Governance of Climate Change Adaptation Policies in Portugal

José Paulino

Head of Unit of Climate Change Adaptation and Monitoring

Jose.paulino@apambiente.pt

Seminar “How to face Climate Change” INIAV, Oeiras, 01.02.2017

CONTENTS

1. Climate impacts in Portugal

2. Overview of National Adaptation Strategy (ENAAC) – 1st. Working Phase

3. ENAAC 2020 – National Adaptation Strategy (work in progress)

4. Financing mechanisms

5. Knowledge gaps

SIAM (2002)

SIAM II (2006)

ENAAC RCM 24/2010

RCM 56/2015

Relatório de Progresso

(2013)

Estratégia de adaptação da Agricultura e das Florestas às

alterações climáticas (2013)

ENAAC – sector Biodiversidade (2013)

ENAAC – Medidas e ações de adaptação do setor

energético (2012)

Adaptação das Florestas às alterações

climáticas (2013)

Análise de Estratégias Internacionais no

âmbito das Alterações Climáticas (2010)

Alterações climáticas e Saúde

Humana – ‘Estado da arte’ (2011)

ENAAC – sector Segurança

de Pessoas e Bens (2012)

Estratégia setorial de

adaptação aos impactos

das alterações climáticas

relacionados com os

Recursos Hídricos

(2013)

Adaptation in Portugal: overview

SIAM projects (I&II) Scenarios, Impacts, and Adaptation Measures

Climate Scenarios (EEA /ESPON/…)

National Adaptation Strategy (2010): Climate Scenarios - IPMA

Mean Precipitation (RCP 8.5): anomalies from average 1961-1990

Mean Temperature (RCP 8.5): anomalies from average 1961-1990

Collect information and consolidate knowledge

Participation, awareness raising and dissemination of information

Reduce vulnerability and increase response

capacity

Int. cooperation with the EU, UNFCCC

and other international fora

OBJECTIVES

Coordination Group

Overall coordination: Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)

Sectoral groups coordinators

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Autonomous Regions

National Association of Portuguese Municipalities

Scientific Panel

Autonomous Regions

Sectoral Working Groups

Spatial planning and cities

Water resources

Energy and industry

Human health

Safety of people and assets

Biodiversity Agriculture, forests

and fisheries Tourism

Coastal areas

Each working group is chaired by the relevant public organization and involve the major stakeholders of the respective sector.

Responsible for: Categorising and quantifying the impacts of climate change on the sector Defining options and tools for action Promote research Identify funding options Mainstreaming adaptation in policies and instruments

National Adaptation Strategy (2010)

ENAAC approved by the CMR 24/2010 MAIN ASPECTS • Mainstreaming

• Clear focus on promotion of adaptation at sectoral level • No operational character of an action plan, instead

incentivised the sectoral groups to develop and adopt their own adaptation action plans

• Horizontal coordination • 9 priority sectors • Each involved their set of stakeholders in the discussions

and developments of ENAAC

• Vertical coordination • Acknowledgment that is at the local level that many

adaptation measures will be defined and put into practice

• Autonomous Regions of Azores and Madeira + National Association of Portuguese Municipalities:

ENAAC’s Progress Report

September 2013

Identification of sectoral vulnerabilities and

barriers for adaptation

Identification and priorization of adaptation

sectoral measures

Strengths and weaknesses observed on

ENAAC

ENAAC’s Progress Report (2013)

Main difficulties and gaps that should be addressed on the revised strategy

Strengthen the interaction and coordination between sectors

Reinforce ENAAC´s governance structure (better synergies)

Better support on scientific knowledge

Stronger focus on implementation of adaptation measures

Possible introduction of legal obligations and their alignment with the core of the climate policy

ENAAC 2020

EEA Grants - Programme AdaPT

ENAAC 2020

National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change ENAAC 2020

Main goals of ENAAC 2020

Implement adaptation measures

Promote mainstreaming

in sectoral policies

Improve the level of

knowledge on climate change

Update, develop and promote knowledge on climate change and potential impacts, risks and consequences, including those related to extreme weather events

Evaluate the current capacity to adapt and prioritize the implementation of options and adaptation measures that moderate future

negative impacts and/or help to take advantage of opportunities arising from climate change

Promote integration and monitoring of adaptation to climate change in priority public and sectoral policies and in the main instruments of spatial planning at national, regional and local level

Coordination Group Overall coordination:

Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)

Thematic areas coordinators

Sectoral groups coordinators

Autonomous Regions

National Association of Portuguese Municipalities

Scientific Panel Advises

Agriculture

Biodiversity

Economy

Energy

Forests

Health

Safety of people and assets

Transports and communications

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Improve the level of

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OBJECTIVES ENAAC 2020

Reports

Sectoral WG

INTERMINISTERIAL COMMISSION FOR AIR AND CLIMATE CHANGE (CIAAC)

Sectoral Working:

Responsibilities Chaired by the relevant public organization

Responsibilities:

• Identify impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation measures

• Involvement of the sectoral stakeholders

• Integrate adaptation into sectoral policies

• Identify needs and knowledge gaps

• Promote sectoral studies, identify funding sources and monitoring systems

• Prepare action plans and progress reports

• Contribute on the Thematic Areas tasks

Dinamization: FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency

Common Area: Research and

Innovation • Develop a research agenda

• Cooperation between academia and ENAAC 2020 entities

• Support the participation of the Portuguese science in adaptation projects

• Promote the participation of ENAAC 2020 stakeholders in international adaptation networks

• Knowledge transfer to the business community

Dinamization: APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency

Common Area: Financing

Adaptation • Define project selection criteria under the EU funds 2014-2020 (Portugal 2020)

• Develop Calls under the support of the several existing funding (eg. Environmental Fund)

• Promote new financing schemes privately managed

• Establish a reporting system for adaptation

Common Area: International

Cooperation • Develop aid agenda and ensure consistency with cooperation policy

• Reinforce Iberian cooperation

• Participate in international networks

Dinamization: Camões – Institute for Cooperation and Language APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency

Common Area: Communication &

Dissemination • Develop a national platform for adaptation

• Collection, organization and sharing of knowledge

• Enable the access to climate information and support tools for decision making

• Public awareness on climate change Dinamization: APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency IPMA – Portuguese Sea and Atmosphere Institute

Common Area: Spatial Planning

• Mapping risk related to Climate Change

• Mainstream adaptation on territorial management instruments

Dinamization: DGT – General Directorate of Territory ANMP – National Association of Portuguese Municipalities APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency

Common Area: Water Resources

• Integrate adaptation on water management

• Guide sectoral stakeholders

• Implement adaptation measures

Dinamization: APA – Portuguese Environmental Agency

4. TEXTO

ENAAC 2020: Schedule

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2016 Interim report #1

2020 Final Report/

Evaluation of the ENAAC 2014-2020

2018 Interim report #2

2015 Formal approval of

the strategy

2017 Launching of the

National Platform of Adaptation

2020 Formal

revision of the strategy

4. TEXTO

• Financing mechanisms • Portugal 2020 (ERDF; CF; ESF; EARFD)

• H2020

• LIFE

• National funds (FA; FEE, …)

ENAAC 2020: Financing

4. TEXTO

Adaptation:

Capacity

building/Planning/

Support Tools

(144 M€)

• Subnational adaptation plans; • Sectoral adaptation plans and/or mainstreaming; • Immaterial actions of the action plan to address desertification; • Information systems, modeling and scenarization; • Systems of forecasting, warning and response; • Restructuring and modernization of meteorological systems.

Axis II

• Promote adaptation to climate change and risk prevention and management

ENAAC 2020: PO SEUR

Axis III Protect the environment and promote resource efficiency: WATER (634 M€) • improving the quality of water bodies • urban water cycle BIODIVERSITY (40 M€) • actions considered under the scope of ENAAC

Coastal protection

(200 M€)

• Protection and rehabilitation of natural coastal systems, including dunes;

• Balance replacement shares of sediment dynamics; • Artificial feeding of beaches as coastal protection

intervention; • Reinforcement of elevation in coastal lowland areas

threatened by the sea rise; • Minimizing risk associated with the instability of cliffs.

4. TEXTO

Project LIFESHARA

LIFE SHARA – Sharing Awareness and Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Spain Project under the priority domain LIFE Climate Government and Information.

Beneficiaries: Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente Agencia Estatal de Meteorología Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente, I.P. Fundación Biodiversidad Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales

Duration: 01/09/2016 – 28/02/2021 Total Budget: 1 583 224,00€ APA Budget: 100 439,00€

Dissemination of the Spanish adaptation platform AdapteCCa APA participation in order to promote synergies between the Spanish adaptation platform and Portuguese (to be developed)

Iberian Conference for stakeholders interaction and communication of the state of the art of adaptation in Spain and Portugal Integration of APA in the Conference Organizing Committee

Training courses and capacity-building for local authorities, university teachers and professionals from scientific and technical industry APA will provide assistance in the planning of courses for local authorities, sharing the experience of the project ClimAdaPT.Local

Cooperation between Spain adaptation units and Portugal to identify risks, vulnerabilities, priorities and common actions APA cooperation in the sharing of information, and identification of projects, measures and coordination needs between Iberian authorities and stakeholders on priority themes: • Water resources management • Biodiversity • Macaronesia

Sectoral seminars with the participation of governmental organizations and other actors Support of APA in the organization of the seminars

• Downscaling scenarios (regional/local level)

• Costs and benefits of impacts and adaptation (economy)

• CC impacts: Hydrological cycle

• Modeling: extreme events

• Reporting and monitoring through adaptation indicators

Adaptation knowledge gaps

THANK YOU