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1 National and municipal plans for adaptation to climate change Ditte Holse and René Paul Hansen, Danish National Agency

2 Task Force on Climate Change Adaptation Prepare an action plan for climate change adaptation Ensure up-to-date data and relevant knowledge on Set-up a mobile team to guide and facilitate collaboration between municipal authorities and other stakeholders with regard to preparing municipal climate change adaptation plans. PAGE 2

3 Historical overview 2008 First Danish Strategy for adaptation to climate change 2012 Mapping climate change (phase 1) 2012 Action plan for a climate-proof Denmark (phase 2) 2013 Guidelines to the 98 Danish municipalities PAGE 3

4 The Danish focus areas Physical infrastructure Construction and housing, coasts and ports, transport and water Business sectors Agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy and tourism Biological areas Nature and health Cross-sectoral areas Emergency preparedness, insurance and spatial PAGE 4

5 Behind the mapping and action plan a cross-ministerial committee Ministry of Business and Growth Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building Ministry of Defence Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior Ministry of Environment Ministry of Finance Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry of Health Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs Ministry of Transport PAGE 5

6 Action plan for a climate-proof Denmark Initiatives in progress An improved framework for climate change adaptation (18) More consultancy and a new knowledge base (13) Strengthened collaboration and coordination (9) Green transition growth and employment (13) International climate change adaptation (11) PAGE 6

7 An improved framework for climate change adaptation Through legislative amendment, the Ministry of the Environment wil ensure that waste water utilities have the possibility to co-finance projects, carried out by municipalities or private enterprises, which involve roads, watercourses and recreational areas and which assist the wastewater utilities in their efforts to manage surface water in relation to climate change adaptation. PAGE 7

8 More consultancy and a new knowledge base From 2012 to 2014, the Ministry of Transport will map the stateowned road and rail network using GIS screening with a view to identifying locations at risk of flooding PAGE 8

9 Strengthened collaboration and coordination The MoE will launch specific collaborative projects with a number of municipalities that aim at retaining water in urban areas. PAGE 9

10 PAGE 10

11 Available tools Interactive maps - Climate data Coastal planner Flooding from sea -tool Interactive map municipal plans and strategies Local climate impact planner inspired by UKCIP Climate meter (English) Resilient house (English) Agriwizard (English) and Business wizard Groundwater future groundwater table and storage Identification of depressions blue spots PAGE 11

12 Municipal action plans for climate change adaptation within two years PAGE 12

13 Spatial planning in Denmark Spatial legislation organize/delegate the physical planning in Denmark between til Ministry of Environment and the 98 municipalities. 12 years plannings period in the municipalities. Set binding development guidelines for the politicians. Local plan regulates areas in the municipalites and set binding guidelines for landowners future dispositions. KLIMATILPASNING SIDE 13

14 Planhierarki i DK EU-directives Ministry of the Environment National interest EIA/WFD Spatial plan (municipalities) Emergency response plan/coastal planing Local plan Climate adaptation/envoronment/architecture Plan for wastevater Developers/citizens companies Drinkingwater and wastewater companies KLIMATILPASNING SIDE 14

15 Climate adaptation and spatial planning in DK National legislation og agreements Planning as a driver to secure local focus on climate adaptation National binding guidelines to secure consistent, comparable data, between municipalities KLIMATILPASNING SIDE 15

16 Proces for climate adaptation plan Flood mapping Riscmapping Priority Spatial plan Value mapping SIDE 16

17 Status for the climate adaptation in Danmark How we finance climate adaptation in Denmark: Special tax on drinking water and wastewater can finance climate adaptation if it help on the flooding in the urban areas. Innovation programs for new solutions (50% state finans, 50% company funding) National programs for the universities. Cooperation with insurence companies. Motivate to local responsibility.

18 Digital elevation modellering Mapping on Values and property Bluespot scenarios on groundlevel Data on rise of the sealevel scenarios Wastewater modellering SIDE 18

19 Inspiration from KLIMATILPASNING SIDE 19

20 Inspiration from KLIMATILPASNING SIDE 20

21 Status for the climate adaptation in Danmark SIDE 21

22 Evaluation The government will continuously take stock of the progress of the initiatives in the action plan The municipal climate change adaptation plans will be evaluated in Title for chart Value PAGE 22

23 and Haraldsgade 53 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark Phone: PAGE 23

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