it is however important to note that there are only two years for which adaptation data are available and as such these figures represent only a snapshot of activity moreover as this is a new system for adaptation there is still some variation between countries with respect to how they have applied the rio marker criteria figure these focus primarily on capacity building rather than implementation of concrete adaptation measures from the location and project descriptions these projects do not appear to have been systematically designed to exploit the expertise gained within austria on management of natural hazards in mountainous regions