Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe Birgit Georgi, 21 May 2012.

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Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe Birgit Georgi, 21 May 2012

Vulnerabilities and adaptation - isn’t it a local issue?

75% of Europeans live in cities

… and most of Europe’s economic wealth is generated

Current approach But what about Europe ? Single city studies Collection of adaptation measures Guidance to cities

Heat waves in Europe…

Urban heat island effect

Heat waves

Social sensitivity

Social sensitivity – elderly people

Soil sealing increases the risk for urban flooding

Copenhagen 2 July 2011

Urban Flooding

Coastal flooding and erosion

Coastal Flooding

Adaptive capacity

Cities are strongly interconnected

Cities depend on national and European decisions Floods in France – Getting the national framework supportiv for urban adaptation

The need for a multi-level governance approach

Pillar: Territorial governance

Pillar: Policy coherence cohesion environment transport employment economy … national local

Pillar: Financial support and access to funding

Pillars: Institutional capacities and knowledge base

Climate-ADAPT

A multi-level governance framework Identifying urban hotspots across the continent European dimension of urban adaptation challenge Your

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