Central

A national adaption strategy has been adopted, along with action plans.[1] Impact, vulnerability, and adaptation assessments have been completed. There are multiple web portals outlining this policy area. Research programmes and monitoring frameworks are being developed. Executive powers in this area lie mainly at the central level.

The central government is responsible for:

• Tasks involving international obligations of major national interest and technically complicated tasks;
• Management of the Danish Meteorological Institute;
• State of Green initiative;
• The preparation of nature and water plans pursuant to the Act on Environmental Goals;
• The monitoring of the nature and environment;
• Supplying water and wastewater
• Special regulatory tasks, including

• The approval and inspection of companies;
• The supervision of waste water outlets and certain local waste handling plants;
• Environment approvals;
• The protection of the coastline;
• The preservation of dunes;

• National planning;
• Supporting sustainable and innovative food production and exports;

Cooperation with the OECD, the WTO, and FAO.

[1] According to the European Commission, http://ec.europa.eu/environment/archives/pdf/policy/denmark.pdf

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• The preparation of regional development plans;
• Measures and planning of recovery of raw materials;
• Monitoring of CO2 emissions;
• Collaboration with municipalities to achieve self-sufficiency in renewable energies by 2050;
• Measures against soil pollution; and
• Certain tasks pursuant to the Act on Environmental Goals.

Local ​

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Most of the regulatory and citizen-related tasks regarding nature and environmental legislation;
• The preparation of local action plans pursuant to the Act on Environmental Goals for waste, waste water and water supply;
• The maintenance of streams;
• Support of sustainability projects.

Responsible ministries/bodies

The Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate

Ministry of the Environment and Food, created by merging the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Sources:

State of Green

ClimateChangeAdaptation

State of Environment Report Findings, EEA, 2014