1. Integration of adaptation and mitigation in local climate policies Seville 22. March 2007 Dr. Andreas Kress Climate Alliance This project receives subsidy from the community initiative programme INTERREG IIIC West Zone. This presemtation reflects the author`s views. The Managing Authority of the community initiative programme INTERREG IIIC West Zone is not liable for any use t at may be made of the information contained herein.

2. Illustration: National Program: Adaptation to Climate Change in Spatial Planning By Meinte de Hooghand and Marieke Soeters, Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environmental Affairs,The Netherlands, june 2006

3. Climate Alliance More than 1400 member cities, towns and counties in 17 European countries representing 50 million citizens

4. 12 PARTNER & 5 COUNTRIES ALLEANZA PER IL CLIMA ITALIA ONLUS VERENIGING KLIMAATVERBOND NEDERLAND KLIMABÜNDNIS ÖSTERREICH Provincia di Ferrara

5. AMICA aims at combining measures to promote adaptation to climate change with preventive strategies to maintain and protect the global climate.

6. Local Adaptation Policies

7. Climate Impacts Overheating of urban areas Flooding of coastal areas Drought/Flooding in rural areas Flooding of urban areas

8. Online Adaptation Tool

9. Venice: Tide Level Monitoring Network

10. Stuttgart: Green roofs for a better city climate

11. Mitigation Evaluation of climate protection policies; “Peer reviews”: Analysis and recommendations of further measures.

12. Mitigation Scans

13. Integration of Mitigation and Adaptation Three main working areas: Construction Energy Spatial Planning

14. Construction: Heatwaves and cooling Photo:Stock.XCHNG

16. Energy: Replacement of oil heatings in flooding areas

17. Spatial Planning: Reforestation and wood energy

18. Spatial Planning: Adaptation versus Mitigation Foto: pixelquelle.de

19. AMICA Vision Adaptation and Mitigation are integrated in regional and local policies; National governments recognise the contribution of the local level and provide support.

20. Conclusions Mitigation and Adaptation should be addressed simultaneously - Synergy effects help both; There are several synergy measures on the local level; Adaptation measures are important, however they depend on parallel mitigation measures.

21. Further Information www.amica-climate.net