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Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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KLARA-Net
Regional network for climate change adaptation in the region Starkenburg,
South Hesse, Germany
Dipl.- Ing. Lena Herlitzius
2. ASTRA-Conference, October 27th 2006
Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Structure
1. Investigation Area
2. Consequences
3. Fields of Action
4. Philosophy
5. Project Aim
6. Working Groups & Stakeholders
7. Project Structure
8. Schedule
Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Investigation Area
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Consequences
Predicted consequences of climate change on the region:
• Warmer and damper winters
• Hot and drier summer
• Rising probability of hot spells in summer
• Rising probability of extreme strong precipitation in winter and spring
• Increase of storm events
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Fields of action
•Agriculture and Forestry:
- Adaptation of products (e.g. new cultivations)
- Adaptation of management methods
•Health:
- Public awareness building
- Improvement of early warning systems on (ozon load, air pollutants) regional scale
- Adaptation of living and working conditions of people (all generations)
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Fields of action
•Building Industry, Water Management, Planning
- Development of innovative concepts in planning and material-technical range to increase building precaution
• Tourism
- Action concerning possible rising demand of touristic goals in central mountain regions (Odenwald)
- Re-defining low seasons in the region
- Adaptation of touristic places concerning climate change
Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Philosophy
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills
Chinese proverb
Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Project aim
Chances for new business processes (products and services),
to define and realise comparative advantages.
Impulses to:
• Regional specific development and implementation of adaptation measures
• Suitable methods to strengthen public awareness
• Finding of synergies between climate protection and climate change adaptation measures
Netzwerk zur KLimaAdaptionin der Region StArkenburg
Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Working Groups & Stakeholders
Agriculture and Forestry
Building Industry,Water Management
and PlanningHealth Tourism
- adaptation of regional and local planning
- Advancement of materials and building desgins
- precaution measures
- emergency plans
- early warning systems
- adptation strategies relating to differenttourist attractions
- adjustment of product range
- adjustment of production methods
Farmer‘s Union Chamber of craft
Chamber of commerce and industry
Consumer counselling
Forestry offices
Producer of building materials
Hospitals and nursing homes
Local health authority
German meterological service
Assocations of tourism
Health insurancies
Association of hotel
buisness
Regional marketing
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City administration
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Research institutions
Consultancies
City administration
Forestry associations Insurancies
Consumer counselling
City administration
Research institutions
Consultancies
Research institutions
Consultancies
Chamber of commerce and industry
City administration
Research institutions
Consultancies
Consumer counselling Consumer counselling
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Project Structure
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Steering group(Persons representing the working groups)
Agriculture and
Forestry
Building Industry,
WaterManagement and Planning
Health Tourism
Stakeholders of regional institutions, organisations and associations etc.
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Horizontal Coordination
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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Schedule
Project duration: 6.2006 - 5.2007
•10th July 2006 Kick-off Event
•July - October: Preliminary talk to stakeholders
•October 2006 - April 2007: Activities of working groups/steering group
•24th November: Public Regional Forum KLARA-Net
•March 2007: Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation
•April 2007: Final event/start event for implementation of measures
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Climate ChangeAdaptation
Fachgebiet Umwelt- und Raumplanung
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We all have to adapt to climate change...
Thank you for your interest!