Transcript 8_urban adaptation - Eionet Forum

Birgit Georgi – EIONET workshop – 14/15 June 2016, Copenhagen
Breakout-group: Urban adaptation
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Different urban adaptation initiatives
2016
EEA report
Source: EEA, 2016
Cities have started to act
Example: Engagement in international adaptation-related initiatives
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*Initiatives included:
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Source: EEA, 2016
Compact of Mayors,
C40 with adaptation action,
Making Cities Resilient (UNISDR),
European Green Capital Award,
European Green Leaf,
Metropolis no regret charter,
100 resilient cities (Rockefeller)
National governments have started to act
Integration of urban adaptation in
national strategies or plans
Specific part
of the national adaptation strategy
Mainstreamed throughout
the national adaptation strategy
Mainstreamed thematically into:
Countries*
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building and construction
Finland, Spain, Turkey
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spatial planning
Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey
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health
Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
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transport
Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Spain
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disaster risk management
Czech Republic, Portugal, Turkey
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water management
Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey
Source: Breil and Swart (2015).
Austria, Italy, United Kingdom
Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Turkey
* Based on 21 Member States that had submitted answers to the survey
Countries and the EU set a framework for cities
Regulation
Funding
Knowledge
Portuguese cities transfer and us UK tool
UKCIP Wizzard (UK)
Sources: UKCIP, 2013; ClimAdaPT. Local http://climadapt-local.pt/
ClimAdaPT.local
(Portugal)
Province Barcelona enables its municipalities
Mayors Adapt cities
Source: http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/tools/urban-adaptation
Climate change is a systemic challenge
Images: Sekkha; Katman 1972; D. Talukdar; titdark
Heat
Water scarcity and
droughts
Flooding
Forest fires
We still increase vulnerabilities
Kingston upon Hull
Example:
Kingston upon Hull, UK
potentially flood-prone zone
Newly built area 2006-2009
inside
outside
Source: ETC ULS, 2016
Knock on-effects are possible
Dortmund
Image: Mbdortmund
Dortmund in Germany
is a hub for logistics. If it
fails, the consequences
are felt far beyond the
city.
Will our approaches work in the future?
Vác, a city close to
Budapest in Hungary still
managed successfully the
river Danube floods in
2002 and 2013 with higher
dykes.
Will that work in the
future?
Image: city of Vác
Approaches to climate change adaptation
Benefits over time
Source: EEA, 2016
Questions for the discussion
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Which type of support do you provide to cities? Which degree of
responsibilities do cities have in your country? What are success / limiting
factors / lessons to learned?
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How do you / cities in your country approach the systemic challenges of
climate change impacts? Is the framework supportive for transformative
adaptation that follows a systemic, long-term approach, and involves
(profound) changes in the approach to tackle climate change impacts?
3.
Which topics should EEA pick up over the next years? What can we (EEA
and Member States) do together?