Italian approach to develop

a National Adaptation Strategy:

lessons learnt from other

European efforts

Sergio Castellari, CMCC / INGV

ECCA Conference Session“ Adaptation strategies and planning - on national, regional”Hamburg, March 19, 2013

Some definitions: NAS and NAP

National Adaptation Strategy (NAS): • Involvement of stakeholders and decision-makers.• Analysis of possible mainstreaming of adaptation in the

different sectorial policies.• Recommendations and guidelines to build up adaptive

capacity in different sectors and at different spatial scales (national, regional and local) and to reduce societal costs.

• Review after n years.• A National Adaptation platform

National Adaptation Plan (NAP): • Implementation of NAS with governance and funding allocatton.• Evaluation of implementation. (Indicators).

ITALIAN NASITALIAN NAS

The Italian Ministry forEnvironment, Land and Seastarted the work toward a NAS.

Feb. 27, 2012 – Preliminary Meeting,(IMELS, Roma) “Stato delleconoscenze riguardo ai cambiamenticlimatici in Italia”

July 6, 2012 – Agreement IMEL andCMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Centerfor Climate Change) for support topreparation of scientific – technicalcontens of NAS. 06/07/12

Italian NAS: the Kick off

• Institutional Coordinator:

Italian Ministry for Environment Land and Sea

• Technical Coordination: CMCC

• National Project SNAC “Elements for the

elaboration of a National Adaptation Strategy

to climate change”

• Coordinator of Technical Table: Sergio Castellari

• Start: July 2012

• End: December 2013

Italy: National Adaptation Strategy

The Italian case:

a National Adaptation Strategy in progress

� Involvement of National stakeholders,

� CCIVA national assessment.

� Reviews of all docs from Scientific Community,

Stakeholders Community (public and private sector)

and Institutional Community (Ministries, Regions,

Province, Municipalities, Regional EPAs and Civil

Protection).

� Provision of recommendations and guide-lines to

build adaptive capacity in different sectors and scales

in order to implement cost-effective adaptation

measures (mainly anticipatory adaptation)

Technical Panel - about 100 national

scientists and sectoral experts

Interministerial Panel – Ministries,

regional authorities, province authorities

and municipalities

Participative process - transparency,

sharing with national stakeholders (civil

society, scientific community, private

sector…)

The NAS in Italy: approach

TOP DOWN:

BOTTOM-UP:

The NAS in Italy: structure

�PARTICIPATORY APPROACH:Involvement of stakeholders at all levels

•On-line survey with a questionaire

•Two public consultations (April 2013 and July 2013)

• THREE DOCUMENTS:1.Technical Report: “National assessment of knowledge

on climate change, impacts, vulnerability and

adaptation for relevant sectors”

2.Technical Report: “Analysis of European and national

policy framework for adaptation “

3.Strategy Document: “Elements for an Italian NAS”

The Questionnaire for stakeholders

• On line: Oct. 1 – Nov. 15, 2012• 6 sections, 23 questions (multiple, open, value)

• Glossary

• 155 full answers

• Stakeholders:o private sector (22%)

o research (22%)

o public sector/institutions (16%)

o professional bodies and associations (11%)

o NGO (8%)

o environment and nature protection associations (6%)

• Stakeholder sectors: Energy (10%), Forestry (9%),

Biodiversity (9%), Agriculture (8%)

Perception of CC impacts:

High risk (60%) Altissimo

21.4%

Alto

60.4%

Medio

15%

Basso

2%

Inesistente

1.3%

Come definirebbe il livello di rischio derivante dai

cambiamenti climatici a cui è esposta l'Italia?

Perception of vulnerability: High (58%)Altissima

27,3%

Alta

58,4%

Media

9,1%

Bassa

2,6%

Inesistente

2,6%

Come percepisce la vulnerabilità rispetto ai

cambiamenti climatici nel nostro Paese?

Legalmente

vincolante

81,8%

Linee guida,

raccomandazio

ni

8,4%

Altro

9,8%

Quale natura legale dovrebbe avere una

Strategia Nazionale di Adattamento?

Suggested legal form for NAS: Legally binding (80%)

The Questionnaire for stakeholders

Meaning of adaptation to climate change impacts:

Need to change life style, i.e. modify the behaviour by reducing the

consumption of resources.

Objectives and contents of a NAS:

The Questionnaire for stakeholders

Italian NAS: National CCIVA assessment

• Definition and identification of sectors

• Assessment of present and expected impacts of climate change for each sector

• Assessment of vulnerability of each sector to the present and future climate

• Assessment of adaptative capacity of each sector

• Evaluation of already implemented adaptation measures in sectors:

• Tentative estimate of cost of inaction and adaptation for each sector

The NAS in Italy: sectors

1. WATER RESOURCES (quantity and quality)

2. DESERTIFICATION, SOIL DEGRADATION and DROUGHTS

3. HYDROGEOLOGICAL RISK

4. BIODIVERSITY and ECOSYSTEMS:

• Terrestrial ecosystems

• Marine ecosystems

• Inland water ecosystems and transition ecosystems

5. HEALTH

6. FORESTRY

7. AGRICULTURE, ACQUACULTURE, FISHERY:

• Agriculture and Food Production

• Marine Fishery

• Aquaculture

8. ENERGY (production and consumption)

9. COASTAL ZONES

10. TOURISM

11. URBAN SETTLEMENTS

12. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES:

• Cultural Heritage

• Infrastructures for Transport

13. SPECIAL CASES:

• Mountain Areas (Alps and Apennines)

• Po river basin

Analysis of EU and National policy adaptation framework

� Analysis of NAS adopted in Europe with focus on

governance settings and sectoral approaches

Source: CLIMATE-ADAPT, 2013

Lessons learnt from 16 European countries with NAS: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, UK

Methodology: desk research (CLIMATE-ADAPT, EEA Reports etc); personal contacts with national focal points

ONGOING!

Analysis of EU and National policy adaptation framework

� Analysis of the EU Adaptation Strategy (launch

on April 29, 2013)

� Overview of EU legislation for mainstreaming

adaptation in EU sectorial policies

� Analysis of the national implementation of Acquis

communautaire for the different sectors of Italian

NAS

Elements of an Italian NAS

� General principles and objectives

� Guidelines to build adaptive capacity in

various sectors and at different scales

� Cross-sectorial adaptation actions

Strategic document will address the following main elements, coherently with EU Adaptation Strategy an d built on lessons learnt from other countries:

March 2013:

1st draft

Strategy

Document

March 2013:

1st draft

Strategy

Document

April 2013:

1st Public

consultation

April 2013:

1st Public

consultation

June 2013:

2nd draft

Strategy

Document

June 2013:

2nd draft

Strategy

Document

July 2013:

2nd Public

consultation

July 2013:

2nd Public

consultation

Oct. 2013:

Final version

of Strategy

Document +

technical

documents

Oct. 2013:

Final version

of Strategy

Document +

technical

documents

Nov. - Dec.

2013:

Political

dialogue on

NAS and

adoption

Nov. - Dec.

2013:

Political

dialogue on

NAS and

adoption

The NAS in Italy: next steps

CONCLUSIONS

� Italian NAS in progress.

� EU MS NAS lesson learnt.

� Future allignement to EU NAS.

Possible next steps after adoption of the NAS:� A National Adaptation Platform

� Preparation of a Plan of Action:

o analysis of institutional competences at national, regional, provincial and local levels

o agreement on priority adaptation actions to be implemented

o agreement on time scale of intervention

o Allocation of funds.

Contacts for SNAC:

Sergio Castellari, Ph.D.Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV ) Viale Aldo Moro 44, I-40127 BolognaTel: +39 051 3782618 Fax: +39 051 3782655 Mobile: +39 334 1155037Email: sergio.castellari@cmcc.it Skype: sergio.castellariWeb-site: www.cmcc.it