Development of a national strategy for adaptation to climate change adverse impacts in Cyprus

LIFE10ENV/CY/000723

Area of implementation: Cyprus
Duration: 31 months (1 September 2011- 31 March 2014)
Project Budget: 1.358.847,00 € (50% EC funding)

The CYPADAPT main aim is to strengthen and increase Cyprus adaptive capacity to climate change impacts through the development of a National Adaptation Strategy.

This is expected to be achieved through the following specific objectives:

• Describing climate change and its impacts
• Projecting future climate changes and providing estimates of potential impacts
• Assessing the sensitivity of different systems, sectors or communities to climate change
• Assessing adaptive capacity, vulnerability and opportunities associated with climate change
• Proposing appropriate actions that should be taken immediately as well as policies for future actions