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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Adaptation initiatives in the Netherlands Jelle van Minnen Rob Swart (Alterra) Outline 2 - Dutch Adaptation Research - Dutch Adaptation Policy - Delta committee - PBL study on climate robustness Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Dutch Research Programmes 3 • Living with Water (finalizing) • Room for Climate (finalizing) • Knowledge for Climate (running) • Evaluation Water Plan (in concept) Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Dutch Research Programmes (ii) 4 Climatic Change DOI 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 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Governmental programme ARC 5 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 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Governmental programme ARC (ii) 6 - Biodiversity Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - Safety Alterra Governmental programme ARC (iii) 7 What? •Preparing NAS •Discussion on required initiatives •Coordination actions towards a climateproof Netherlands=> routeplanner Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Recent policy developments 8 - 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 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Delta committee 9 - Starting point; Be prepared for worst case Deltacommissie: +6oC in 2100 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Delta committee (ii) 10 - 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 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Delta committee (iii) 11 12 recommendations 1. Flood protection level 2. New urban development plans => CBA 3. Areas outside the dikes => not impede discharge 4. North Sea coast => Sand suppletion 5. Wadden Sea area => natural processes 6. South-western Delta: Eastern Scheldt => barriers 7. South-western Delta: Western Scheldt 8. South-western Delta:Krammer-Volkerak Zoommeer => flood areas 9. The major rivers area => no further delay 10. Rijnmond => re-routing water 11. IJssellake area => fresh water reservoir 12. Political, administrative, legal, financial Delta law, commissioner, fund Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra PBL Scoping report – analysis of main challenges 12 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) Alterra Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Spearheads for a climate-proofing the Nederlands 13 Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra Follow-up: research in 2009/2010 14 Research: options for long term spatial strategies Analysis 2008/2009 Developing options spatial strategies 2009/2010 Comparison Criteria: Climate change - Robustness, flexibility - Costs short term/long term - Benefits short term/long term Selection of main challenges - Achievement of policy goals - Governmental challenges - Instruments - Financing - Interference EU policies - Risks Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra 15 Thank you Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Alterra