Italian approach to develop a National Adaptation Strategy: lessons
Transcript of Italian approach to develop a National Adaptation Strategy: lessons
Italian approach to develop
a National Adaptation Strategy:
lessons learnt from other
European efforts
Sergio Castellari, CMCC / INGV
ECCA Conference Session“ Adaptation strategies and planning - on national, regional”Hamburg, March 19, 2013
Some definitions: NAS and NAP
National Adaptation Strategy (NAS): • Involvement of stakeholders and decision-makers.• Analysis of possible mainstreaming of adaptation in the
different sectorial policies.• Recommendations and guidelines to build up adaptive
capacity in different sectors and at different spatial scales (national, regional and local) and to reduce societal costs.
• Review after n years.• A National Adaptation platform
National Adaptation Plan (NAP): • Implementation of NAS with governance and funding allocatton.• Evaluation of implementation. (Indicators).
ITALIAN NASITALIAN NAS
The Italian Ministry forEnvironment, Land and Seastarted the work toward a NAS.
Feb. 27, 2012 – Preliminary Meeting,(IMELS, Roma) “Stato delleconoscenze riguardo ai cambiamenticlimatici in Italia”
July 6, 2012 – Agreement IMEL andCMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Centerfor Climate Change) for support topreparation of scientific – technicalcontens of NAS. 06/07/12
Italian NAS: the Kick off
• Institutional Coordinator:
Italian Ministry for Environment Land and Sea
• Technical Coordination: CMCC
• National Project SNAC “Elements for the
elaboration of a National Adaptation Strategy
to climate change”
• Coordinator of Technical Table: Sergio Castellari
• Start: July 2012
• End: December 2013
Italy: National Adaptation Strategy
The Italian case:
a National Adaptation Strategy in progress
� Involvement of National stakeholders,
� CCIVA national assessment.
� Reviews of all docs from Scientific Community,
Stakeholders Community (public and private sector)
and Institutional Community (Ministries, Regions,
Province, Municipalities, Regional EPAs and Civil
Protection).
� Provision of recommendations and guide-lines to
build adaptive capacity in different sectors and scales
in order to implement cost-effective adaptation
measures (mainly anticipatory adaptation)
Technical Panel - about 100 national
scientists and sectoral experts
Interministerial Panel – Ministries,
regional authorities, province authorities
and municipalities
Participative process - transparency,
sharing with national stakeholders (civil
society, scientific community, private
sector…)
The NAS in Italy: approach
TOP DOWN:
BOTTOM-UP:
The NAS in Italy: structure
�PARTICIPATORY APPROACH:Involvement of stakeholders at all levels
•On-line survey with a questionaire
•Two public consultations (April 2013 and July 2013)
• THREE DOCUMENTS:1.Technical Report: “National assessment of knowledge
on climate change, impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation for relevant sectors”
2.Technical Report: “Analysis of European and national
policy framework for adaptation “
3.Strategy Document: “Elements for an Italian NAS”
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
• On line: Oct. 1 – Nov. 15, 2012• 6 sections, 23 questions (multiple, open, value)
• Glossary
• 155 full answers
• Stakeholders:o private sector (22%)
o research (22%)
o public sector/institutions (16%)
o professional bodies and associations (11%)
o NGO (8%)
o environment and nature protection associations (6%)
• Stakeholder sectors: Energy (10%), Forestry (9%),
Biodiversity (9%), Agriculture (8%)
Perception of CC impacts:
High risk (60%) Altissimo
21.4%
Alto
60.4%
Medio
15%
Basso
2%
Inesistente
1.3%
Come definirebbe il livello di rischio derivante dai
cambiamenti climatici a cui è esposta l'Italia?
Perception of vulnerability: High (58%)Altissima
27,3%
Alta
58,4%
Media
9,1%
Bassa
2,6%
Inesistente
2,6%
Come percepisce la vulnerabilità rispetto ai
cambiamenti climatici nel nostro Paese?
Legalmente
vincolante
81,8%
Linee guida,
raccomandazio
ni
8,4%
Altro
9,8%
Quale natura legale dovrebbe avere una
Strategia Nazionale di Adattamento?
Suggested legal form for NAS: Legally binding (80%)
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
Meaning of adaptation to climate change impacts:
Need to change life style, i.e. modify the behaviour by reducing the
consumption of resources.
Objectives and contents of a NAS:
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
Italian NAS: National CCIVA assessment
• Definition and identification of sectors
• Assessment of present and expected impacts of climate change for each sector
• Assessment of vulnerability of each sector to the present and future climate
• Assessment of adaptative capacity of each sector
• Evaluation of already implemented adaptation measures in sectors:
• Tentative estimate of cost of inaction and adaptation for each sector
The NAS in Italy: sectors
1. WATER RESOURCES (quantity and quality)
2. DESERTIFICATION, SOIL DEGRADATION and DROUGHTS
3. HYDROGEOLOGICAL RISK
4. BIODIVERSITY and ECOSYSTEMS:
• Terrestrial ecosystems
• Marine ecosystems
• Inland water ecosystems and transition ecosystems
5. HEALTH
6. FORESTRY
7. AGRICULTURE, ACQUACULTURE, FISHERY:
• Agriculture and Food Production
• Marine Fishery
• Aquaculture
8. ENERGY (production and consumption)
9. COASTAL ZONES
10. TOURISM
11. URBAN SETTLEMENTS
12. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES:
• Cultural Heritage
• Infrastructures for Transport
13. SPECIAL CASES:
• Mountain Areas (Alps and Apennines)
• Po river basin
Analysis of EU and National policy adaptation framework
� Analysis of NAS adopted in Europe with focus on
governance settings and sectoral approaches
Source: CLIMATE-ADAPT, 2013
Lessons learnt from 16 European countries with NAS: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, UK
Methodology: desk research (CLIMATE-ADAPT, EEA Reports etc); personal contacts with national focal points
ONGOING!
Analysis of EU and National policy adaptation framework
� Analysis of the EU Adaptation Strategy (launch
on April 29, 2013)
� Overview of EU legislation for mainstreaming
adaptation in EU sectorial policies
� Analysis of the national implementation of Acquis
communautaire for the different sectors of Italian
NAS
Elements of an Italian NAS
� General principles and objectives
� Guidelines to build adaptive capacity in
various sectors and at different scales
� Cross-sectorial adaptation actions
Strategic document will address the following main elements, coherently with EU Adaptation Strategy an d built on lessons learnt from other countries:
March 2013:
1st draft
Strategy
Document
March 2013:
1st draft
Strategy
Document
April 2013:
1st Public
consultation
April 2013:
1st Public
consultation
June 2013:
2nd draft
Strategy
Document
June 2013:
2nd draft
Strategy
Document
July 2013:
2nd Public
consultation
July 2013:
2nd Public
consultation
Oct. 2013:
Final version
of Strategy
Document +
technical
documents
Oct. 2013:
Final version
of Strategy
Document +
technical
documents
Nov. - Dec.
2013:
Political
dialogue on
NAS and
adoption
Nov. - Dec.
2013:
Political
dialogue on
NAS and
adoption
The NAS in Italy: next steps
CONCLUSIONS
� Italian NAS in progress.
� EU MS NAS lesson learnt.
� Future allignement to EU NAS.
Possible next steps after adoption of the NAS:� A National Adaptation Platform
� Preparation of a Plan of Action:
o analysis of institutional competences at national, regional, provincial and local levels
o agreement on priority adaptation actions to be implemented
o agreement on time scale of intervention
o Allocation of funds.
Contacts for SNAC:
Sergio Castellari, Ph.D.Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV ) Viale Aldo Moro 44, I-40127 BolognaTel: +39 051 3782618 Fax: +39 051 3782655 Mobile: +39 334 1155037Email: [email protected] Skype: sergio.castellariWeb-site: www.cmcc.it