capitalising climate change knowledge for adaptation in the alpine space Climate Change Adaptation Fitness Check for municipalities Grassau, 25th April 2013 wwww.c3alps.eu [email protected] About Climate Change Adaptation ... ? Climate Change Adaptation “… adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli or their effects, which moderates harm or exploits beneficial opportunities. ” (IPCC, 2007) • Global warming will continue even if the emission of greenhouse gases would be stopped • Climate change affects the living conditions on earth Adaptation to the impacts of climate change, e.g. urban planning, forestry, water management, agriculture, tourism, … Relation of Adaptation and Mitigation? • An up to date climate policy rests on two equal pillars: Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions Adaptation to the unavoidable consequences of climate change www.keepbanderabeautiful.org C3-Alps in the Alpine Space C3-Alps bases on 11 forerunner projects ClimAlpTour Alp-WaterScarce PermaNet AdaptAlp MANFRED SILMAS ALP FFIRS CLISP ClimChAlp PARAMOUNT C3Alps AlpHouse C3-Alps in the Alpine Space Goals: • Consolidation and bundling of the knowledge of the 11 forerunner projects • Preparation of this knowledge in a way that makes it easy to apply for administrations on different levels • Bridging the gap between knowledge generation and application • Development and initiation of adaptation measures Capitalisation approach of C3-Alps www.imperial-consultants.co.uk/ktfs C3-Alps in the Alpine Space Project Structure: • Work Package 2: Project management Reporting (contents, finances) towards the programme authorities • Work Package 3: Information and Publicity External presentation of the project • Work Package 4: Adaptation Policy and Governance Comparative analysis of national / regional adaptation strategies • Work Package 5: Knowledge Transfer Communication strategies around the topic of climate change • Work Package 6: Synthesis Knowledge Inventory Web based climate change adaptation platform for the Alpine Space • Work Package 7: Piloting and Implementation Development and implementation of pilot measures for climate change adaptation Focus of work in Bavaria C3-Alps in Bavaria The Bavarian Climate Adaptation Strategy (BayKLAS) • Decision for elaboration in June 2008 by the Bavarian Council of Ministers • Basing on the Bavarian Climate Programme 2020 • Published in September 2009 • Definition of 15 fields of action for climate change adaptation (e.g. water management, energy sector, nature conservation, industry, spatial planning, ...) • Description for each field of action of the responsible actors (public and non-public), impacts and vulnerabilities, goals and adaptation options • Municipal level is considered as crucial for successful adaptation C3-Alps in Bavaria Goals • Transfer and application of the knowledge about adaptation in Bavaria (BayKLAS, forerunner projects of C3-Alps, further research projects, …) on municipal level • Mainstreaming of climate change adaptation as equal pillar besides climate mitigation on municipal level Motivation Climate change impact assessment “Climate Change Adaptation Fitness Check” Vulnerability assessment (easy to apply tool for small and medium municipalities in Bavaria) Identification of adaptation measures if needed Support for implementation and search of funding measures C3-Alps in Bavaria Steps already done • Adopting the municipal perspective Close cooperation with two pilot municipalities (Schwindegg and Mittenwald) • Identification of municipal fields of intervention (legal responsibilities) concerned by climate change impacts • Close cooperation with mayors • Conversations with the responsible persons of the different fields of intervention about the vulnerability and adaptation options C3-Alps in Bavaria Findings ... • Basically, all responsible persons / decision makers agree that climate change adaptation has to be considered in the future (“mainstreaming in planning”) • The vulnerability differs a lot • The options for adaptation differ a lot according to the individual municipal situation Responsible persons / decision makers find it hard to take action towards adaptation (missing idea, public opinion) ... and challenges • Coping with the individual vulnerabilities and situations of municipalities in Bavaria • Linking vulnerable sectors and legal competences of the municipalities for identification and implementation of adaptation measures capitalising climate change knowledge for adaptation in the alpine space wwww.c3alps.eu [email protected]
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