Towards a Pan-Baltic Adaptation Strategy on Climate Change 2nd international ASTRA Conference;...

Towards a Pan-Baltic Adaptation Strategy on

Climate Change

2nd international ASTRA Conference; Gdansk; 26-28 October 2006; Katrin Tresse

Challenges, Demands and Recommendations for Policy-Making

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Overview

Policy-Making

Challenges and Demands

Recommendations and First Approaches

Conclusion

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Selection of planning horizons

Forest lease agreements (~ 20 yrs.)

Wood plantation for coastal protection (30-40 yrs.)

Tourism infrastructure (40-60 yrs.)

Sewage system, rainwater basins (50 – 80 yrs.)

Residential housing (~ 80 yrs.)

Dikes, embankment dams, bridges (~ 100 yrs.)

Need to consider climate change impacts in an early stage


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Tools of policy-making

regulatory and juridical instruments

fiscal instruments

optimising operation procedures

information, education & participation

control, limit or simply forbid undesirable action

enhance adequate action and behaviour

fosters coordination & integrated approaches

support awareness raising & the change of human action


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Challenges for policy-makers

Complexity of causes and impacts

Climate change as an abstract and distant topic

Lack of awareness in the need and possibilities of adaptation

Climate change scenarios and plans or programmes differ in scale and time horizon


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Demands on policy-makers

Decision-making under uncertainties

Consideration of risks when dealing with uncertainties

Creation of a general consensus

Handling opposing interests and value

Consideration of different degrees of vulnerability of groups and regions

Cooperation across regions, sectors and administrative levels


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Recommendations

Information and Awareness Raising • gain a comprehensive picture of potential climate change impacts

• dissemination of information, awareness raising campaigns & public participation

Assessments and Analyses• assessment of vulnerability and risks related to potential climate change

impacts

• analysis of current policies and conclusion on its adequacy

Adaptation Policies and Strategies • development of policies and adaptation strategies where required

• securing decision-making and implementation

• mainstreaming climate change issues


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Summery: Recommendations

Information and Awareness Raising

Assessments and Analyses

Adaptation Policies and Strategies

Implementation and Mainstreaming

Public P

articipation


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First Approaches

EU

Sectoral Approaches

Spatial Planning

Local Initiatives

EU • EEA Report: Impacts of Europe's Changing Climate

• 2nd European Climate Change Programme

• Green Paper on Adaptation to Climate Change (planned)

Sectoral Approaches• Coastal Protection

• Integrated Coastal Zone Management (EU recommendation 2002/413/EG)

Spatial Planning• existing procedures i.e. regulations for land use planning, construction

codes, strategic environment assessment, participatory approaches

Local Initiatives• Local Agenda 21, National Programme on Adaptation (NAPA)


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Conclusion

Open issues for ASTRA

• Analysing existing adaptation approaches and adaptation needs

• Exchange of practical experiences / mutual learning process

• Developing

• a good practice database

• a common position on adaptation needs / requirements

• new adaptation approaches


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Thank you!

Katrin Tresse HafenCity University, Hamburg

(former Technical University Hamburg-Harburg)

Fon: ++ 49 (0) 40 / 42878 – 3613

Fax: ++ 49 (0) 40 / 42878 - 2580

eMail: [email protected]

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