Climate change adaptation in Norwegian businesses − Awareness, integration and barriers

IF 4.8 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Lilo Henke, Katrin Knoth, Eli Sandberg
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Preventive measures adopted to protect buildings and infrastructure from extreme weather and natural hazard events may serve to mitigate extensive damage and thus avoid major expenditures to businesses and society. A survey of 1,001 representative companies across different sectors and regions in Norway reveals that most companies fail to prioritise the climate change adaptation of their buildings or infrastructure. Most respondents have not conducted risk assessments. The greatest focus is adopted by large companies, those that own their buildings and infrastructure, and businesses in the primary and energy sectors. Small companies, service sector businesses and companies that rent their buildings and infrastructure are the least well prepared. The largest perceived barrier to adaptation is costs, followed by a lack of knowledge and competence in the fields of climate change impacts and adaptation measures. The large majority state that they do not measure climate change adaptation at all. Less than 10 per cent use indicators or evaluate their climate change adaptation efforts. Survey results suggest that Norwegian businesses need stronger incentives and clearly defined responsibilities, combined with appropriate tools and guidelines relevant to the entire climate change adaptation cycle. These will include the performance of risk assessments, the tracking of their adaptation status, as well as the measurement and evaluation of their climate change adaptation actions with the help of indicators.

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挪威企业对气候变化的适应--认识、融入和障碍
为保护建筑物和基础设施免受极端天气和自然灾害事件的影响而采取的预防措施可减轻大面积破坏,从而避免企业和社会的重大支出。对挪威不同行业和地区的 1001 家有代表性的公司进行的一项调查显示,大多数公司未能将其建筑物或基础设施适应气候变化列为优先事项。大多数受访者没有进行风险评估。大公司、拥有自己的建筑和基础设施的公司以及初级产品和能源行业的公司最为关注气候变化。小公司、服务行业企业以及租用其建筑物和基础设施的公司准备最不充分。人们认为适应气候变化的最大障碍是成本,其次是缺乏气候变化影响和适应措施方面的知识和能力。绝大多数企业表示,它们根本没有衡量气候变化适应情况。只有不到10%的企业使用指标或对其气候变化适应工作进行评估。调查结果表明,挪威企业需要更有力的激励措施和明确界定的责任,以及与整个气候变化适应周期相关的适当工具和指导方针。这将包括进行风险评估、跟踪其适应状况,以及借助指标对其气候变化适应行动进行衡量和评估。
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Climate Risk Management
Climate Risk Management Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
CiteScore
8.20
自引率
4.50%
发文量
76
审稿时长
30 weeks
期刊介绍: Climate Risk Management publishes original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports of practical experience on the use of knowledge and information regarding the consequences of climate variability and climate change in decision and policy making on climate change responses from the near- to long-term. The concept of climate risk management refers to activities and methods that are used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to facilitate climate-resilient decision-making. Its objective is to promote sustainable development by maximizing the beneficial impacts of climate change responses and minimizing negative impacts across the full spectrum of geographies and sectors that are potentially affected by the changing climate.
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