CIVILCLIM – Civil Protection and Climate Vulnerability
Hintergrund und Ziele
The project is researching the relationships between disaster prevention and climate change. The objective is to investigate the factors that determine the capacity for local adaptation to climate change. This is done by studying long-term institutional learning within disaster prevention institutions as a result of extreme weather events. One of the main issues is the generation of knowledge to improve on more effective long-term proactive measures. "Proactive" means measures that reduce society's vulnerability to extreme weather events.
The research questions for the project are:
- What findings can be obtained from historical examples of preventive measures to reduce social vulnerability to extreme weather events?
- Does climate change represent substantial new challenges for the disaster prevention system?
- Could efforts to reduce social vulnerability to climate change create a need for institutional change in the disaster prevention system?
Laufzeit
bisUntersuchungsregion/-raum
Land
- Niederlande
- Norwegen
- Schweden
Schritte im Prozess zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel
Schritt 1: Klimawandel verstehen und beschreiben
Ansatz und Ergebnisse
no climate scenario considered
Weitere Parameter
extrem weather events
Schritt 2a: Risiken erkennen und bewerten (Klimafolgen/-wirkungen)
Analyseansatz
The project deals with disaster prevention for extreme weather situations and looks at society as a whole rather than individual sectors.
Describe here, which approach for the vulnerability analysis, risks and/or chances is/was used within your project and which results emerged from it or are expected
Ansatz und Risiken / Chancen
Vulnerability will be addressed through extreme weather events.
Schritt 3: Maßnahmen entwickeln und vergleichen
Maßnahmen und/oder Strategien
The possible need for an institutional change in the disaster prevention system is outlined as a possible adaptation measure in this project. To determine this more precisely, stakeholder meetings will be held.
Wer war oder ist beteiligt?
Förderung / Finanzierung
Norwegian Research Council
Projektleitung
Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI)
Beteiligte/Partner
Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI);
Center for Clean Technology and Environmental and Environmental Policy (CSTM), University of Twente
Ansprechpartner
Western Norway Research Institute (WNRI)-Vestlandsforsking
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6851 Sogndal
Norway
