Johan Bogaert, Claire Collin, Julien Hoyaux, Pascale Van der Plancke, Annemie Vander Avort
Adaptation to Climate ChangeThe Belgian way
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Adaptation to Climate Change
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Content
• Context• Overview • The Adaptation Strategy• The Adaptation plans• The National Adaptation Plan
Adaptation to Climate Change3
Climat Adaptation in the Benelux BRUSSELS 25/11/2014
Context
Coordination Committee for International
Environment Policy (CCIEP)
National Climate Commission
(NCC)
Working groupAdaptation(CABAO)
Working groupAdaptation(CABAO)
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Overview
2009 2011 20122010 2013 201420082007
EU strategy
BA Plan
2015
FAPBAP
WAP
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The adaptation plans
• Flanders Adaptation Plan• Adopted 2013• Part of the climate plan• Period 2013 – 2020• 76 actions on adaptation• 11 sectors involved• Focus on
• Understand the Flemishvulnerability to CC
• Improve adaptation
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The adaptation plans
• Walloon Adaptation Plan• Will be adopted begin 2015• Part of the Air-Climate-Energy plan (PACE) • 7 sectors involved• Actions are also proposed in order to
• develop a strong knowledge base• pursue the international collaboration.
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The adaptation plans
• Brussels Adaptation plan• Will be adopted after public consultation• Part of Brussels Air-Climate-Energy plan• Specific to urban area• 4 themes (infrastructures, forestry management, water
management, natural patrimony)
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• Federal Adaptation plan• In finalisation• Period 2015 – 2020• 34 actions on adaptation• 10 sectors involved• focus on
• building capacity to assess, anticipate and respond to risks associated with climate change impacts (increased knowledge)
• anticipate and mitigate risks and maximize the potential benefits of climate change.
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The National Adaptation Plan
FAPBAP
WAP
PLAN
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• National Adaptation Plan • Identification of national actions ± 10• coordination within CABAO• In finalisation
PLAN
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The National Adaptation Plan
• Introduction• Adaptation versus mitigation• Context• Decision-making in Belgium
• Climate change• Impacts and vulnerabilities
• Sectors
• Adaptation planning at regional and federal level• National actions• Monitoring
PLAN
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The National Adaptation Plan
• Agriculture• Biodiversity• Built environment• Coastal areas• Crisis management• Development cooperation• Energy• Environment• Fisheries• Forests• Health• Infrastructures• Industry & services• International security• Research• Tourism• Transport• Water management
Federal actions
Brussels actions
Flemish actions
Walloon actions
National actions
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adaptation measures
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The Benelux and adaptation
• Euh…
• AH oui !!!…
• Ben non, pas d’idée !
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The Benelux and adaptation
COM(2014) 284 final
concerning the governance of macro-regional strategies
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