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Clim-ATIC Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Clive Bowman, Project Coordinator Centre for Mountain Studies, UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland www.clim-atic.org Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions What is climate change adaptation? Climate change impacts are the consequences of the interactions between our natural and human systems. The impacts depend on the vulnerability of these systems. Vulnerability is “the exposure to multiple stresses, to shocks and to risk over a longer period”. Both impacts and vulnerability may be reduced by adaptation – adjustments in natural or human systems to a new or changing environment. Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Various types of adaptation can be distinguished: anticipatory and reactive adaptation private and public adaptation autonomous and planned adaptation. Adaptation can be seen as a process of social learning. Adaptive capacity is the ability; to understand climate changes and hazards, to evaluate the consequences for communities, places and economies, to moderate potential damages to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with consequences. Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Socio-economic development Changes in natural systems Climate Change Impacts Advantages Mitigation Disadvantages Adaptive capacity Opportunities Threats Decision making Diagram from Finland’s National Adaptation Strategy (2005) Or let the polar bear tell you!........ Adaptation Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Clim-ATIC is an ambitious, 2.35 Million Euro, trans-national project that will result in the best possible understanding of all issues associated with climate change adaptation at a community level – part funded by the Northern Periphery Programme. Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Clim-ATIC’s overall objective The project will establish a sustainable, self-financing delivery mechanism to provide information, training and advice on climate change adaptation to communities, small businesses, and local administrations across the Northern Periphery. Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 5 participating regions with similar climate change impact issues Lapland, Finland County of Vasterbotten, Sweden (and Åre) Flora, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Sisimiut, Greenland Highlands and Islands, Scotland “A European approach is necessary to ensure proper coordination and the efficiency of policies that address the impacts of climate change.” The EC Green paper ‘Adapting to climate change in Europe- options for EU action’ (2007) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 5 participating regions with similar climate change impact issues Lapland, Finland Hey, tell me about Clim-ATIC Me too! Sisimiut, Greenland Some of that would be useful to us in Ireland – hope they tell us County of Vasterbotten, Sweden (and Åre) Flora, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Highlands and Islands, Scotland “A European approach is necessary to ensure proper coordination and the efficiency of policies that address the impacts of climate change.” The EC Green paper ‘Adapting to climate change in Europe- options for EU action’ (2007) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Climate change adaptation cuts across all sectors and political levels. Clim-ATIC will focus on 4 key priority themes for the Northern Periphery risk and response management sustainable transport local sustainable energy tourism opportunities Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Clim-ATIC is a 3 year project with 5 interlinked transnational workpackages WP 1 WP 2 WP 3 WP 4 WP 5 Project management, coordination & communication Regional Climate Change and Scenarios Identify community climate adaptation opportunities Adaptation Demonstration Projects Community Climate Change Adaptation Information, Training & Advice Service Project launch meeting Community exchange visits International seminar Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions WP 2 Regional Climate Change impacts, scenarios and visualisations Using existing climate models and data to provide relevant scenarios to communities UKCIP08 data will provide climate change scenarios for the UK : • scenarios (High, Medium and Low) • information about extreme events • relative to a baseline period Current climate Current society Future climate change scenarios Future social change scenarios Community Vulnerability Scenarios “uncertainties remain particularly in relation to more accurate and detailed forecasts as to the impacts of climate change at regional and local levels” The Commission of European Communities’ Green paper ‘Adapting to climate change in Europe- options for EU action’ (2007) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions WP 3 2 Community climate adaptation opportunities and strategies Climate change impact visualisations Community / stakeholder brainstorming meetings Community adaptation action plans “adaptation measures should be fit for purpose, be based on a good evidence base, involve all stakeholders and aim to achieve SMART objectives” The UK Climate Impacts Programme report ‘Identifying Adaptation Actions’ (2007) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Community Adaptation Demonstration Projects WP 4 Planning, supporting, managing, evaluating and extracting lessons from 12 adaptation projects across the Northern Periphery with a strong emphasis on local economic benefits sustainable transport tourism opportunities sustainable energy management risk management and response Finland Greenland Norway Scotland Sweden “Building adaptation capacity involves creating information and conditions that enable adaptation actions to take place and delivering adaptation actions that will help to reduce vulnerability to climate risks or exploit opportunities ” ‘Climate Change – the UK Programme’ (2006) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions WP 5 Establish a Northern Periphery Community Climate Change Adaptation Information, Training, and Advice service Carry out feasibility studies and business planning to establish an affordable, accessible, relevant and up-to-date service for local communities, businesses, administrations and politicians across the entire Northern Periphery. The University of the Arctic will be the initial framework for this service; the aim is to have a network with a node in each region. “There is an obvious need to strengthen policy relevant research and development relating to the impacts of climate change and adaptation” Finland’s National Adaptation Strategy (2005) Climate Change - Adapting to The Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions Plans for Clim-ATIC in Greenland Communities: municipalities of Sisimiut, Ilulissat and Uummanaq building sector tourism sector Possible demonstration projects: 1. Energy supply and management – A pilot project to build a small demonstration biogas anaerobic digester that uses waste particularly from the fishing industry and contribute to local sustainable energy supply. 2. New tourism strategies in relation to climate change - A project with a focus on providing the infrastructure for ‘glacier tourists’ including environmental viable access routes, accommodation, energy supply and waste treatment. Project partners/funders: ARTEK (Arctic Technology Centre) , Greenland Innovation Center (Nutaaliorfik), Sisimiut Municipality, Home Rule, NORA? & ?