase of implementation. The overall estimated costs for the studies are as follow: 1. Periodic update of climate scenarios using regional climate models for climate adaptation in Romania and impact assessment in the agriculture sector – 0,3 mil. €; 2. Assessing the impact of climate change in the water resources sector based on the regular updating of climate change scenarios in Romania – 0,3 mil. €; 3. Continuation of studies such as "Identifying the main potentially deficient areas in terms of water resources, at national level, in the current regime and in the perspective of climate change", in the context of the effects of climate change – N/A; 4. Carrying out an analysis to assess the specific levels and types of irrigated agriculture that can be sustained in each of the river basins, taking into account the impacts of climate change – N/A; 5. Analysis of scenarios on the effect of climate change on the forest and the need to adapt forestry operations to new climatic conditions – 0,5 mil. €; 6. Simulating the future distribution of species in the context of climate change and prioritizing areas where changes in the composition of forests can take place to adapt to climate change – 0,5 mil. €; 7. Ongoing research into genetic resources and the implications of climate change for forest genetic resources – 0,5 mil. €; 8. Revision of the network of genetic resources for forest species – 0,5 mil. €; 9. Continue research to better understand the effects of climate change on forests and to identify scientifically sound solutions for practical action against forest pests, forest drying and invasive species evolution – 2 mil. €; 10. Ongoing research to understand the impact of the effects of climate change on forests to mitigate the effects of landslides, droughts, and support the process of water resources management – 2 mil. €; 11. Development of environmental monitoring activities by conducting research studies of factors with the potential to adversely affect public health – 2 mil. €. By signing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Romania assumed the responsibility to implemen