capitalising climate change knowledge for adaptation in the alpine space

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How to optimise impacts CLISP Transnational Strategy for Climate-Proof

Spatial PlanningLP-Seminar, Munich, 11.-12.2014

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• Produced within CLISP – Climate Change Adaptation by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space (2008-11)

• 2010 only Germany and France adopted CCA strategies, CH, A at the beginning, Sl sectoral strategies, IT none

• No policy paper at hand dealing with spatial planning at transnational level

• Aim to develop an integrated, cross-border document providing transferable approaches and proposals for action

Background

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• Analyse ex-post the strengths and weaknesses of CLISP TPS and its impacts with regard to policy process of CCA in Alpine countries highlighting the impacts in the field of spatial planning

Methodology: Guideline based expert interviews with participants of all countries and regions taking part in the development of the CLISP TPS

Objective within C3-Alps

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• CLISP TPS has no binding character but mainly provides guidance for action

• It provides recommendations on implementation on regional and local levels, on communication and on monitoring and evaluation

Assessment I

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• Very comprehensive (large collection of options and recommendations for actions)

• Functions as:

o knowledge inventory

oGuidance/reference for work

oAwareness-raising instrument

• Highly valued as bottom-up developed product with practice orientation and scientific basis

Assessment II - Strenghts

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• Majority of partners have benefited from various possibilities of exchange

• High value of cross border/transnational exchange (peer to peer)

• Stimulus for self reflection

• Science-practice exchange important for matching generated knowledge and its usability in the “real world”

• Raised CCA awareness during the course of the project

• Human-based Knowledge Transfer (process character)

Assessment III - Strengths

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• Lack of obligation and responsibility after completion of the project

• There is no transnational institution responsible for spatial planning

• Too many compromises

• Lack of precise/visualised definitions of measures

Assessment IV - Weaknesses

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• Too conventional – lack of innovation and courage

• Language (only english as a hindering factor)

• Unsatisfactory project management

o development of TPS started too late,…

oDecision processes towards the end lacking participation

• Effectiveness low as no dedicated follow-up process

Assessment IV - Weaknesses

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• Science vs. Practice level of detail

• Practitioners need more detailed spatial information to become active

Assessment V – Stakeholder Cooperation

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• On transnational level hardly any impact (not feasible on transnational level)

• On national level PPs feel no responsibilities to spread the TPS (see it rather as a reference guide)

• CCA has until now low (emerging) priority in the spatial planning policy

Impacts of the TPS

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• Awareness raising and interest

• Austrian national climate change adaptation strategy

• New Austrian Spatial Development Concept 2011

• Inter-sectoral working group on CCA in Upper-Austria

• CLISP-TPS as reference work at Vienna University of Technology

Impacts Austria

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• Key elements were “indirectly” implemented in the Bavarian climate change adaptation strategy

• The regional development programme (legally binding) emphasises potential of spatial planning in CCA

• STMUV develops planning guide based on TPS

• BBSR (national level) launched model region project using elements of CLISP TPS

Impacts Bavaria

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• The entire project CLISP (more than TPS) initiated a discussion process across sectors to deal with CCA – also transnational wise with CH

• In depth study was launched

• Dissemination via various channels

Impacts Liechtenstein

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• With the involvement in CLISP the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE) began engaging in the topic of CCA

• CLISP was decisive for the engagement in the national climate change adaptation strategy

• CLISP-knowledge was used for spatial planning sub-strategy

• In the frame of Swiss Action Plan for climate change adaptation it is intended to apply the “climate change fitness checklist” elaborated for spatial planners (in 2012 ARE launched a study to make CLISP checklist applicable for Swiss context)

• Integration of CC in the national law of spatial planning

• Increased resources to deal with CCA at ARE

• CCA has become an objective in the planning law of PP Grisons since 2010

Impacts Switzerland

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• No direct impacts of CLISP and its TPS observable

• Human-based knowledge transfer (more participants from administration level might have brought more impact)

Impacts South Tyrol/Italy

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• No national CC-adaptation strategy

• In parallel the “Low carbon strategy for Slovenia 2060” was developed (CLISP and TPS are mentioned as good practice examples).

• TPS distributed within directorate for spatial planning

• In the future it is assumed that when revising strategic documents in spatial planning on national level the TPS will be input

Impacts Slovenia

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• The document and in particular the development process generated CCA knowledge and increased awareness

• Countries in the process of strategy development benefitted mosto Integration in national, regional or local documents

• Follow up studies and activities emerged

• Potential to integrate content into national, regional and local strategic documents is high

• There is no transnational spatial planning institution

Conclusions/Lessons Learnt I

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• Awareness-raising process strongly takes place on an individual level (personal involvement) integration of decision makers and/or policy makers in projects is decisive (process impact)

• Bridging the gap between science and practitioners (finding a common language – hard but possible and necessary)

• Dissemination: who is reponsible after project ends ?

• Who is responsible/in charge of further development ? How to make people take over responsibility?

• Language – a translation into native languages is considered vital for a broader use.

Conclusions/Lessons Learnt II

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• Target group orientation from the beginningo Definition and survey of target groups (knowledge needs,

communication preferences, …)

o Dialogue with users of project results

• Continuation of results/processes: transnational exchange platform of CCA policy makers

• „Knowledge inventory“: select, organise, make accessible relevant information, present in digestable forms, and keep the knowledge evolvingo Continuation: business plan (ownership, commitment)

C3-Alps: examples for capitalisation approaches

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13 Pilot Activities in Alpine regions & municipalities

Vinschgau/Val Venosta

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Gorenjska

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transfer

Project capitalisation challenges

KickOff

Workplan definition

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