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Belgian Regional Adaptation Actions: Enhancing Climate Resilience

This comprehensive program focuses on assessing and addressing climate impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptation strategies in different Belgian regions such as Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels, and federal cities. It involves detailed climate modeling, research, and the development of sector-specific adaptation plans to enhance resilience against climate change effects. The initiative aims to protect coastal areas, fisheries, tourism, and other sectors affected by temperature changes and storm events. Scientifically backed and user-friendly tools are utilized for effective planning and implementation. Key experts and stakeholders collaborate to ensure accurate vulnerability assessments and strategy development.

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Belgian Regional Adaptation Actions: Enhancing Climate Resilience

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  1. Belgian Adaptation actions Johan Bogaert Julien Hoyaux

  2. Adaptation: from EU to Belgian cities EU EU. White Paper Clearinghouse Mechanism EAS National Adaptation Plan Belgium Regional and/or Sectoral Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptation actions Assessments Climate Modelling Climate Research Regions Regional Adaptation (Action) Plans Flemish Walloon Brussels Federal Cities Adaptation tools 2012 2009 2010 2011

  3. National adaptation • The base for adaptation to Climate Change (universities sponsored by the Belgian Science Policy Office) • CCI-Hydr (http://www.kuleuven.be/hydr/CCI-HYDR.htm) • CLIMAR (http://www.belspo.be/belspo/fedra/proj.asp?l=en&COD=SD/NS/01A) • Report “Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities” • Focus on coastal protection, fisheries and tourism

  4. Belgianseafisheries (CLIMAR) Primary effects temperature storminess Secundary effects ecological economical social

  5. Coastaltourisme(CLIMAR)

  6. Ranking of strategies(CLIMAR)

  7. Regional aspects: Wallonia 2011: CC IVA Assessment study (≈ 200 000€) Vulnerability assessment to current climate + Regional climatic projections based on ENSEMBLES Impacts & Vulnerability assessment to future Proposals of adaptation actions Results : validated by experts consultation & feeding regional plan http://airclimat.wallonie.be/spip/Nouvel-article,231.html

  8. Regional aspects: Wallonia 2012: Vulnerability to CC Diagnostic Tool dedicated to cities • Objectives: • local CC IVA assessment : scaling down from the regional assessment • Information exchange : between regional & local level • Sensitisation of cities – raising of awareness (first step of a local action plan) • Scientific Base • High degree of precision • Friendly use Availablesoon : June 2012

  9. Regional aspects: Flanders FlandersEnvironment Outlook 2030(http://www.milieurapport.be/en/home/)

  10. Regional aspects: Flanders • Flemish adaptation plan • Sectorial : written by the different departments from the Flemish government (Water, Environment, Nature, Industry and Services, Energy, Transportation, Tourism, Agriculture, Fisheries, Built Environment, Health, Development Cooperation) • Major themes: • Climate Reflex • Research and Monitoring • Awareness • Balanced water • Healthy Soil • Robust Nature • Slim building • Economic Strengthening

  11. Regional aspects: Flanders • Sectoral studies • Water studies • applied : 2005 Sigmaplan +60 cm sea level • Agricultural Study • Spatial planning • “LNE adapteert” (adapting environment, Nature and Energy) • Subject studies • Socio-economic study:Adaptation to climate change : overall cost and practical examples

  12. laag klimaatveranderingscenario Agricultural Study productivity productivity Climate Change Scenario From “Adaptatiemogelijkheden van de Vlaamse landbouw aan klimaatverandering” zie http://lv.vlaanderen.be low high

  13. LNE adapteert Report on effects Report on measures Report on strategies

  14. Regional aspects: Flanders • Investment byflemishgovernment (IWT) • VR1 : Integrated assessment of spatial climate change impacts in Flanders – Mirrored to the Dutch experiences. • VR2 : Methods for future land-use projections for Flanders http://www.ccaspar.ugent.be/index.php/Over-Ccaspar/Categorie/Rapporten

  15. Regional aspects: Brussels and Federal government • Studies • Brussels region • similar to Walloon study • final report end of June • Federal government • starting soon • Included in the tender help to develop federal adaptation plan.

  16. Thanks to our Belgian team National Climate Commission ( and Coordination Committee for International Environmental Policy) Working group on adaptation (CABAO) • Yannick Ghelen - federal environment - international • Annemie Van der Avort – federal external affaires • Aline Veulemans – Brussels region • Julien Hoyaux – Walloon region • Maarten Van Leest – Flemish region • Johan Bogaert – Flemish region – national - Europe Johan.Bogaert@lne.vlaanderen.be Julien.Hoyaux@spw.wallonie.be

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