CCplan – Analysis, evaluation and policy recommendations for adapting national legal, planning and informational policy instruments on climate change
Background and Goals
The project intends to strengthen the mainstreaming approach during the implementing the German adaptation strategy (DAS). To ensure that the adaptation to climate change will be considered adequately in all long-term plans, basics will be created for embedding this issue in the different sectoral policies. Based on the analysis of the current state of consideration at EU and national level, initial preparations for the national implementation of the European adaptation strategy will be conceived and scientific contributions for the national implementation of planning and legal policy instruments will be developed. Furthermore, the project includes an analysis to what extent climate change adaptation is an important part of municipal public service tasks.
The project addresses also the question of how the new requirements of the revised European Environmental Impact Assessment-Directive can be transposed into national law and how the resulting challenges can be coped in the practical implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).
Content time
toResearch area/region
Country
- Germany
Steps in the process of adaptation to climate change
Step 1: Understand and describe climate change
Approach and results
No specific climate scenario has been developed.
The assumptions for climate change according to the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS) are based on the 4th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (scenarios A2, A1B and B1), as well as on data from the German Weather Service (DWD) and the regional climate models REMO, CLM, and STAR.
Parameter (climate signals)
- Altered rainfall patterns
- Higher average temperatures
Step 2a: Identify and assess risks - climate effects and impact
Approach and results
The project addresses the climate impacts according to the German Adaptation Strategy (DAS).
Step 3: Develop and compare measures
Measures and/or strategies
A central political and strategic approach in the process of adaptation to the impacts of climate change is the "mainstreaming". This means the most possible systematic integration of adaptation into all relevant planning processes and development strategies. The project aims to strengthen this mainstreaming approach.
Time horizon
- 2021–2050 (near future)
- 2071–2100 (far future)
Step 4: Plan and implement measures
Measures and/or strategies
The project intends to support the national implementation of the European adaptation strategy. It will be studied how to implement the requirements at national level. Thus, especially the analysis and development of legal, planning and informational policy instruments is important. At the federal level it will be analysed cross-ministry which legislation include regulations for the adaptation to climate change already. Regarding the development of planning and legal instruments, particular attention should be paid to potential overarching strategic control elements which might be refined to effective and consistent regulations.
Participants
Funding / Financing
German Environment Agency (UBA): KomPass - Climate Impacts and Adaptation in Germany
Project management
Bosch & Partner GmbH
Cooperation/Partners
Fresh-Thoughts Consulting, Wien;
adelphi gGmbH;
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), Dresden;
Prof. Dr. jur. Heinz-Joachim Peters (Jurist)
Contact
Bosch & Partner GmbH
Pettenkoferstraße 24
80336 München
