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In how many areas have countries engaged in departmental development?

Departmental development is defined as the creation of government agencies, departments, working groups, or ministries with mandates that address climate change issues.

Adaptation areas include extreme temperatures, changes in precipitation, extreme weather, ecosystems, air quality and security, water safety and security, food safety and security, and human health.

Countries

Armenia - None

Angola - None

Argentina - None

Austria - None

Azerbaijan - None

Bosnia and Herzegovina - None

Belgium - None

Bulgaria - None

Burundi - None

Benin - None

Bolivia - None

Bhutan - None

Belarus - None

Belize - None

Democratic Republic of the Congo - None

Republic of the Congo - None

Cote d'Ivoire - None

Chile - None

Colombia - None

Costa Rica - None

Czech Republic - None

Denmark - None

Dominican Republic - None

Algeria - None

Estonia - None

Egypt - None

Spain - None

Finland - None

Georgia - None

Greenland - None

Greece - None

Guinea-Bissau - None

Croatia - None

Hungary - None

Indonesia - None

Ireland - None

Israel - None

India - None

Iran - None

Iceland - None

Japan - None

Kyrgyzstan - None

Kazakhstan - None

Lebanon - None

St. Lucia - None

Liechtenstein - None

Lithuania - None

Luxembourg - None

Latvia - None

Morocco - None

Montenegro - None

Madagascar - None

North Macedonia - None

Mali - None

Mongolia - None

Mauritania - None

Malta - None

Mauritius - None

Malawi - None

Mexico - None

Niger - None

New Zealand - None

Poland - None

Portugal - None

Paraguay - None

Qatar - None

Romania - None

Russian Federation - None

Rwanda - None

Sweden - None

Singapore - None

San Marino - None

Syria - None

Eswatini - None

Togo - None

Thailand - None

Tajikistan - None

Turkmenistan - None

Tonga - None

Vietnam - None

Samoa - None

United Arab Emirates - 1 or 2 areas

Antigua and Barbuda - 1 or 2 areas

Albania - 1 or 2 areas

Bahrain - 1 or 2 areas

Brazil - 1 or 2 areas

Canada - 1 or 2 areas

Switzerland - 1 or 2 areas

Cabo Verde - 1 or 2 areas

Germany - 1 or 2 areas

Gabon - 1 or 2 areas

Ghana - 1 or 2 areas

Jamaica - 1 or 2 areas

Jordan - 1 or 2 areas

Republic of Korea - 1 or 2 areas

Malaysia - 1 or 2 areas

Namibia - 1 or 2 areas

The Netherlands - 1 or 2 areas

Norway - 1 or 2 areas

Panama - 1 or 2 areas

Peru - 1 or 2 areas

Serbia - 1 or 2 areas

Saudi Arabia - 1 or 2 areas

Slovenia - 1 or 2 areas

Slovakia - 1 or 2 areas

Ukraine - 1 or 2 areas

United States of America - 1 or 2 areas

South Africa - 1 or 2 areas

United Kingdom - 3 or 4 areas

Italy - 3 or 4 areas

Moldova - 3 or 4 areas

Uruguay - 3 or 4 areas

Uzbekistan - 3 or 4 areas

Australia - 5 to 7 areas

Senegal - 5 to 7 areas

France - All 8 areas