Policy integration and climate change adaptation

Policy integration is considered an important mode to govern cross-cutting policy problems effectively. In the context of climate change adaptation, calls for strengthened policy integration have recently emerged to ensure timely, adequate and effective actions. Though research on climate change adaptation policy integration is still in its infancy, current knowledge from policy studies offers a solid basis for informing future work on adaptation policy integration. This paper reviews the main reasons why governments pursue policy integration, identifies key enabling and constraining conditions, and discusses evaluation of policy integration in the context of climate change adaptation.