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The Baltic Climate Toolkit
Submitted by heidi_seit on Thu, 2012-02-09 01:28Summary:
Climate change support for the local and regional level in the Baltic Sea Region
The BalticClimate Toolkit provides local and regional level policy makers, spatial planners, and the business community with climate mitigation and adaptation support. Development and increased competitiveness of municipalities, regions and companies are the main objectives.
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Research on Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture (ILMASOPU)
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Climate change might be an opportunity for Finnish agriculture. However, this will only be the case if proper preparations
and adaptations are undertaken. Therefore, in 2006 the Finish Ministry of Agriculture initiated the research project ILMASOPU.For three years, ending in 2009, the project will analyze how climate change will affect individual sectors of production,
and how agriculture can be adapted to the new circumstances in due time.
Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region
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Focussing on the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), the project "Developing Policies & Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region" (ASTRA) assesses regional impacts of the ongoing global change in climate. Its aim is to develop adequate climate change adaptation strategies and policies, together with relevant stakeholders, such as planners and decision makers.
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Climate change has potential long-term effects on the living environment.
Expected Outputs:
The main objective is to assess regional impacts of the ongoing global change in climate and to develop strategies and policies for climate change adaptation.
* The project will address threats arising from climate change in the BSR, such as extreme temperatures, droughts, forest fires, storm surges, winter storms and floods.
In order to elaborate adaptation and mitigation strategies it is inevitable to involve regional and local spatial planners and stakeholders. Entry points and integration to existing planning processes and methods will be identified. Climate change impacts and vulnerability of regions are studied in several regional and local case studies.
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Contact
Geological Survey of Finland
Betonimiehenkuja 4, 02151 Espoo
Finland
Philipp Schmidt-Thomé (Project coordinator)
Michael Staudt (Project manager)
E-Mail: michael.staudt@gtk.fiProject Status:
Completed (December 2007).
Great Britain
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The following country profile is found in the Meister Consultants Group study: Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the World.
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Great Britain is at the vanguard of climate change adaptation. The country follows a coordinated approach that covers almost all policy areas and involves all key actors, ranging from the Ministry of Environment to the Ministry of Defense. The strategy focuses on integrating adaptation policy into the general political process. For instance, adaptation figures into the government investment process and in the evaluation of municipalities. An important success factor for the British adaptation strategy was the early establishment of an information and coordination center that brings together academia and policy-makers. As a result, municipalities are provided with analysis and assessment tools that help them estimate the risk of climate change and plan the appropriate adaptation measures. Great Britain is more active than many other countries in communicating the need to adapt to climate change. The consequences of climate change in the Great Britain include the risk of flooding, as well as erosion along the coastline and in river basins (p. 33).
Finland
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The following country profile is found in the Meister Consultants Group study: Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the World.
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While climate change represents a threat for most countries, Finland is expected to experience both risks and opportunities. Economic sectors that are affected include transportation, tourism, agriculture, forestry and energy. Finland was one of the first countries to have a comprehensive adaptation strategy in place since 2005. The ministry for agriculture and forestry leads the effort, while a task force integrates five additional ministries in the planning process. Compared to other countries the need for action in Finland is limited to a small number of areas, as the short-term consequences of climate change do not present a threat to the Nordic country. Consequently, the Finish adaptation activities are focused on research and analysis in order to develop a better understanding of the opportunities and risks in relevant sectors. However, in some areas concrete measures have already been implemented, especially in the case of flood protection (p. 26).
Report of the Adaptation Fund Board
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2009-12-10 11:02
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This report has been prepared in response to decision 1/CMP.3 requesting the Adaptation Fund Board to report on its activities at each session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), and covers the period from December 2008 to September 2009. The Chair will report orally to the CMP at its fifth session on activities carried out from September 2009 to December 2009.
