Adaptation to climate changes The answers from Belgium Johan Bogaert.

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

Johan Bogaert

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

Johan Bogaert

From: PEER project 1A: ‘A comparative analysis of National Adaptation Strategies in European Countries’ by Caroline Cowan

EIONET MEETING COPENHAGEN 10TH OCTOBER 2008

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

AustriaBelarus

BelgiumBulgariaCroatia

Czech RepublicDenmark

EstoniaFinland

GermanyGreece

HungaryIreland

ItalyLativia

LithuaniaNetherlands

NorwayPoland

PortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSweden

SwitzerlandTurkey

United Kingdom

Total number of adaptation measures (incl. recommendations and concerns) © Eric Massey

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0 5 10 15 20 25 30

AustriaBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatia

Czech RepublicDenmark

EstoniaFinland

GermanyGreece

HungaryIreland

ItalyLativia

LithuaniaNetherlands

NorwayPoland

PortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSweden

SwitzerlandTurkey

United Kingdom

Number of adaptation policy measures © Eric Massey

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Adaptation aims: BelgiumCoastal zone management

12%

Landscape management (incl.

soil erosion, floods, fires)24%

Water management (quantity & quality)

30%

Extreme temps (heat waves & freezes)

6%

Energy/UPS2%

Biodiversity mgmt.6%

Food production & security

10%

Development co-op0%

Financial mgmt.4%

Disease management6%

© Eric Massey

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Most NAS

National level

Local level

National Adapation Strategies

Local projects

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Belgian Way of working

Sectoral or subsectroral Scientific research

Local or sectoralprojects

General Scientific research

NAS

National level

Local level

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Belgian Way of working

Sectoral or subsectroral Scientific research

Local projects

General Scientific research

NAS

National level

Local level

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Belgian Way of working

NAS

RAS

RAS

RAS

Belgian adaptation consultationRegional steering groupsSectoral working groups

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Studies

Sectors

1. Water CCI-Hydr ADAPT CLIMAR BLAST AMICE Reviews (Background document, scenario report)

2. Agriculture

3. Health AGORA: Environment-Health-Impact Assessment

4. Nature Climate scenario’s Study of the woodlands

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Studies

5. Spatial planning Work packet 8 CcASPAR

6. International adaptation policy Climate change and the Belgian policy for development

cooperation : challenges and possibilities

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

Impact on wave climate

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projects

1. Coastal safety plan

Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kustdivision Kustir. Stefaan Gysens

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

The answer : the OW-plan

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

2. Actualisation Sigmaplan 2005

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

2. Actualisation Sigmaplan 2005

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

2. Actualisation Sigmaplan 2005

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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projects

1. Coastal Protection plan

2. Sigmaplan

3. “Water toets” in building http://www.watertoets.be/

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What with 8 or more meters water

Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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Adaptation to climate changesThe answers from Belgium

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