Japan

Responses

Adaptation Disaster Risk Management

Sectors

Agriculture Coastal zones Energy Environment LULUCF Water

Instruments

Governance

MRV Processes, plans and strategies

Information

Research & Development, knowledge generation

Keywords

Adaptation

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Executive

Plan

Passed in 2015

The Japanese government's plan for addressing climate change adaptation in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sectors outlines the overarching principles that should be applied to adaptation in these sectors, as well as the risks each sector faces from climate change. It describes the current and future measures the government plans to implement to adapt each sector to the impacts of climate change. These include:

Continue supporting research into the impacts of climate change
Support the development of heat- and disease-resistant plant varieties, including wheat, shiitake, and seaweed
Support sustainable soil and water management, supporting and educating farmers about crop rotation and management and disaster prevention
Establish a pest monitoring and forecasting system, promoting afforestation and conservation of wetlands
Establish more protected forests and biodiversity corridors
Promote sustainable fish and livestock rearing techniques
Construct shoreline defenses to protect against sea-level rise and flooding.

Documents

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