Abstract
The project “Climate change integration in the multilevel governance of Italy and Austria“ focuses on subnational governments as central players in the integration of climate change considerations in those policy sectors where they exercise legislative powers. One of the questions the project aims to respond to is what are the institutional factors that may prevent or facilitate climate change integration at the subnational level, in terms of both policy-making and implementation. In this respect, the project team hypothesized that horizontal and vertical coordination among policy-makers, public participation, information dissemination, political and administrative leadership, and dedicated funding are decisive factors for ensuring the effective integration of climate change in subnational policies.