Climate change adaptation and EIA in Austria and Germany - Current consideration and potential future entry points

- Direct references to climate change resulted in a very low number of hits.
- Several thematic entry points for CC impacts into EIA were identified.
- Environmental issues most addressed so far in combination with CC stressors are soil, water and forest habitats.
- Mitigation and compensation measures could serve as important methodological entry points.
- Primarily statements of environmental authorities and the public introduced climate change related topics so far.