DIN TS 35220 E 2021-04 PDF

Full title and description

DIN/TS 35220 — Anpassung von Normen an die Folgen des Klimawandels / Adaptation of standards to the impacts of climate change — Preconditions and implementation. This Technical Specification provides guidance for how standards and standardization processes should take account of climate-change impacts, including prerequisites, recommended steps and implementation advice for standards committees and technical bodies.

Abstract

DIN/TS 35220 offers practical guidance to standardizers on integrating climate-change considerations into standards. It addresses the use of climate projections and scenarios, treatment of uncertainties, necessary prerequisites (data, stakeholders, expertise), and procedural measures for embedding adaptation requirements into product, process and service standards. The document is intended to help ensure standards remain robust and resilient under changing climatic conditions.

General information

• Status: Published Technical Specification (DIN/TS).
• Publication date: December 2021 (edition 2021-12; draft earlier in April 2021).
• Publisher: Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (DIN).
• ICS / categories: 01.120 (Standardization, general rules); 13.020.01 (Environment and environmental protection in general).
• Edition / version: Edition 2021-12 (replaces the earlier draft 2021-04 and builds on DIN SPEC predecessors).
• Number of pages: 52 pages (PDF / print).

Scope

The specification defines the scope and preconditions for adapting standards to climate-change impacts and describes practical implementation steps for standards committees and working groups. It covers when and how to include climate projections and adaptation measures, methods to document and handle uncertainty, coordination needs among stakeholders, and procedural recommendations to ensure consistent treatment across standards. The scope is aimed at standardization bodies, technical committees and experts responsible for drafting or revising standards.

Key topics and requirements

• Guidance on assessing climate-change impacts relevant to a given standard (identifying exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity).
• Use of climate projections and scenarios: selection, documentation and limitations.
• Approaches for handling and documenting uncertainty in projections and their implications for normative requirements.
• Prerequisites for implementation: data sources, expertise, stakeholder engagement and review cycles.
• Recommended procedural steps for standards committees to integrate adaptation measures and to update standards over time.
• Examples and references to earlier DIN SPECs and related guidance documents to support consistent application.

Typical use and users

This Technical Specification is used by national and international standards committees, secretariats, convenors and experts drafting or revising product, service or process standards. It is also relevant to regulatory authorities referencing standards, industry technical managers, conformity assessment bodies and organisations seeking to ensure that standards remain resilient under future climate scenarios.

Related standards

Related documents and background guidance include the earlier DIN SPEC 35220 (2015) and its supplements, DIN SPEC 35202 and other DIN / ISO guidance on climate change in standardization (e.g., ISO Guide 84 and DIN/TR recommendations on sustainability and climate in standards). DIN/TS 35220 updates and consolidates previous DIN-specification guidance for adaptation in the standards-setting context.

Keywords

climate change adaptation; standards; technical specification; projections; scenarios; uncertainty; implementation; standardization process; DIN.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: DIN/TS 35220 is a DIN Technical Specification that provides guidance for adapting standards to the impacts of climate change — covering prerequisites and recommended implementation steps for standards committees.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers assessment of climate risks relevant to standards, use and documentation of climate projections and scenarios, methods to treat uncertainty, procedural recommendations for committees, and prerequisites such as data and stakeholder involvement.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Standards bodies and technical committees, convenors and experts drafting or revising standards, regulators referencing standards, industry technical leads and conformity assessment bodies who need to ensure standards remain fit-for-purpose under changing climatic conditions.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The current published edition is December 2021 (DIN/TS 35220:2021-12). It supersedes earlier drafts from 2021 (April) and builds on prior DIN SPEC documents. Users should check their national standards catalogue or DIN Media for any later updates.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — DIN/TS 35220 is part of a set of DIN guidance and technical rules addressing environmental issues and climate-change adaptation in standards (examples include DIN SPEC 35202, ISO Guide 84 and related DIN/TR guidance documents).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Climate change adaptation, standards, projections, scenarios, uncertainty, implementation, DIN, technical specification.