Implementing adaptation to climate change at the local level

Dannevig, Halvor; Rauken, Trude; Hovelsrud, Grete K.

doi:10.1080/13549839.2012.678317

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“…Consistent with earlier work on EPI and adaptation mainstreaming (e.g., Burch 2010;Dannevig et al 2012;Lenschow 2002;Van den Bergh et al 2011), the ability of all German and Swedish municipalities to implement mainstreaming was found to be dependent on a range of contextual factors, such as existing legislation, the level of commitment of individual officials and the size of the city and its resources. However, it was also linked to municipalities' prior policy integration/mainstreaming experience (Section 3.1).…”

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

2016

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Ecosystem-based adaptation (i.e. the use of ecosystem services to adapt to climate change) and its mainstreaming into municipal planning to foster sustainable transformation is receiving increasing interest from both academic and governmental bodies. However, little is known about the pathways for its systematic implementation, or the extent to which it is already mainstreamed in municipal planning practice. This article reports on a study in which local pathways to sustainably mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation were compared in 12 municipalities in Germany and Sweden. The results show that while progress is seemingly similar in the two countries, there are noticeable differences regarding the local triggers, the importance given to particular mainstreaming strategies and their link to climate policy integration. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation are not labelled or systematised in either country. In addition, the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation is enabled through municipalities' level of experience in mainstreaming other issues. In Sweden, the ecosystem service concept drives adaptation mainstreaming, which is often disconnected from the integration of climate mitigation policy. In contrast, German structures and planning processes established for climate change mitigation are paving the way. We conclude that systematic adaptation mainstreaming and its potential linkages and disconnects with climate mitigation policy integration require more explicit consideration, both in research and practice. We call for more research on the role of inclusive (as opposed to fragmented) climate policy integration to assure sustainable planning and transformation.

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2016

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“…Many Baltic Sea regions have developed adaptation strategies, but the processes involved can be hindered by uncertainties in the timing of climate change impacts as well as by a lack of knowledge and expertise (Ribeiro et al 2009;Dannevig et al 2012;Hedensted Lund et al 2012;Jonsson et al 2012;Juhola et al 2012a;Nilsson et al 2012). Further barriers include social and cultural inertia on individual and collective action and low priority of adaptation in relation to other policy agendas (Carter 2011) such as financial, economic and social aspects, as well as climate change mitigation (Deppisch and Albers 2012).…”

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Socio-economic Impacts—Urban Complexes

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Regional Climate Studies

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This chapter examines observed and potential future climate change impacts on socioeconomic fields concerning urban complexes in the Baltic Sea basin. This is based on the literature review that focused mainly on English publications on climate change impacts, but included some publications in other languages on adaptation. In the Baltic Sea basin, there appears to be an imbalance between cities and towns that have been well studied with reference to climate change impacts, and cities or even regions for which there is hardly any published literature. For those publications that do exist, most concern the impact of a specific climate change effect (temperature rise, extreme events, sea-level rise) on a particular socioeconomic field of an urban complex. The results of the literature review indicate that urban complexes in the Baltic Sea catchment are likely to experience climate change impacts within wide-ranging contexts: from urban services and technical infrastructure, to buildings and settlement structures and to the urban economy or population. Impacts will differ depending on the location of the urban complex: northern versus southern and coastal versus inland. IntroductionThis chapter examines observed and potential future climate change impacts on socio-economic fields concerning urban complexes. Urban complexes are human-dominated settlements with relatively higher population density than rural settlements. The term comprises cities and towns. Urban complexes are further characterised by high concentrations of buildings and built-up areas with consequent soil sealing, high concentrations of people and infrastructure as well as specific economic and cultural roles and activities. These factors render urban complexes particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts (Hunt and Watkiss 2011). As every urban complex is characterised by a specific mix of social, ecological and economic interdependencies and its own settlement and building structure, it is difficult to generalise on scientific findings concerning urban complexes. Moreover, in the Baltic Sea basin, there seems to be an imbalance between cities and towns that have been well studied with reference to climate change impacts, and cities or even regions for which there is hardly any published literature. For those publications that do exist, most concern the impact of a specific climate change effect (temperature rise, extreme events, sea-level rise) on a particular socioeconomic field of an urban complex. Systematic case studies are available but are mostly on the impacts of climate on human health (Analitis et al.

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“…En este contexto, la ue publicó en el año 2007 el Libro Verde sobre adaptación al Cambio Climático para la Unión Europea, en el cual reconoce el importante rol que le cabe en la materia (Dannevig, Rauken y Hovelsrud, 2012), estableciendo cuatro pilares dirigidos a las siguientes áreas (cce, 2007): 1) acciones inmediatas en la Unión Europea, 2) integración de la adaptación a las acciones externas de la ue 17 , 3) perfeccionamiento del conocimiento, y 4) fomento de la participación de todas las partes interesadas.…”

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“…A través de esta se apuntó a recolectar conocimientos sobre los impactos del fenómeno climático y sus consecuencias en el territorio comunitario, para luego comenzar un lento, pero progresivo, proceso de integración de la adaptación a las políticas de la Unión Europea (Dannevig et al, 2012).…”

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Derecho internacional y política de adaptación al cambio climático en Reino Unido

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2016

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ResumenEste artículo describe la influencia que ha ejercido el derecho internacional desde las orientaciones provenientes del régimen internacional del cambio climático y la Unión Europea, en la gobernanza actual de la adaptación al cambio climático en el Reino Unido, especialmente en relación con la política del desarrollo sustentable.Palabras clave: cambio climático, adaptación, desarrollo sustentable, planes de adaptación, programas de adaptación. * Artículo preparado en el marco de las investigaciones realizadas por el área legal del Centro de Ciencia del Clima y la Resiliencia (cr)2, Centro de Excelencia Fondap-Conicyt 15110009, del cual el autor es asistente de investigación, y al cual expresa sus agradecimientos. Quisiera agradecer de manera particular a la doctora Marie-Claire Cordonier y al doctor Markus Gehring, miembros del Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, de la Universidad de Cambridge, por su cálida acogida y asistencia en la investigación. Key words: Climate change, adaptation, sustainable development, adaptation plans, adaptation programs. IntRodUccIónEl Reino Unido forma parte del Anexo uno de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (en adelante cmnucc o Convención), lo que en la práctica se traduce en mayores obligaciones dentro de dicho régimen internacional 1 . Este país, además, es miembro de la Unión Europea (ue) y de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (ocde), organizaciones internacionales que han prestado particular atención a la problemática del cambio climá-tico, elaborando lineamientos y regulaciones que, con diferentes grados de vinculatoriedad, determinan la acción de los Estados en el ámbito doméstico.Asimismo, el régimen del cambio climáti-co en el Reino Unido posee una particularidad regulatoria que lo distingue a nivel internacional: fue el primer país en tener una ley de cambio climático en el mundo, la Climate Change Act del año 2008. Esta ley, destacada en el campo de la mitigación 2

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Implementing adaptation to climate change at the local level

Cited by 84 publications

References 19 publications

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Socio-economic Impacts—Urban Complexes

Derecho internacional y política de adaptación al cambio climático en Reino Unido

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