ETC/CCA Main activities June 2014 - June 2015

Silvia Medri (CMCC)ETC/CCA Manager

Eionet WS on CCIVACopenhagen, 15-16 June 2015

European Environment AgencyEuropean Topic Centre on Climate Change Impacts Vulnerability and Adaptation (ETC/CCA)

ETC/CCA 2015 Tasks

Project 1.4.1 Climate change and hazard indicators

• 1.4.1.1 European climate change indicators and report 2016

• 1.4.1.2 ETC Technical paper on extreme climate and weather events in Europe

Project 1.4.2 Climate change adaptation and DRR assessments

• 1.4.2.1 Monitoring, reporting and evaluation of climate change adaptation at national level

• 1.4.2.2 Urban adaptation

• 1.4.2.3 Disaster risk reduction

• 1.4.2.4 Green infrastructure and climate change adaptation

• 1.4.2.5 Workshops

Project 1.4.3 Information systems (Climate-ADAPT)

• 1.4.3.1 Climate-ADAPT

Project 1.4.4 ETC management

• 1.4.4.1 ETC/CCA management and coordination

Following up 2012 EEA REPORT “Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012 - An indicator-based report”…

(2014) Updated observed and projected key indicators on climate change and its impacts in the EEA IMS

European CCIV indicators and report 2016

…Preparing 2016 EEA REPORT on climate change, impacts and vulnerability

• comprehensive overview of climate change and its impacts on environment and society in Europe based on EEA CCIV indicators + info in other format

(2015) Support coordination, chapters leadership (Human Influence on the Climate System, Key Climate Variables, Transport, Agriculture, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Disaster Risks, Energy,Tourism, Cryosphere) & contributions (Health)

(Jan.- May 2015) Preparatory work; Advisory Group & lead authors meetings; EEA expert workshop on extreme climate and weather events

(June 2015) preparing 1st Draft Report (due end July)

‒ (Dec. 2015) 2nd Draft Report

‒ (Early 2016) EIONET CONSULTATION

‒ (Sep. 2016) Report publication

Break-out group 1 on 16 June

Climate change adaptation reports

Following up Oct. 2014 EEA REPORT “National adaptation policy processes across European countries - 2014”…

…Preparing 2015 EEA TECHNICAL REPORT on Monitoring, reporting and evaluation (MRE) of climate change adaptation at national level

• describe how MRE can inform policy making – lessons from emerging practice (review of 7 schemes in place and 6 under development)

(2015) Support coordination, leading chapters and contributions

(March 2105) EEA expert workshop on MRE – main input to the report

(May 2015) Workshop at ECCA

(June) Currently drafting chapters

– (1st Sep.) Advanced Draft Technical Report

– (Sep. 2015) EIONET Consultation

– (Dec. 2015) Report publication

Break-out group 1 on 15 June

Adaptation in transport

(Dec. 2014) EEA REPORT “Adaptation of transport to climate change in Europe - Challenges and options across transport modes and stakeholders”

• illustrated by a selection of in-depth case studies

(2014) Support coordination, leading chapters and contributions

(Dec. 2014) ETC/CCA Working Paper on the transport sector in Climate-ADAPT (proposals for improvements)

Assessing CC vulnerability & adaptation in cities

Following up 2012 EEA REPORT “Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe”…

(2014 -2015) Developed URBAN VULNERABILITY Indicators & MAP BOOK (published on Climate-ADAPT in June 2015)

Interactive maps illustrating some threats (heatwaves, drought and water scarcity, flooding and forest fires) European cities face & cities’ capacity to respond

Break-out group 2 on 16 June

… Preparing 2016 EEA REPORT on urban adaptation

• links to CC mitigation

• case studies

(2014) ETC/CCA Concept Paper

(2015) Key contributions to Report

(June 2015) Preparing 1st draft chapters

‒ (Nov. 2015) Final Draft Report

‒ (Early 2016) Eionet consultation

‒ (Early 2016) Report publication

Updating and improving Climate-ADAPT – results

Regular content (Web pages, Database)

update & QA/QC, especially case studies

(2014) Updated AST

(2014) ETC/CCA Technical Paper →

(May 2015) EEA TECHNICAL REPORT

“Overview of climate change

adaptation platforms in Europe”

presented at ECCA

(Dec. 2014) ETC/CCA Working Paper

“Analysis of Climate-ADAPT use and

possible improvements”

(Dec. 2014) Proposal for linking Climate-

ADAPT and Copernicus Climate

Change (C3S) services

(2015) Newsletter first 3 issues

(Apr. 2015) Webinar with NRCs to enhance involvement of users and contributors in Platform development

• Regular content (Web pages, DB) update & QA/QC, especially case studies & adaptation options - improvement, reviews/additions, coverage harmonization

• Web pages further development – In-depth analysis and systematic review of Web content (EU policies; Regions, Country & Cities; Research projects; AST –MRE) in light of policy and research developments, based on defined criteria set

– Country pages to be updated based on countries reporting under the EU MMR

– City information to be updated through Mayors Adapt

• DB further development – DB statistical analysis; Definition of gaps categories; Experts interviews; Recommendations for structured update of the database

• EnviroInfo and ICT4S 2015 conference: “Building the knowledge base for environmental action and sustainability” (Copenhagen, 07-09 Sep. 2015) - discuss with environmental data experts how to best present CCA information

• Enhance involvement of users and contributors – Next WEBINAR for invited experts and NRCs in autumn

Updating and improving Climate-ADAPT - ongoing

Break-out group 2 on 15 June

Disaster risk reduction

(2014) Meta-Guidance on assessment of costs of natural hazards (floods impacts)

…On-going:

• (2014-2015) Updating and improving the indicator on trends in impacts of natural hazards

• (2015) Some contributions to 2015 EEA REPORT on Floods: ETC/CCA Technical Paper on the effect of different EU policies on CC and DRR on the objectives of the Floods Directive and on flood risk management

• (2015) Some contributions to JRC REPORT on “Current status and best practices for disaster loss data recording in EU Member States”

Following up (2013) ETC/CCA Technical Papers on impacts of floods …

Thanks

For further information, visit

ETC/CCA Website http://etc-cca.eionet.europa.eu/

or contact

ETC/CCA Manager Silvia MedriSkype silvia.medri1E-mail silvia.medri@cmcc.it Organization Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change

(CMCC), Italy. http://www.cmcc.it/