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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

Algeria - None

Angola - None

Argentina - None

Armenia - None

Austria - None

Azerbaijan - None

Belarus - None

Belgium - None

Belize - None

Benin - None

Bhutan - None

Bolivia - None

Bosnia and Herzegovina - None

Bulgaria - None

Burundi - None

Chile - None

Colombia - None

Democratic Republic of the Congo - None

Republic of the Congo - None

Costa Rica - None

Cote d'Ivoire - None

Croatia - None

Czech Republic - None

Denmark - None

Dominican Republic - None

Egypt - None

Estonia - None

Finland - None

Georgia - None

Greece - None

Greenland - None

Guinea-Bissau - None

Hungary - None

Iceland - None

India - None

Indonesia - None

Iran - None

Ireland - None

Israel - None

Japan - None

Kazakhstan - None

Kyrgyzstan - None

Latvia - None

Lebanon - None

Liechtenstein - None

Lithuania - None

Luxembourg - None

North Macedonia - None

Madagascar - None

Malawi - None

Mali - None

Malta - None

Mauritania - None

Mauritius - None

Mexico - None

Mongolia - None

Montenegro - None

Morocco - None

New Zealand - None

Niger - None

Paraguay - None

Poland - None

Portugal - None

Qatar - None

Romania - None

Russian Federation - None

Rwanda - None

Samoa - None

San Marino - None

Singapore - None

Spain - None

St. Lucia - None

Eswatini - None

Sweden - None

Syria - None

Tajikistan - None

Thailand - None

Togo - None

Tonga - None

Turkmenistan - None

Vietnam - None

Albania - 1 or 2 areas

Antigua and Barbuda - 1 or 2 areas

Bahrain - 1 or 2 areas

Brazil - 1 or 2 areas

Canada - 1 or 2 areas

Cabo Verde - 1 or 2 areas

Gabon - 1 or 2 areas

Germany - 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

Saudi Arabia - 1 or 2 areas

Serbia - 1 or 2 areas

Slovakia - 1 or 2 areas

Slovenia - 1 or 2 areas

South Africa - 1 or 2 areas

Switzerland - 1 or 2 areas

Ukraine - 1 or 2 areas

United Arab Emirates - 1 or 2 areas

United States of America - 1 or 2 areas

Italy - 3 or 4 areas

Moldova - 3 or 4 areas

United Kingdom - 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