1. How to explore Climate-ADAPT as a user interested in adaptation at transnational level
Enviroinfo 2016
Berlin, Germany
Venue:
University of Applied Sciences
Presenter:
Valdur Lathvee
CBSS, Stockholm

2. Explore the platform from a transnational perspective
User who is interested in how climate change might affect a transnational region and what are related possible adaptation solutions Specific example: climate change effects on biodiversity in the Baltic Sea regions

3. 1) Screening transnational regions information
by going to the green navigation bar and selecting the tab ‘countries, regions, cities’ and then ‘transnational regions’ via the drop-down menu
Brings user to the introductory page of the 12 transnational regions defined by the EC´s macroregional cooperation programme

4. 3 options to screen the information for transnational regions
2) Click on the name of the region in the legend
1) use drop-down menu to click on the region

5. region 3 options to screen the information for transnational regions
3) Via the map:
Access the the individual region by click directly on the region shown on the map
A tooltip is opening showing the region´s profile including a list of the EU and Non-Eu countries belonging to the region
Click on the name of the region in the tooltip („Baltic Sea“)

6. Screening for adaptation in a transnational regions
Consisten template for all transnational regions with descriptive text for „Poliy framwork“ and adaptation priorities as well as „Assessments and projects“ funded by the DG Regio and intiatives beyond that programme
Access country profiles via breadcrumb

7. Access detailed information on adaptation in transnational regions
Use link in the first paragraph of the transnational regions template

8. Access descriptive information and key resources
Summary information on climate change impacts and vulnerabilities
Third level menu:
Specific information on policy framework, climate change impacts and respective adaptation action
Portlets: Selected Indicators and other resources
Introductory page,using third level menu go to specific information

9. Examples for links to key resources and related sector pages
Within the descriptive text in the third level menu:
Easy access to key resources for impacts on biodiversity in the Baltic Sea Region
Easy access to related pages for further reading on the impacts of climate change on biodiversity

10. Further information on addressing adaptation in EU biodiversity policy sectors
Complete content update
Agriculture, Forestry, Health, Biodiversity, Water management; Urban online now
More specified information:
energy, transport and buildings new, agriculture and forestry split
Improved structure of descriptive information
Policy framework, Improving the Knowledge base, supporting funding and investment
More links to key resources
Another example of how to present the information - are the pages on EU adaptation poliy – here mainstreaming of adaptation in the EU policy sectors.
Please note that only the sectors listed on the slide have been updated. The others will follow at the end of June (due to slow process in the commission).
It can be highlighted that we have
descriptive summaries of the sector policies
including links to key resources (also on research results)
as well as the respective sector related results of the searchable database.
Description of EU policies with links to key resources and indicators at European scale

11. Access to key indicators for the Baltic Sea Region
Example of an indicator for impacts on biodiversity in the Baltic Sea Region:
EEA indicator „Sea Surface Temperature“

12. Access to key information portals for the Baltic Sea Region
Get access to key information portals for impacts of climate change on biodiversity in the Baltic Sea Region via using the portlets for I“nformation Portals“
Access to Key information portals

13. 3) Complete overview of resources for further reading
Search the „Results Panel“ for
access to all resources in the Climate-ADAPT database related to Climate change impacts in the Baltic Sea Region
89 items out of 1800 items available in the Climate-ADAPT database
11 categories to cover all aspects of adaptation
Screening of external sources via metadata
Searchable by sector, impact, country etc.

14. Direct access from the homepage to the Climate-ADAPT database

15. DB items related to biodiversity in the Baltic Sea Regions´ countries
Further selecting the items
using the search functions avaialble on the tab „Database“
using the filter criteria „Sector“ and „Countries“
Metadata sheets help to explore if it is worth to go to further to explore the external information source
Quality assurance done by the information providers

16. 4) Links from adaptation at transnational level to country and city level
Country information
Information reported by countries under the EU Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) 2015 and voluntary yearly updates
Access to Estonia adaptation country profile via the country drop down list

17. Information
reported by countries under the EU Monitoring Mechanism Regulation (MMR) 2015 and voluntary yearly updates
Updated by EEA Member countries yearly on a voluntary basis
Unique place for overview on all countries (in English)
For countries without an adaptation platform sometimes the only place where all adaptaion information is available in one place
Links to most important documents in national languages

18. 4) National level information on policy framework
Use the tab „Policy framework in the third level menu
Biodiversity is one of the priorities in the Estonian NAS under the area „Environment“

19. Access to city level informtion
From city level information to the European Commissions´Mayors Adapt Initiative

20. 5) Links from transnational information to EU Adaptation policy and funding
Descriptive information and links to key resources on
EU Adaptation Strategy
Mainstreaming into other EU policy sectors
EU funding of adaptation
Accessible from main green navigation bar on the homepage

21. 6) Using Climate-ADAPT tools and resources for policy and planning
Adaptation Support Tool accessible from the homepage

22. 6) Using Climate-ADAPT tools and resources for policy and planning -
Adaptation options
Adaptation options provide a systematic view of measures which are available to deal with expected drought and water scarcity impacts, independently on the specific Climate-ADAPT case studies

23. 6) Using Climate-ADAPT tools and resources for policy and planning -
Adaptation options

24. 6) Using Climate-ADAPT tools and resources for policy and planning -
Case studies
Show that adaptation initiatives are already in place in Europe
Provide examples of design and implementation of adaptation measures
Support regional and local decision makers to cope with vulnerabilities to climate change

25. One example of a case study
River flood management in Klaipeda City (Lithuania)
Scenario-based identification of most suitable flood protection measures combining complex embankment and dyke systems with recreation

26. Case study sheet Summary
Description: challenges, objectives, adaptation options implemented, solutions, importance and relevance of adaptation
Additional details: stakeholder participation, success and limiting factors, costs and benefits, legal aspects, implementation time, life time, keywords
Reference information: contact, websites, source
Information use to select case studies: sectors, climate impacts, geographic characterization, year
Images and documents

27. Case study search tool- searching for a inspiration for impacts on biodiversity in the BSR
Search for impact „extreme temperature“ and for sector „biodiversity“
No case study in the same region available, but for the same problem in other regions (e. g. Emscher valley, Germany)
More external case study information available outside Climate-ADAPT
No „featured“ case study available

28. 6) Access to results of EU funded research projects
Metadata for relevant EU research projects or their results
Detailed descriptive texts and links for selected EU funded research projects
research projects and their results relevant for adaption policy and planning
Promotion of research projects results
Key sectoral research projects and their results relevant for the EU sector policies

29. Research projects and their results in the Climate-ADAPT database
Added value to the Cordis database: Easy access to 397 European projects via search filters, showcase them in policy-relevant context
is complementary to national databases: includes daptation relevant Horizon2020, FP7, LIFE/LIFE+, and Interreg projects and their results
Access to different types of research projects results* seachable via different filters
* included in 1128 database items

30. Research projects on the „Research projects“ page
Presentation of the most relevant projects via
descriptive texts
links to the original sources of information

31. Research projects in the policy context - EU Sector policies pages
Highlighting key research projects from the Climate-ADAPT database in the relevant political context

32. Reserach projects in the policy context - Adaptation Support Tool
Highlighting key research projects from the Climate- ADAPT database in the relevant planning and policy context

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