Adaptation initiativesin the Netherlands
Jelle van Minnen
Rob Swart (Alterra)
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
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Outline
- Dutch Adaptation Research- Dutch Adaptation Policy- Delta committee- PBL study on climate robustness
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Dutch Research Programmes
• Living with Water (finalizing)
• Room for Climate (finalizing)
• Knowledge for Climate (running)
• Evaluation Water Plan (in concept)
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Dutch Research Programmes (ii)
Climatic ChangeDOI 10.1007/s10584-009-9576-4
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of climate adaptation options and ranking of alternatives
K. de Bruin · R. B. Dellink · A. Ruijs · L. Bolwidt · A. van Buuren · J. Graveland · R. S. de Groot · P. J. Kuikman · S. Reinhard · R. P. Roetter · V. C. Tassone · A. Verhagen · E. C. van Ierland
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Governmental programme ARC
Where?water, spatial planning,biodiversity,….
Who? => multi governance- Min. of Housing, Spatial planning & Environment
(leading)- Min. of Transport, Public works & Water management - Min. of Agriculture, Nature & Food security- Union of Provinces- Union of Municipalities- Union of Water boards
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Governmental programme ARC (ii)
- Biodiversity - Safety
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Governmental programme ARC (iii)
What?•Preparing NAS•Discussion on required initiatives•Coordination actions towards a climate-proof Netherlands=> routeplanner
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Recent policy developments
- Advice of Deltacommittee on climate change, adaptation and water management (sept. 2008) => Advice considered in new National Waterplan (2009)
- Request to PBL: developing integrated options on long term spatial strategies for climate-proofing of the Netherlands
phase 1 Scoping report (2009) => basis for policy letter(Summer 2009)
phase 2 Options for LT spatial strategies (2010) => basis for governmental
and societal discussion
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Delta committee
- Starting point; Be prepared for worst caseDeltacommissie:
+6oC in 2100
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Delta committee (ii)
- Outcome: Safety first-Substantial decrease of probability of large numbers of casualties -> comparable with other hazards.-Improve safety against flooding with factor 10 at least
- Technical solutions e.g.: - failure-proof dikes- continuing suppletion
- Kabat et al., 2009: Nature Geoscience, Vol. 2 July 2009
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Delta committee (iii)
12 recommendations1. Flood protection level2. New urban development plans => CBA3. Areas outside the dikes => not impede
discharge4. North Sea coast => Sand suppletion5. Wadden Sea area => natural processes6. South-western Delta: Eastern Scheldt =>
barriers7. South-western Delta: Western Scheldt8. South-western Delta:Krammer-Volkerak
Zoommeer => flood areas9. The major rivers area => no further delay10. Rijnmond => re-routing water11. IJssellake area => fresh water reservoir12. Political, administrative, legal, financial
Delta law, commissioner, fund
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PBL Scoping report – analysis of main challenges
Topics addressed: - Safety against flooding (LT sea level rise)
- Fresh water availability (drought, water quality, salinisation)
- Agriculture (water, extreme weather events, diseases)
- Nature (spatial connectivity, environmental conditions)
- Human health (heat, air quality, allergies, vector borne diseases) - Energy supply (availability of cooling water, link with sust.energy)
- Transport (air, roads, waterways)
- Recreation and tourism (improved recreational conditions potentially adverse effects)
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Spearheads for a climate-proofing the Nederlands
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Follow-up: research in 2009/2010
Research: options for long term spatial strategies
Analysis Developing options spatial strategies Comparison 2008/2009 2009/2010
Climate change
Selection of main challenges
Criteria:
- Robustness, flexibility
- Costs short term/long term
- Benefits short term/long term
- Achievement of policy goals
- Governmental challenges
- Instruments
- Financing
- Interference EU policies
- Risks
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