| Acronym | Full name |
| 25-YEP | 25-Year Environment Plan |
| AC | Adaptation Committee |
| ARClim | Climate Risk Atlas |
| ARP | Adaptation Reporting Power |
| BMK | Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie [Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Austria] |
| CARO | Climate Action regional Office |
| CCC | Climate Change Committee |
| CCRA | Climate Change Risk Assessment |
| Climate NI | Climate Northern Ireland |
| CNC | Carbon Neutrality Committee |
| CRA | Climate Risk Assessment |
| CRIA | Climate Risk Independent Assessment |
| DAERA | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland government) |
| Defra | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| DESNZ | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| DIP | Detailed Implementation Plan |
| EA | Environment Agency |
| EC | European Commission |
| EEA | European Environment Agency |
| ETICC | Technical Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change |
| EU | European Union |
| GGA | Global Goal on Adaptation |
| INECC | Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático [National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change Mexico] |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| KACCC | Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change |
| KCCAR | Korea Climate Change Assessment Report |
| KMA | Korea Meteorological Administration |
| LAAP | Local Adaptation Advisory Panel |
| M&E | Monitoring & Evaluation |
| M&R | Monitoring & Reporting |
| MEL | Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning |
| MoE | Ministry of Environment |
| NAF | National Adaptation Framework (Ireland) |
| NAO | National Audit Office |
| NAP | National Adaptation Programme or Plan |
| NAS | National Adaptation Strategy |
| NDC | Nationally Determined Contribution |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NICCAP | Northern Ireland Climate Change Adaptation Programme |
| NOS | National Office for Statistics |
| NSW | New South Wales (Australia) |
| PfACCW | Prosperity for All: A Climate Conscious Wales |
| PRA | Prudential Regulatory Authority |
| SAP | Sectoral Adaptation Plan |
| SCCAP | Scotland Climate Change Adaptation Programme |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures |
| UBA | Umweltbundesamt [Environment Agency Germany] |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| UKCIP | United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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