Adaptation of Land Use to Climate Change in Russia

O. E. Sukhoveeva

The concept of land use adaptation to climate change and a short history of its formation in Russia are described. The global problems and disadvantages of the adaptation policy are listed, the Russian approaches and developed methods of land use adaptation to climate change are specified. Although there are a lot of legislative acts and scientific recommendations in Russia, the tendency of developing only evaluation and monitoring activities is observed. Also, there is a lack of specific imple- mented agrotechnological projects aimed at the adaptation of agriculture to changing environmental conditions.