Transcript ESPACE Presentation for SECCP AGM

European Spatial Planning:
Adapting to Climate Events
Funded by the North West Europe
INTERREG IIIB Programme and the Office
of the Deputy Prime Minister
ESPACE - Overall Aim
ESPACE aims to ensure that the need for adaptation
to climate change is recognised and to recommend
that it is incorporated within spatial planning
mechanisms at local, regional, national and European
levels
Photos: Environment Agency, Ministerie van VROM
& Solent News and Photo Agency
ESPACE Partnership
The ESPACE partnership includes representatives from a range
of organisations that can influence spatial planning at different
levels.
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Hampshire County Council – Lead Partner (UK)
South East England Regional Assembly (UK)
West Sussex County Council (UK)
Surrey County Council (UK)
Environment Agency (UK)
South East Climate Change Partnership (UK)
Regionaal Landschap Zenne, Zuun en Zoniën (Belgium)
Waterschap Rivierenland (Netherlands)
Ministerie van VROM (Netherlands)
Bayerisches Landesamt für Wasserwirtschaft (Germany)
Review of Year 1
ESPACE has been running for almost
a year.
In that time there have been a
number of key ‘Partnership’ outputs
such as the Extended Partnership, the
website and the commission of the
‘Information and Knowledge Base’
project.
The following update will focus on
the main outputs that have been
delivered for and by the ESPACE
Partnership.
Extended Partnership
The Extended Partnership provides a unique opportunity for a
new network of stakeholders to be established, with interests in
climate change and spatial planning issues.
There are currently over 86 Extended Partners from across
Europe, including DG Environment, National Ministries, Regional
and Local government, consultancies, research institutes and
universities.
The Extended Partners have also begun to actively engage with
the ESPACE project by, for example, attending the 2nd ESPACE
Joint International Workshop in June 2004.
2nd ESPACE International Workshop
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The 2nd International Workshop took place in
Zaltbommel, Netherlands on 21st –23rd of June
2004.
The first day of workshop focused on on three
key areas of work:
Raising Awareness
Developing an Information & Knowledge Base
Policy review and Development of Adaptation
Strategies
2nd ESPACE International Workshop
Presentations by partners on each area of work
were followed by in depth discussions on issues such
as methodologies used, outputs delivered and the
transnational benefits of the work.
Extended Partners from organisations such as
UKCIP, DEFRA, the Joint Research Centre and also
attended the workshop, contributing their
experiences and knowledge to the discussions.
Developing an Information and
Knowledge Base
Land Use Consultants, in association with Royal
Haskoning and the University of Duisburg-Essen,
were commissioned in January 2004 to develop
“An Information and Knowledge Base” to provide:
• An analysis of the different approaches to climate
change forecasting, the quality and quantity of
available information on mitigation and adaptation
to climate change and the climate risks for a range
of sectors (for each partner country).
• A summary of spatial planning networks with
regard to climate change how they work and how
to influence them in each partner country.
Developing an Information and
Knowledge Base
This work has now been completed and the results were
presented by Land Use Consultants at the 2nd Joint International
Workshop in June 2004.
The final report provides a very useful summary and analysis of
the current situation in each partner country with regards to
climate change scenarios, mitigation and adaptation.
It also gives an insight into each partner country’s commitment
to tackling climate change and the current gaps in knowledge and
action.
The report also provides recommendations on what ESPACE
could do to influence decision makers and ensure that adaptation
to climate change is recognised within spatial planning systems.
ESPACE Website
Another key output during this phase has been the establishment
of the ESPACE Project website.
The ESPACE website is an essential transnational tool in both
promoting and delivering the ESPACE Project and engaging with a
wide range of stakeholders.
The website also provides up to date information on the Project
including the methodology, key actions, results, outputs and
publications.
As the website is such an important tool in raising awareness, key
pages of the website are available in Dutch, German and French .
www.espace-project.org
ESPACE Leaflet
The ESPACE Project has also
produced a general information
leaflet.
The leaflet provides an overview
of the ESPACE Project and is
designed to be used throughout
the 4 years of the Project as a
tool for raising awareness and
engaging stakeholders.
The leaflet is available in English,
Dutch, German and French.
ESPACE Transnational Outcomes
• Recommendations towards the integration of adaptation
mechanisms for climate change into transnational spatial planning
regimes
• Revised spatial planning policy relating to climate change
• Guidance notes for EC, national, regional & local governments
• Climate change awareness campaign
• Transnational Extended Partnership established
ESPACE will bring about a major change in the
philosophy and practice of spatial planning by taking
account of climate change
Contacts & Further Information
Chitra Nadarajah
[email protected]
ESPACE project Manager
Jill Rankin
[email protected]
ESPACE Communications & Project Assistant
www.espace-project.org