Infrastructure’s Adaptation to Climate Change at the Russian Cold Region’s Territories

The apparent trends in average annual ground temperatures are different at different depths. This is due to the multidirectional influence of climatic factors and territorial differences in the vertical distribution of temperatures in rocks. Temperature trends at different depths are used in conjunction with the time indicators of the onset of geocryological events to draft the climate adaptation programs. Adaptation is planned at three main levels. At the national level, zoning of the Arctic is carried out according to the predicted timing of the permanent transformation of geocryological conditions. At the regional level the facilities and responsible companies must be determined. At the local level the engineering protection programs must be developed for each facility under construction or in operation. This makes it possible to take into account the background influence of climatic changes and separate these changes from the influence of the engineering structures.