1. Projects under Pillar I of White Paper on Climate Change Adaptation
Balázs Horváth
European Commission, DG Environment

2. Scoping Study “Preparations for the establishment of European Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Clearinghouse – Sharing of good practice in the EU”
6-months contract (AEA)
scoping phase of the Clearinghouse – would be followed by other contracts to set up the system
Task A – Defining the concept, structure and scope of the Clearinghouse
Task B – Assessment of possibilities for the software/system, web interface and data structure
Task C – Listing and categorizing relevant information sources, data and case studies to fill the clearing house database
Status: final report delivered, not fully accepted yet

3. Next steps Finalisation of concept note
(some) input from AEA scoping study…
Inter service discussion September meeting with national platforms
Setup governance structure
Contract for Phase I implementation
Open call for tender November 2009
Concept note as support document for tenderer
20 months, Clearinghouse available by 2011
Steering group (ENV/JRC/EEA, key countries, sectoral platforms, key research partners)
Discussions for Phase II parallel to Phase I implementation

4. Fill-in gaps with specific projects: On-going contracts (ENV.G1)
Preliminary assessment and roadmap for the elaboration of Climate Change vulnerability indicators at regional level
9 months contract (AEA, SEI, IVM, PIK), draft final report due on 17 Sept 09
Assess the feasibility and provide options for the design of vulnerability indicators, that can be used to assess further EU-wide adaptation policy
Provide a first version of one option for a set of indicators with available data
Key users: DG ENV (IA communication), EEA (set of indicators), REGIO
Design of guidelines for the elaboration of Regional Climate Change Adaptation Strategies
9 months contract (Ecologic, AEA, IVM, Alterra), final report 1 Oct 09
An inventory of existing regional adaptation strategies (RAS) in the EU MS
Guidelines on the process for the development of a regional adaptation strategy + link to support framework/tools available at EU and MS level
Follow-up: distribution to regions for comments, process for communication and update to be agreed with REGIO
Workshop on both contract on 17-18/6 (Brussels), presentation and minutes available on
Land Use modelling implementation
Development of a model to assess policy scenarios affecting land use in EU-27
2 scenarios dealing with CC Adaptation related measures
Workshop in November 2009 to present results

5. Fill-in gaps with specific projects: contracts to start
Integrated Assessment Modelling of water-related scenarios and adaptation measures
Open call for tender, contract to be signed in Oct-Nov 2009
baseline scenarios for long-term impacts of climate change on water (quality and quantity)
Assessment of both vulnerability to water related climate change impacts and adaptation measures
Integrated analytical platform at a detailed geographical level, providing the basis for the identifications of adaptation measures to be either promoted or prevented at EU level.
Synergies with the review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the analysis of measures addressing Water Scarcity and Drought policy, both scheduled for 2012
Classification and costing of adaptation measures
Restricted call for tender, October 2009
review of available information on costs of adaptation measures within the EU and existing methodologies.
Building adaptation « cost curve »
set of criteria for classifying projects, programs or budget lines
+ further projects under WP (DG ENV, JRC, EEA, others)

6. Overview Activities under Pillar 1 (2009-2012)
2010
2011
2012
Assessing
vulnerability
Scoping study vulnerability indicators
Further work on vulnerability indicators
(together with EEA & JRC)
Impact assessment
2012 Communication on EU Adaptation Framework
Modelling
adaptation
Climate adaptation — modelling water scenarios and sectoral impacts
Land-use modelling: adaptation-related scenarios
Further work on assessing adaptation measures (link with pillars II and III)
Defining
methodologies
Guidelines Regional Adapt. Strategies
Methodologies for costing adaptation measures
Sharing
results
Preparation concept Clearinghouse
Open call
for tender
Implementation Phase 1 Clearinghouse
Phase 2 (tbd)
Adaptation portal on Europa