Italian approach to develop a National Adaptation Strategy: lessons

Italian approach to develop
a National Adaptation Strategy:
lessons learnt from other
European efforts
Sergio Castellari, CMCC / INGV
ECCA Conference Session
“Adaptation strategies and planning - on
national, regional”
Hamburg, March 19, 2013
Some definitions: NAS and NAP
National Adaptation Strategy (NAS):
• Involvement of stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Analysis of possible mainstreaming of adaptation in the
ITALIAN NAS
different sectorial policies.
ITALIAN NAS
• Recommendations and guidelines to build up adaptive
capacity in different sectors and at different spatial scales
(national, regional and local) and to reduce societal costs.
• Review after n years.
• A National Adaptation platform
National Adaptation Plan (NAP):
• Implementation of NAS with governance and funding allocatton.
• Evaluation of implementation. (Indicators).
Italian NAS: the Kick off
The
Italian
Ministry
for
Environment, Land and Sea
started the work toward a NAS.
Feb. 27, 2012 – Preliminary Meeting,
(IMELS,
Roma)
“Stato
delle
conoscenze riguardo ai cambiamenti
climatici in Italia”
July 6, 2012 – Agreement IMEL and
CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Center
for Climate Change) for support to
preparation of scientific – technical
contens of NAS. 06/07/12
Italy: National Adaptation Strategy
• Institutional Coordinator:
Italian Ministry for Environment Land and Sea
• Technical Coordination: CMCC
• National Project SNAC “Elements for the
elaboration of a National Adaptation Strategy
to climate change”
• Coordinator of Technical Table: Sergio Castellari
• Start: July 2012
• End: December 2013
The Italian case:
a National Adaptation Strategy in progress
Involvement of National stakeholders,
CCIVA national assessment.
Reviews of all docs from Scientific Community,
Stakeholders Community (public and private sector)
and Institutional Community (Ministries, Regions,
Province, Municipalities, Regional EPAs and Civil
Protection).
Provision of recommendations and guide-lines to
build adaptive capacity in different sectors and scales
in order to implement cost-effective adaptation
measures (mainly anticipatory adaptation)
The NAS in Italy: approach
TOP DOWN:
Technical Panel - about 100 national
scientists and sectoral experts
Interministerial Panel – Ministries,
regional authorities, province authorities
and municipalities
BOTTOM-UP:
Participative process - transparency,
sharing with national stakeholders (civil
society, scientific community, private
sector…)
The NAS in Italy: structure
PARTICIPATORY APPROACH:
Involvement of stakeholders at all levels
•On-line survey with a questionaire
•Two public consultations (April 2013 and July 2013)
• THREE DOCUMENTS:
1.Technical Report: “National assessment of knowledge
on climate change, impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation for relevant sectors”
2.Technical Report: “Analysis of European and national
policy framework for adaptation “
3.Strategy Document: “Elements for an Italian NAS”
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
• On line: Oct. 1 – Nov. 15, 2012
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6 sections, 23 questions (multiple, open, value)
Glossary
• 155 full answers
• Stakeholders:
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private sector (22%)
research (22%)
public sector/institutions (16%)
professional bodies and associations (11%)
NGO (8%)
environment and nature protection associations
(6%)
• Stakeholder sectors:
Energy (10%), Forestry (9%),
Biodiversity (9%), Agriculture (8%)
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
Come definirebbe il livello di rischio derivante dai
cambiamenti climatici a cui è esposta l'Italia?
Perception of CC impacts:
High risk (60%)
Inesistente
1.3%
Medio
15%
Altissimo
21.4%
Alto
60.4%
Come percepisce la vulnerabilità rispetto ai
cambiamenti climatici nel nostro Paese?
Media
9,1%
Basso
2%
Bassa Inesistente
2,6%
2,6%
Perception of vulnerability: High (58%)
Altissima
27,3%
Quale natura legale dovrebbe avere una
Strategia Nazionale di Adattamento?
Alta
58,4%
Linee guida,
raccomandazio
ni
8,4%
Suggested legal form for NAS:
Legally binding (80%)
Altro
9,8%
Legalmente
vincolante
81,8%
The Questionnaire for stakeholders
Meaning of adaptation to climate change impacts:
Need to change life style, i.e. modify the behaviour by reducing the
consumption of resources.
Objectives and contents of a NAS:
Italian NAS: National CCIVA assessment
• Definition and identification of sectors
• Assessment of present and expected impacts of climate
change for each sector
• Assessment of vulnerability of each sector to the present and
future climate
• Assessment of adaptative capacity of each sector
• Evaluation of already implemented adaptation measures in
sectors:
• Tentative estimate of cost of inaction and adaptation for
each sector
The NAS in Italy: sectors
1.
WATER RESOURCES (quantity and
quality)
8.
ENERGY (production and
consumption)
2.
DESERTIFICATION, SOIL
DEGRADATION and DROUGHTS
9.
COASTAL ZONES
10. TOURISM
3.
HYDROGEOLOGICAL RISK
4.
BIODIVERSITY and ECOSYSTEMS:
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Terrestrial ecosystems
Marine ecosystems
Inland water ecosystems and transition
ecosystems
12. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES:
5.
HEALTH
6.
FORESTRY
7.
AGRICULTURE, ACQUACULTURE,
FISHERY:
13. SPECIAL CASES:
•
Mountain Areas (Alps and
Apennines)
•
Po river basin
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Agriculture and Food Production
Marine Fishery
Aquaculture
11. URBAN SETTLEMENTS
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Cultural Heritage
Infrastructures for Transport
Analysis of EU and National
policy adaptation framework
Analysis of NAS adopted in Europe with focus on
governance settings and sectoral approaches
Lessons learnt from 16
European countries with NAS:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany,
Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta,
The Netherlands, Portugal,
Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, UK
ONGOING!
Methodology: desk research (CLIMATEADAPT, EEA Reports etc); personal contacts
with national focal points
Source: CLIMATE-ADAPT, 2013
Analysis of EU and National
policy adaptation framework
Analysis of the EU Adaptation Strategy (launch
on April 29, 2013)
Overview of EU legislation for mainstreaming
adaptation in EU sectorial policies
Analysis of the national implementation of Acquis
communautaire for the different sectors of Italian
NAS
Elements of an Italian NAS
Strategic document will address the following main
elements, coherently with EU Adaptation Strategy and
built on lessons learnt from other countries:
General principles and objectives
Guidelines to build adaptive capacity in
various sectors and at different scales
Cross-sectorial adaptation actions
The NAS in Italy: next steps
Oct. 2013:
March 2013:
1st
draft
Strategy
Document
April 2013:
1st Public
consultation
June 2013:
2nd
draft
Strategy
Document
July 2013:
2nd Public
consultation
Final version
of Strategy
Document +
technical
documents
Nov. - Dec.
2013:
Political
dialogue on
NAS and
adoption
CONCLUSIONS
Italian NAS in progress.
EU MS NAS lesson learnt.
Future allignement to EU NAS.
Possible next steps after adoption of the NAS:
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A National Adaptation Platform
Preparation of a Plan of Action:
analysis of institutional competences at national, regional,
provincial and local levels
agreement on priority adaptation actions to be implemented
agreement on time scale of intervention
Allocation of funds.
Contacts for SNAC:
Sergio Castellari, Ph.D.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Viale Aldo Moro 44, I-40127 Bologna
Tel: +39 051 3782618
Fax: +39 051 3782655
Mobile: +39 334 1155037
Email: [email protected]
Skype: sergio.castellari
Web-site: www.cmcc.it