The Norwegian Research Centre on Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation (Noradapt) is a new national center for sustainable climate change adaptation. It is run by the Western Norway Research Institute, together with seven partner institutions.

Climate change will affect all parts of Norwegian society in the coming years. A broad coordinated response is needed to find solutions to negatively affected sectors.

In Noradapt, researchers from eight research institutions work together to build and collect new knowledge on how different actors in society can adapt to climate change.

Living laboratory

Noradapt is run by the Western Norway research Institute in Sogndal, in the middle of the new county Vestland.

Nature, landscape and weather conditions in the region is a good foundation to study the changes that Norway will meet in the years ahead. The region works as a living laboratory researching climate change.

What does noradapt do?

• Guidance: Science based advice for business and public institutions guiding others.

• Assessments: Develop client adapted knowledge in coordination with private and public institutions.

• Research and development: Cooperation with business about new products and services within climate adaptation, f. ex. risk mitigation technology.

• Dissemination: Co-host of the annual, national #Klimaomstilling conference.

• Education: Teaches climate change adaptation at college and university level.