Climate Change Response Act Article 19

The central industry competent authorities shall formulate and revise the Adaptation Action Programs for particular sectors (“Adaptation Action Program”), in accordance with corresponding sectors vulnerable to climate change impacts. The Adaptation Action Programs should be four years in each sector. The authority should set up new climate adaption goals according to Article 5 (3), Article 6 and Article 17.The central industry competent authority shall establish the foregoing Adaptation Action Programs and Adaptation goals. The central industry competent authority shall invite relevant central and local agencies, scholars, experts, and NGOs to participate through public hearing processes to review the Sectoral Adaptation Action Programs, and submit them to the central competent authority.The central competent agency shall integrate the first Adaptation Action Programs and establish a National Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (“National Adaptation Plan”), which shall be implemented and open to the public after receiving approval from the Executive Yuan.Pursuant to the first paragraph, the central industry competent authorities shall submit an annual report on the implementation of the Adaptation Action Program to the central competent authority. After approval by the Executive Yuan, it shall be made available to the public.