Integration of adaptation and mitigation in climate policies in Upper Austria and

Austria; presentation of the AMICA-

project Szentendre 3./4. September 2008

DI Andreas DrackUpper Austrian Academy for the

Environment and the Nature

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Austria•8,2 Mio Inhabitants•84.000 sqkm•9 Provinces•2350 Municipalities

Region of Upper Austria•1,4 Mio Inhabitants•12.000 sqkm•15 districts•444 Municipalities

•central region - economic dynamic,industry, service sector

•south - touristy structures•west, north, southeast - rural structures

Milestones-mitigation/adaptation/integration in UA/A

• Joining the Climate Alliance 1991: standards for municipalities (reporting, meetings, tools..): 155 municipalities in UA are members in the Climate Alliance

• first regional climate report 1996• co-ordinator for cc of all nine provinces 1997• commissioner for cc 2000; Head of the "Kyoto-Forum"• National Climate Strategy• flooding 2002; six workgroups (one for integrated measures)• 2005 AMICA-project, Upper Austrian research program "CC and Adaptation"• since 2002 umbrella program "Climate Rescue (voluntary agreements with different

target groups")• since 2004 integration of adaptation in the annually UA Climate reports• 2005 NGO-platform for climate protection, energy and transport• 27.9.2007: kick off "National Adaptation Strategy"; March 2008 status quo report about

adaptation measures in Austria• 2007: first six day seminar "integrated climate policy in municipalities"• January 2008: reporting scheme "adaptation measures" additional to mitigation for cities

(in co-operation with the association of the Austrian cities")• August 2008: voluntary climate plans for all seven regional ministers of the Upper

Austrian government

success stories and problems – adaptation/integration

• one of the first regions which focus on adaptation (after flooding catastrophe August 2002 – 1,1 billion economic losses)

• other sectors with positive development: forestry (mixed forests), agriculture (insurances), buildings (building codes)

• other sectors willing: nature conservation• problematical sector: winter-tourism• sectors with missing strategies: energy, transport, health• sectors with comparable low vulnerability: water supply

organising integrated cc-policy

• one co-ordination office both for mitigation and adaptation

• network in the authority

• open network linked to the umbrella program "climate rescue" focused both on mitigation and adaptation

• one politician responsible for cc-coordination in the work-program of the government

• two climate reports per year being discussed in the regional parliament (including emission trends, measures, adaptation issues)

12 PARTNER & 5 COUNTRIES

ALLEANZA PER IL CLIMA ITALIA ONLUS

VERENIGING KLIMAATVERBOND

NEDERLAND

KLIMABÜNDNIS ÖSTERREICHProvincia di Ferrara

AMICA

"Adaptation and Mitigation - an Integrated Climate Policy Approach"

Climate projections 2071-2100 per degree global warming (PRUDENCE; http://prudence.dmi.dk/)

Region/ city/ country mean tempera-ture/DJF/MAM/JJA/SON (C)

precipitation change (%) mean/ DJF/MAM/JJA/SON

Trend weather extremes

Netherlands/ Apeldoorn/ Netherlands

1,1 1,0/0,9/1,2/1,2

0,4 7,7/2,1/-9,8/-0,9

Schleswig-Holstein/ Lübeck/ Germany

1,2 1,1/1,0/1,3/1,3

0,1 6,0/2,1/-7,3/-0,5

Saxony/ Dresden/ Ger-many

1,3 1,1/1,1/1,6/1,4

-0,3 5,1/2,0/-6,4/-1,7

Region Stuttgart/ Stutt-gart/ Germany

1,3 1,1/1,1/1,6/1,4

-0,3 5,1/2,0/-6,4/-1,7

Upper-Bavaria/ Munich/ Germany

1,3 1,1/1,1/1,6/1,4

-0,3 5,1/2,0/-6,4/-1,7

Upper Austria/ Linz/ Austria

1,4 1,2/1,2/1,6/1,4

-0,5 4,9/2,3/-5,6/-1,6

Greater Lyon /Lyon/ France

1,3 1,0/1,0/1,9/1,4

-3,3 4,9/-3,7/-13,8/-3,6

Venetia/Venice/ Italia

1,4 1,1/1,1/1,8/1,4

-2,8 3.0/-3,6/-10,6/-0,9

Prov. Ferrara/Ferrara/ Italia

1,4 1,1/1,1/1,8/1,4

-2,8 3.0/-3,6/-10,6/-0,9

Increase in intensity, frequency and duration of heat waves. Increase in heavy winter precipitation in central and northern Europe, decrease in the south. Heavy summer precipitation increases in north-eastern Europe and decrease in the south. Earlier and longer droughts in the Mediterranean. Intensive rain events - like those leading to the flood-ing in the Moldova, Danube, Elbe and Rhone in 2002 - will become more frequent and even more intensive. Extreme wind speeds increase between 45°N and 55°N, except over and south of the Alps, and become more north-westerly. These changes generate more North Sea storms, leading to increases in storm surge along the North Sea coast, especially in Holland, Ger-many and Denmark.

DJF: Dec., Jan., Febr.; MAM: March, April, May; JJA: June, July, August; SON: Sept., Oct., Nov.

Region/ city

nature conserva-tion

agri-culture

forestry tourism health transpor-tation

buildings energy supply

water supply

Influence of climate parameters

Temperature raise (t)

Temperature raise (t) Hail (ha) Flooding (fl) Drought (dr)

Temperature raise (t) Storm (st) Drought (dr) Forest fires (ff)

Temperature raise (t) Overheating (ov)

Temperature raise (t) - new deseases

Flooding (fl) Avalanches (av) Mud-slides (ms) Drought (dr)

Overheating (ov) Flooding (fl) Sea level rise (slr)

Storms (st) Drought (dr)

Drought (dr) Sea level rise (slr)

Netherlands/ Apeldoorn/ Netherlands

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-M-L

L-L-L

L-H-L

L-L-L

L-M-L

Schleswig-Holstein/ Lübeck/ Germany

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-L-L

L-M-L

L-L-L

L-M-L

L-L-L-

L-M-L

Saxony/ Dresden/ Germany

L-M-M

M-H-M

L-H-M

L-M-L

L-M-L

L-H-M

M-M-L

L-M-L

M-H-L

Region Stuttgard/ Stuttgard/ Germany

L-M-M

L-M-L

L-M-L

L--L-L

L-M-L

L-M-L L-M-L

L-M-L

L-L-L

Upper-Bavaria/ Munich/ Germany

L-H-H

L-M-L

L-H-M

L-H-L

L-M-L

L-M-L

M-M-L

L-M-L

L-L-L

Upper Austria/ Linz/ Austria

M-H-H

L-M-L L-H-M L-H-L

L-M-L

L-H-L

M-M-L

L-H-L

L-L-L

Greater Lyon/Lyon/ France

L-M-M

L-M-L L-H-M

L-M-L

L-H-L

L-M-L

M-H-L

L-H-L

L-M-L

Venetia /Venice/Italia

M-H-H

L-M-L

L-M-L

L-L-L

L-H-L

L-M-L

L-H-L

L-M-L

L-M-L

Prov. Ferrara/Ferrara/Italia

M-H-H

L-M-L

L-M-L

L-L-L L-H-L

L-L-L

L-H-L

L-M-L

L-M-L

Online Adaptation Tool

Venice: Tide Level Monitoring Network

Stuttgart: Green roofs for a better city climate

Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation

Three main working areas:

• Construction of buildings

• Energy

• Spatial Planning

Integration: EnergyAdaptation benefits

………………

Mitigation benefits

Energy Supply Security during extreme weather events (storms, drought)

Comfort in buildings (during heat waves)

Risk prevention previous to extreme climate (storm, drought, flooding)

Reduction of environmental damages in flooding areas (water pollution)

CO2-neutral

energy

consumption

-Decentralised power plants with renewable energies- retrofitting (fuel switch)

- Storage hydro power stations

- Higher biomass use

- Use of removable energies for cooling (Solar cooling, etc.)

- Exchange of oil heating in flooding areas (with f. e. wood energy)

Energy efficiency /savings

- Master plan for the use of water

- Energy savings in general

- retrofitting (new technologies)

- Green roofs

- “Trigeneration” (combined heat, cooling and power Production)

- Power management by rapid electricity saving activities (including media campaigns, etc.)

“CO2-sinks” - Planting and use of local forest resources (wood energy), watershed management

Construction: Heatwaves – Energy saving and cooling with renewable energy

Photo:Stock.XCHNGPhoto:http://www.gruebbel.de/images/1/136-passivhaus.jpg

Energy: Heatwaves - Trigeneration- simultaneous production of mechanical

power, heat and cooling

Energy: Storm- Decentralization with renewable energies

Spatial Planning: Flooding - Watershed Management, Forestry and Wood Energy

Spatial Planning: Adaptation versus Mitigation

Foto: pixelquelle.de

AMICA Vision• Adaptation and Mitigation are integrated in

regional and local policies;

• National governments recognise the contribution of the local level and provide support.

Conclusions general• Adaptation policies depend on parallel

mitigation measures.• Adaptation strategies are not fixed

(uncertainties, lack of knowledge) – practical solutions are necessary (use win-win situations)

• Adaptation measures have to be sustainable!• Mitigation and Adaptation should be

addressed balanced; • There is a potential of synergy measures on

the local level – one co-ordination office and different networks

• obligatory national adaptation strategies as frameworks, embedded additional regional and local activities

the role of indicators

• differences in: impacts/vulnerability/adaptation measures – indicators not suitable to compare regions

• vulnerability indicators to measure the success of adaptation measures: example France

August 2003 : increase of mortality risk, ozone and temperature factors

Source :

• Over mortality in France : +60% for August 2003

Total : 14.947 additional deaths

National Heatwave Plan

heat health watch warning system (sacs)“Blue Plan” : cooled places for old people“Velvet Plan” : list of all old or vulnerable isolated

persons : to be done by each city“White plan” Healthcare establishments internal

planning : : 15.000 more hospital beds, 160 mobile healthcare units for old people (130 M€)

It works ! Heat wave of 2006, second highest in France, 112 additional dead people

Source :

suggestions indicators• impact and vulnerability assessment (present situation, future situation):

qualitative and quantitative calculations• adaptation strategy elaborated? j/n• co-ordination authority and networks established? j/n• member countries: % of measures in operation for different sectors• municipalities: adaptation scan (AMICA+ proposal)• key indicators for measuring the success to reduce actual vulnerability in respect

with the highest problems in the different countries (number of dead people during heat waves, economic losses during comparable flooding events)

• set of other country-specific indicators (impacts, vulnerability) taking into account actual and future trends (e.g. distribution area of Ambrosia; problematical area for spruce)

• set of country-specific indicators for measures (e.g. number of farmers having weather extreme assurances, number of houses without necessity for electric cooling facilities, % area with adopted forests, etc.)

Further Information

www.amica-climate.net