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This study offers the first overview of the adaptation strategiesand measures of industrialized, emerging markets,and developing countries, based on 16 individual countrycase studies. The main research objective is to determinehow each of the countries study and prepare for the impactsof climate change. The focus of the study is on national adaptationstrategies; however, depending on the situation of therespective countries, regional and local level initiatives areanalyzed as well. From this analysis, the study reveals thosefactors necessary for the successful development and implementationof adaptation strategies. These factors provide afirst step for policymakers in this emerging policy field.