Transcript Adaptation Actions in EEA Countries - MOWE-IT

ETC/CCA Task 2.1.2.4
Adaptation of Transport to
Climate Change
STATE OF TRANSPORT
CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION ACTIONS IN
EEA COUNTRIES, RECENT
EXPERIENCES
Natalia Sobrino (TRANSyT- UPM)
18th September, 2013
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0. CONTENTS
1. SCOPE AND MOTIVATION OF THE TECHNICAL
PAPER
2. LITERATURE REVIEW: RECENT RESEARCH
RESULTS
3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES: QUESTIONNAIRE
4. CONCLUSIONS AND KEY AREAS
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1. SCOPE AND MOTIVATION OF THE
TECHNICAL PAPER
• Little information of the current state of adaptation to CC of transport
– Adaptation in transport is becoming familiar topic and is being integrated
within strategies
– Adaptation has to deal with uncertainties on the expected impacts of CC
– Climate may be influential: land use and transport demand
• European Topic Centre on Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
(ETC/CCA) – technical paper
• Reviewing current initiatives of adaptation of transport to climate change and
need for future actions
– Review of relevant research x
– Questionnaire to EEA countries x
– Workshop with experts
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2. LITERATURE REVIEW: RECENT RESEARCH
RESULTS
1. Research on climate change scenarios
for 2030, 2050 and beyond
2. Research on changes in climate which
an impact on transport
3. Research on the geography of
adaptation in the transport system
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Assessment of weather impacts on transport
in different locations, or by mode of transport
• From spatial planning perspective
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Different geographical regions –
geographical scales
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Assessment long-term changes in
transport demand – i.e. modified
tourism flows, day-to-day demand, or
user behaviour
Centred in road and air transport
4. Potential changes in long-term trends
in transport demand
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5. Potential challenges to transport
supply activities
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Globally – IPCC WG II 2007 report
EU - FP6 ENSEMBLE, CLIMATECOST
project, FP7 EURO4M
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Design, construction, operation and
maintenance of infrastructure
ICT
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Transport operators
3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.1. Questionnaire
• To gather an overview of the state of transport climate change adaptation
actions in EEA countries and experiences- Questionnaire on March 8th, 2013
until April 17th, 2013. Second period between May and June
• Answered by 19 countries in the first period + 4 countries in the second period
• Structured in 5 blocks:
A. Relevant actions at the national level
B. Information and knowledge base at the national level
C. Governance and institutional arrangements for adapting transport sector
D. Identification of barriers to adaptation in the transport sector
E. Potential for EEA action and support
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3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.2. QA results
A. Relevant actions at the national level
• Transport sector
specifically addressed in 9
countries & less detail in 5
additional countries
• Adaptation strategies
available at
Climate-ADAPT platform
• Adaptation strategies at
sub national level
• Not relevant initiatives for
revising design and
operational guidelines and
standards for transport at
national level
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3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.3. QB results
B. Information and knowledge base at the national level
• 5 countries report
research programmes:
Austria, the Netherlands,
France, Germany, & UK
• 5 countries develop
information and data
sharing platforms at the
national level (similar to
Climate-ADAPT in EU):
Austria, Finland, the
Netherlands, Switzerland
and UK
• Limited effort in data &
information collection;
and expanding knowledge
base
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3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.4. QC results
C. Governance and institutional issues
• Main institution responsible
for climate change adaptation
in transport: ministry of
transport
• Road sector: ministry of
transport and road agencies
• Rail sector: diversified
responsibilities among
ministry of transport, rail
infrastructure agencies, rail
operators
• 5 countries – information on
the distribution of
responsibilities: the
Netherlands, France,
Switzerland, and for rail:
Germany and Austria
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3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.5. QD results
D. Main barriers to adaptation in the transport sector
• List of 9 barriers: low,
medium or high
• HIGH barriers:
– Lack of financial resources,
access to funding
– Lack of awareness
• MEDIUM barriers:
– Lack of coordination
– Lack of capacities
– Lack of training
• List of 11 activities in EU: low,
medium or high
• HIGH score:
– Integration of CCA within
other EU policy areas
– Facilitation of transnational
cooperation among
stakeholders
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3. PRACTICES IN EEA COUNTRIES
3.6. QE results
E. Potential for EEA action and support
• Additional suggestion: 4 major issues
1. Clarification of what is called “adaptation” of the transport
systems
2. Identify the “climate signals” or “early warning signals”
3. Strength exchanges among countries
4. Uncertainty – key barrier for further action at the national
level
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4. CONCLUSIONS AND KEY AREAS
1. Boundaries of adaptation in transport
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Uncertainty
Improve collection of information
More reliable models
2. Objectives and actions for adaptation in transport
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Identification and implementation of measures – increase the resilience of the
transport system: maintenance practices, design standards, etc.
3. Stakeholders and governance regimes
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Governance structures
4. Key paradigms of transport policy
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Transport demand and changes in climate
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION
Ángel Aparicio (TRANSyT- UPM)
Natalia Sobrino (TRANSyT- UPM)
[email protected]
[email protected]
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