SIST EN ISO 14090:2019
(Main)Adaptation to climate change - Principles, requirements and guidelines (ISO 14090:2019)
Adaptation to climate change - Principles, requirements and guidelines (ISO 14090:2019)
This Standard specifies principles, requirements and guidelines for adaptation to climate change. This includes the integration of adaptation within or across organizations, understanding impacts and uncertainties and how these can be used to inform decisions. This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature, e.g. local, regional, international, business units, conglomerates, industrial sectors, natural resource management units. This document can support the development of sector-, aspect- or element-specific climate change adaptation standards.
Anpassung an den Klimawandel - Grundsätze, Anforderungen und Leitlinien (ISO 14090:2019)
Dieses Dokument legt Grundsätze, Anforderungen und Leitlinien für die Anpassung an den Klimawandel fest. Dazu gehören die Integration der Anpassung innerhalb von oder zwischen Organisationen, das Verstehen von Auswirkungen und Unsicherheiten und das Wissen darüber, wie dieses Verständnis in Entscheidungen einfließen kann.
Dieses Dokument ist von jeder Organisation, unabhängig von Größe, Art und Beschaffenheit, anwendbar, z. B. lokale, regionale, internationale Organisationen, Geschäftsbereiche, Konglomerate, Wirtschaftsbereiche, Einheiten zur Bewirtschaftung natürlicher Ressourcen.
Dieses Dokument kann die Entwicklung von sektor , aspekt oder elementspezifischen Standards zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel unterstützen.
Adaptation au changement climatique - Principes, exigences et lignes directrices (ISO 14090:2019)
Le présent document spécifie les principes, les exigences et les lignes directrices relatifs à l'adaptation au changement climatique. Cela inclut l'intégration de l'adaptation dans les organismes et entre les organismes, la compréhension des impacts et des incertitudes et la façon d'utiliser ces informations pour étayer les décisions à prendre.
Le présent document s'applique à tout organisme, quels que soient sa taille, son type et sa nature, par exemple que ce soit au niveau local, national ou international, qu'il s'agisse d'unités opérationnelles, de conglomérats, de secteurs industriels ou encore d'unités de gestion des ressources naturelles.
Le présent document peut étayer l'élaboration de normes d'adaptation au changement climatique spécifiques à un secteur, un aspect ou un élément.
Prilagoditev podnebnim spremembam - Načela, zahteve in smernice (ISO 14090:2019)
Ta standard določa načela, zahteve in smernice za prilagoditev podnebnim spremembam. To vključuje integracijo prilagoditve v organizacijah, razumevanje vplivov in negotovosti, ter kako je te mogoče uporabiti pri odločitvah. Ta dokument se uporablja za vse organizacije, ne glede na velikost, vrsto in naravo, npr. lokalne, regionalne, mednarodne, poslovne enote, konglomerate, industrijske sektorje, enote za upravljanje z naravnimi viri. Ta dokument lahko podpira razvoj standardov za prilagoditev podnebnim spremembam za specifične sektorje, vidike ali elemente.
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN ISO 14090:2019
01-november-2019
Prilagoditev podnebnim spremembam - Načela, zahteve in smernice (ISO
14090:2019)
Adaptation to climate change - Principles, requirements and guidelines (ISO
14090:2019)
Anpassung an den Klimawandel - Grundsätze, Anforderungen und Leitlinien (ISO
14090:2019)
Adaptation au changement climatique - Principes, exigences et lignes directrices (ISO
14090:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14090:2019
ICS:
13.020.40 Onesnaževanje, nadzor nad Pollution, pollution control
onesnaževanjem in and conservation
ohranjanje
SIST EN ISO 14090:2019 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EN ISO 14090
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.40
English Version
Adaptation to climate change - Principles, requirements
and guidelines (ISO 14090:2019)
Adaptation au changement climatique - Principes, Anpassung an den Klimawandel - Grundsätze,
exigences et lignes directrices (ISO 14090:2019) Anforderungen und Leitlinien (ISO 14090:2019)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 June 2019.
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European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14090:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14090:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14090:2019 without any modification.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14090
First edition
2019-06
Adaptation to climate change —
Principles, requirements and
guidelines
Adaptation au changement climatique — Principes, exigences et
lignes directrices
Reference number
ISO 14090:2019(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 4
4.1 General . 4
4.2 Change-oriented perspective. 4
4.3 Flexibility . 4
4.4 Mainstreaming and embedding. 4
4.5 Robustness . 4
4.6 Subsidiarity . 5
4.7 Sustainability . 5
4.8 Synergy between adaptation and mitigation of climate change . 5
4.9 Systems thinking . 5
4.10 Transparency . 5
4.11 Accountability . 5
5 Pre-planning . 5
6 Assessing climate change impacts including opportunities . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Impact assessment methods . 8
6.2.1 General. 8
6.2.2 Risk assessment . . 8
6.2.3 Vulnerability assessment . 9
6.2.4 Thresholds analysis . 9
6.3 Assessing adaptive capacity . 9
6.4 Identifying opportunities .10
6.5 Identifying uncertainties .10
7 Adaptation planning .10
7.1 General .10
7.2 Policy, strategy and planning context .11
7.3 Decision-making .12
7.3.1 General.12
7.3.2 Identification of climate change adaptation actions .12
7.3.3 Decision-making approaches .13
7.3.4 Short, medium and long lifespan decisions .13
7.4 Adaptation plan .14
7.4.1 General.14
7.4.2 Scope of the plan and boundaries of the system .14
7.4.3 Baselines .15
7.4.4 Climate change information .15
7.4.5 Impacts .15
7.4.6 Adaptive capacity .15
7.4.7 Climate change adaptation actions .15
7.4.8 Implementation, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and communication .16
7.4.9 Interested parties’ engagement .16
8 Implementation .16
8.1 Leadership and commitment .16
8.2 Implementation plan .16
9 Monitoring and evaluation.17
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10 Reporting and communication .18
Annex A (informative) Using systems thinking to set boundaries for climate change adaptation .20
Annex B (informative) Thresholds analysis .24
Bibliography .27
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management,
Subcommittee SC 7, Greenhouse gas management and related activities.
This document is the generic standard for adaptation to climate change.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Introduction
Climate change is impacting organizations in various ways and will continue to do so for decades
to come, owing to greenhouse gases emitted since the start of the Industrial Revolution. The extent
of future climate change will depend on the effectiveness of efforts to limit further emissions of
greenhouse gases and to manage other factors that impact radiative forcing. Therefore, climate change
adaptation is required to reduce the threats and maximize the opportunities presented to organizations
of all kinds by a changing climate.
In November 2016, the Paris Agreement came into force to limit global temperature rise and it
established a global adaptation goal of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and
reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and
ensuring an adequate adaptation response in the context of the temperature goal”. Implementation
of the Paris Agreement, along with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) as
agreed in 2015, helps to drive global efforts towards actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
as well as build climate resilience.
Climate change impacts can be direct or indirect and can take various forms such as physical, social,
financial, political, regulatory or reputational, and as such climate change adaptation has a very
broad scope. This document will enable organizations to prioritize and develop effective, efficient and
deliverable adaptation tailored to the specific climate change challenges they face. Its main purpose is
therefore to provide organizations with a consistent, structured and pragmatic approach to prevent
or minimize the harm that climate change could cause and also to take advantage of opportunities.
Applying this approach enables organizations to give appropriate consideration to climate change
adaptation when designing, implementing, improving and updating policies, strategies, plans and
activities.
The application of this document is intended to be performed alongside other organizational priorities.
This includes carrying out all climate change adaptation activities in parallel with, or integrated with,
climate change mitigation activities and other sustainability priorities.
Furthermore, application of this document can assist in demonstrating to interested parties that an
organization’s approach to climate change adaptation is credible. This document can also be of relevance
to individuals and organizations involved in purchasing, investment and insurance when seeking to
understand another organization’s climate change adaptation. It is designed to help organizations
develop measures and report on adaptation activity in a verifiable way.
This document’s approach is relevant to all sizes and types of organizations where their activities,
products and services might be threatened by, or in some cases able to take advantage of, climate
change. The approach within this document is iterative, supporting continual learning and improvement
processes aimed at all scales, from local to multinational organizations, those in the public and private
sectors, voluntary and community organizations, single, small and medium size enterprises. This
document is relevant regardless of the scope of adaptation and can be used in the context of both
incremental change and transformation.
The purposely non-linear nature of this document’s approach allows organizations to adopt its
structure no matter what stage they are at in climate change adaptation, from those just starting out
to those already engaged in adaptation to those choosing to lead the way. Organizations might find
themselves moving back and forth between multiple elements, depending upon the challenges they face
and the lessons they learn from delivery experience. The structure is however logical, iterative and
designed to be applied into the future. The structure covers:
— pre-planning;
— assessing impacts including opportunities;
— adaptation planning;
— implementation;
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— monitoring and evaluation;
— reporting and communication.
In this document, the following verbal forms are used:
— “shall” indicates a requirement;
— “should” indicates a recommendation;
— “may” indicates a permission;
— “can” indicates a possibility or a capability.
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Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements
and guidelines
1 Scope
This document specifies principles, requirements and guidelines for adaptation to climate change.
This includes the integration of adaptation within or across organizations, understanding impacts and
uncertainties and how these can be used to inform decisions.
This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature, e.g. local, regional,
international, business units, conglomerates, industrial sectors, natural resource management units.
This document can support the development of sector-, aspect- or element-specific climate change
adaptation standards.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org
3.1
adaptation to climate change
climate change adaptation
process of adjustment to actual or expected climate (3.4) and its effects
Note 1 to entry: In human systems, adaptation seeks to moderate or avoid harm or exploit beneficial opportunities.
Note 2 to entry: In some natural systems, human intervention can facilitate adjustment to expected climate and
its effects.
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.2
adaptive capacity
ability of systems, institutions, humans, and other organisms to adjust to potential damage, to take
advantage of opportunities, or to respond to consequences
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.3
adaptive management
process of iteratively planning, implementing and modifying strategies for managing resources in the
face of uncertainty and change
Note 1 to entry: Adaptive management involves adjusting approaches in response to observations of their effects
and changes in the system brought on by resulting feedback effects and other variables.
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[SOURCE: IPCC, 2014]
3.4
climate
statistical description of weather in terms of the mean and variability of relevant quantities over a
period of time ranging from months to thousands or millions of years
Note 1 to entry: The classical period for averaging these variables is 30 years, as defined by the World
Meteorological Organization.
Note 2 to entry: The relevant quantities are most often near-surface variables such as temperature, precipitation
and wind.
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.5
climate change
change in climate (3.4) that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer
Note 1 to entry: Climate change can be identified by such means as statistical tests (e.g. on changes in the mean,
variability).
Note 2 to entry: Climate change might be due to natural processes, internal to the climate system, or external
forcings such as modulations of the solar cycles, volcanic eruptions, and persistent anthropogenic changes in the
composition of the atmosphere or in land use.
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.6
exposure
presence of people, livelihoods, species or ecosystems, environmental functions, services, resources,
infrastructure, or economic, social or cultural assets in places and settings that could be affected
Note 1 to entry: Exposure can change over time, for example as a result of land use change.
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.7
hazard
potential source of harm
Note 1 to entry: The potential for harm can be in terms of loss of life, injury or other health impacts, as well
as damage and loss to property, infrastructure, livelihoods, service provision, ecosystems and environmental
resources.
Note 2 to entry: In this document, the term usually refers to climate-related physical events or trends or their
physical impacts.
Note 3 to entry: Hazard comprises slow-onset developments (e.g. rising temperatures over the long term) as well
as rapidly developing climatic extremes (e.g. a heatwave or a landslide) or increased variability.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014, 3.2, modified — Notes 1 and 2 to entry have been added to reflect the
definition of "hazard" in IPCC, 2014: Annex II: Glossary. Note 3 to entry has been added.]
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3.8
impact
effect on natural and human systems
Note 1 to entry: In the context of climate change (3.5), the term "impact" is used primarily to refer to the effects on
natural and human systems of extreme weather and climate events and of climate change. Impacts generally refer
to effects on lives, livelihoods, health, ecosystems, economies, societies, cultures, services and infrastructure due
to the interaction of climate change or hazardous climate events occurring within a specific time period and the
vulnerability (3.15) of an exposed society or system. Impacts are also referred to as consequences and outcomes.
The impacts of climate change on geophysical systems, including floods, droughts and sea level rise, are a subset
of impacts called "physical impacts".
[SOURCE: Adapted from IPCC, 2014]
3.9
indicator
quantitative, qualitative or binary variable that can be measured or described, in response to a defined
criterion
[SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.27]
3.10
interested party
person or organization (3.11) that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision
or activity
EXAMPLE Customers, communities, suppliers, regulators, non-governmental organizations, investors,
employees and academia.
Note 1 to entry: To “perceive itself to be affected” means the perception has been made known to the organization.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.1.6, modified — "academia" has been added to the example.]
3.11
organization
person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and relationships
to achieve its objectives
Note 1 to entry: The concept of organization includes, but is not limited to sole-trader, company, corporation, firm,
enterprise, authority, partnership, charity or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated
or not, public or private.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.1.4]
3.12
risk
effect of uncertainty
Note 1 to entry: An effect is a deviation from the expected. It can be positive, negative or both. An
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