Presentació per part de Wolfgang Lexer i Markus Leitner (Environment Agency Austria) en el marc de l’acte de clausura del projecte europeu CIRCLE 2 MOUNTain co-organitzat per l'Oficina Catalana del Canvi Climàtic durant els dies 26 i 27 de setembre de 2013.

1. capitalising climate change knowledge for adaptation in the alpine space
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C3-Alps – Capitalising climate change knowledge for
adaptation in the Alpine Space
Moving from knowledge to action
Wolfgang Lexer , Environment Agency Austria
CIRCLE-2 MOUNTain Final Meeting
Barcelona, Spain, 26-27 September 2013

2. Project coordinates
• Funding: ETC Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013
• Duration: 01/2012 – 12/2014
• LP: Umweltbundesamt GmbH (Environment Agency Austria)
• Partnership: 17 partners from all Alpine Space countries
(AT, DE, IT, F, SLO, CH, FL)

3. Idea & mission
 Topic: Adaptation to climate change
 Capitalisation of previously achieved project results and taking
the steps forward towards implementation:
 Generating synthesis knowledge that is useable and useful to
policy- and decision-making
 Transfer to target groups
 Initiating, supporting and taking action on real-world adaptation
processes
Available knowledge of climate change adaptation is
reviewed, prepared, translated and made usable &
accessible for the needs of…
 decision makers in politics and administration
 and of regions and municipalities
…to be implemented in regional and local adaptation initiatives,
strategies, decisions, and day-to-day work.

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C3-Alps within the Alpine Space Programme
ClimChAlp
Climate change
projects cluster
Strategic policy
development
ParaMount
AlpWaterScarce
PermaNet
ClimAlpTour
AdaptAlp
CLISP
SILMAS
MANFRED
AlpFFIRS
Exploration & piloting
Capitalisation & policy
implementation

5. Perceived need for action
 Projects have achieved sound and partly excellent results
 Mostly sector-specific and mono-thematic projects, results addressed to
specific sectoral actors
 Awareness of results outside of partnerhips often limited
 Doubts about actual use and implementation of results by policy makers,
decision makers, practitioners
 Lack of long-term, sustainable effects?
 Usability and practicability of results?
 Knowledge transfer?
 Behavioral change? Policy change?

6. 6
PP1
PP4
PP2
PP5
PP3
LP
WP4
WP5
WP7
WP6
Studies
Reports
Best Practice
Handbooks
Guidelines
Recommendations
„The typical (ETC) project“
The Project World.
The real world.
The outside world.
Does the mayor know about project
results?
If yes, what does he do with the English
language handbook?
Was he already waiting for project`s
guidelines, is he ready for action?
Is he able to adjust and implement the
project's recommendations in his
municipality?
„Nice. Safe. Cozy.“
Source: Florian Ballnus,
ACP Germany

7. Changes in the
real world!
Project
Results #2
Project
Results #3
Project
Results #4
Project
Results #5
Project
Results #6
Project
Results #1
Synthesis,
Transformation,
Transfer
Source: Florian Ballnus,
ACP Germany

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Challenge: Project information overflow
Here are all the
results you
might need!!
 Do I need all the results?
 Are they relevant to my needs?
 Are they in the right format for me?
 Do they really support my decision making?
?
??
?
?

9. Capitalisation approach in a nutshell
 Generating and providing a synthesis inventory of CC(IV)A
knowledge that cuts across sectors, is usable and useful to
decision-makers, and driven by user needs of target groups
 Knowledge transfer and communication to target groups
(decision-makers, stakeholders, users)
 Analyzing performance of existing adaptation policies, governance
systems and the adaptation science-policy chain
 Informing, supporting, preparing, and initiating the actual use and
implementation of adaptation knowledge in policy-making and
practice.
 Supporting bottom-up action on regional adaptation strategies
 Contributing to implementation and advancement of national
adaptation strategies
 Enhancing policy coherence
Capitalisation: „Moving from outputs to impacts!“

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Bridging the Knowledge-User-Divide
U S
E F
U
L
N ES
S
Knowledge transfer,
learning
User needs, communication
requirements
Customizing
information

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Objectives
1. Preparing state of the art synthesis knowledge inventory on
CCA, usable to decision makers and harmonized across sectors
2. Learning from existing adaptation policy performance to
enhance policy effectiveness and the science-policy interface
3. Developing and applying social science-based strategies for
communication, knowledge transfer and learning based on
target group research
4. Initiating, supporting & implementing tailored frameworks for
action on adaptation in Alpine pilot regions, municipalities and
at transnational scale

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WP5 Knowledge
Transfer
WP3 Information
& Publicity
WP6 Synthesis
Knowledge
Inventory
WP4 Adaptation
Policy &
Governance
WP7 Piloting &
Implementation
Public
Project StructurePolicyMakerPanel
AdvisoryPanel
Pilot area
stakeholders

13. Key outputs & results (I)
 Adaptation synthesis knowledge base for the Alps (target
group-oriented, cross-cutting, different levels of analysis)
 Exposure - Impacts & vulnerabilities – adaptation policies - adaptation
action portfolios – methods, tools, guidance – practice examples
 Knowledge inventory – User guides to resources – thematic products -
customized information products
 Knowledge Inventory Web Platform for the Alpine Space
 Synergizing, clustering and integrating existing web resources
 Prototype and „business model“for continued operation & extension
 Knowledge on target groups and criteria & guidance for
preparing the synthesis knowledge inventory according to user
needs and along didactic threads
 Guidance, training materials, and coaching on communication
of adaptation issues

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 In-depth knowledge on the strengths & weaknesses,
barriers & success factors of adaptation policy making
and governance systems (institutions, actors, decision-
making processes, vertical & horizontal coherence) in AS
countries, including the science-policy chain and good
examples
 Policy options for enhancing effectiveness of adaptation
policies & adaptation knowledge generation and of "good
adaptation governance“
 Delivering tailored adaptation strategies, action plans
& decision support in pilot regions & municipalities
 Permanent transnational platform for knowledge
exchange between CCA policy makers
Expected key outputs & results (II)

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Objectives:
• Getting an overview of the state of climate change adaptation (CCA) policy
making and governance in the Alpine Space
• Assessing the performance of climate adaptation policies
• Assessing strengths and weaknesses of adaptation governance systems;
identifying good practices
• Reviewing the science-policy interface in adaptation decision-making
• Developing options and proposals for improving the performance of climate
adaptation policies and for optimizing the science-policy interface
 Supporting ongoing development of emerging national CCA strategies
 Supporting development of regional CCA strategies
 Supporting implementation of adopted CCA strategies
Adaptation policy & governance
WP4: Adaptation Policy & Governance

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Understanding of the climate change adaptation policy field
POLICY OUTPUTS
(decisions, policy document)
IMPACTS, OUTCOMES
(direct effects, long-term
benefits)
EXTERNAL FACTORS
(external to CCAP process)
+weather and/or disaster events
+ media activities
+ upcoming elections
+ other policies
DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES
(decision-making rules,
involved stakeholders,
structures)
Boards,
formal &
informal
working
groups
Parts of a CCAP
IMPLEMENTATION
(actions, measures,
activities)
GOVERNANCE
INPUT
(knowledge,
resources,
events)
DRIVERS,
MOTIVATIONS

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1) Stock-taking and screening of available CCA policies (CCA strategies & action
plans; sector policies; laws & regulations; support activities)
2) Empirical evaluation and analysis of selected policies:
2.1) Territories with a policy document:
o Online questionnaire
o Structured in-depth interviews (interview guide)
o Manual for policy document analysis
2.2) Territories without a policy document:
o Structured in-depth interviews
• Evaluation conducted by: project partner teams
• Respondents, interviewees: policy makers, process owners, involved experts,
participating stakeholders
Methods & work steps

18. OUTPUT
(enactment to form a
formal board in charge of
CCA strategy
development)
AGENDA SETTING &
PREPARATION PROCESS
(informal board working
towards CCA strategy)
Stage I
OUTPUT
(strategy document;
goals defined)
STRATEGY
DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
(formal board working
towards CCA strategy;
commitments)
Stage II
impact
Stage III
OUTPUT
(action plan; action fields
defined; partl. actions
prioritised)
ACTION DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
(sectors, regions and
stakeholders gather ideas
on actions to achieve goals;
coordination and
priorisation of action fields)
impact
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
(sectors and regions/levels
plan actions on the ground)
Stage IV
impact
IMPACT/OUTCOME
(coordinated action taken;
damages from CC avoided;
opportunities from CC
exploited)
Stage II-III: Policy formulation
NOT SHOWN
STAGE V
MONITORING,
EVALUATION, POLICY
REVISION
Liechtenstein
Piemonte (IT)
South-Tyrol (IT)
Veneto (IT)
Baden-Württemberg (DE)
Slovenia Switzerland
Austria
Bavaria (DE)
Rhone-Alpes (FR)
France
Italy
(national level)

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• Country and region assessment reports
o Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Liechtenstein (national
level)
o Piedmont (IT), South-Tyrol (IT), Baden-Württemberg
(DE), Bavaria (DE), Rhone-Alpes (F)
• Transnational synthesis report (ARE/WSL)
Available products
Climate adaptation policies, governance and the science-policy
interface in Alpine countries
Contents
• Strengths & weaknesses, barriers & facilitating factors
• Policy development process, policy document, implementation and impacts,
science-policy interface
• Examples of „good adaptation governance“
• Policy recommendations (for stages of policy cycle)

20. Objectives
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- Embedding the project in a process- and target group- oriented
perspective of communication, knowledge transfer and learning
- Knowledge on Target Groups (identification of core target groups,
analysing their specific interests, user expectations, and information
needs)
- Guidance & criteria for tailoring the knowledge base to user needs
- Capacity-building for communicating CCA knowledge and counseling
pilot activities
- Communication strategies and delivery of key messages
Knowledge Transfer & Communication

21. Focus on communication is regarded as vital to transport
climate change adaptation
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• Evaluation report on survey to learn about user needs
• Compilation of key messages (how to convey adaptation
concerns)
• Manual on communication challenges and how to overcome
them
• „CCA in still & moving pictures“
• Review of knowledge transfer experiences in regional
development
• Communication strategies (project - regional)
Outputs & results

22. Objectives
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• Preparing a state-of-the-art synthesis knowledge base on climate change & adaptation
in the Alps that cuts across sectors, is useable and useful to policy- & decision-makers
on different territorial levels, and focused on information & communication needs of
target groups
o Knowledge pool: ASP projects plus selected other EU & national projects
o Selection of knowledge products and design of knowledge base driven by target group
requirements
o Nested levels of depth of analysis (searchable inventory, thematic collections, customized
products)
o Focus on cross-sector issues and transferability of adaptation options
o Considering maladaptation risks
• Establishing a lasting & user-friendly knowledge inventory web platform on adaptation
in the Alps
o Synergizing, clustering and integrating existing web resources
o Cooperating and coordinating with other platforms (Climate-Adapt, transnat., national, project-
based)
o Prototype and „business model“for continued operation
Synthesis Knowledge Inventory

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Bringing available information …

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..into structure

25. Piloting & Implementation
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Objective:
Initiating, supporting & implementing tailored frameworks for action on
adaptation in regions, municipalities & at transnational scale by implementing
pilot capitalisation activities aimed at long-lasting impacts.
Features:
• Work in pilot areas (regions, municipalities)
• Supporting regional & local bottom-up action; contributing to
implementation of National Adaptation Strategies
• Tailoring available results of WP4-6 to pilot area needs and applying them
• Learning from experiences made and feeding lessons learnt back to
transnational project level
• “Catching them where they are”: Pilot activities have a different focus
ranging from communication & information to concrete political action
(depending on policy cycle state of pilot areas)

26. Expected results
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• Customized adaptation knowledge transferred to decision-makers &
stakeholders in pilot regions & municipalities; behavioral change
promoted; tested communication concepts, methods & materials
• Tested concept for "climate fitness audits/adaptation awards,
operational standards & procedural guidance for municipalities; master
plan for transnational implementation
• Tailored adaptation strategies, action plans & decision support
delivered in pilot regions & municipalities
• Awareness raised, knowledge transferred, municipal council decisions
on frameworks for action taken, implementation projects initiated and
running, adaptation strategy processes running
• Lessons learnt from pilot activities

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13 Pilot Activities in Alpine regions & municipalities
Vinschgau/Val Venosta
Mostviertel
Gorenjska

28. Strategic adaptation activities on various levels
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• Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Document for Liechtenstein
(Liechtenstein)
• Changeable Mostviertel – fit into the climate future (Austria)
• Climate Change Adaptation Fitness Check: elaborated with the
municipalities of Schwindegg and Mittenwald; transferable to all
Alpine municipalities (Bavaria)
• Awareness raising and transfer of adaptation knowledge
(Koroska, Slovenia)
Pilot Activities I

29. Sectoral adaptation activities
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• Scenario planning for climate change adaptation in the field of
spatial planning at the regional level (Gorenjska, Slovenia)
• Adaptation Strategies for the tourism sector in the
Vinschgau/Venosta Valley (South-Tyrol, Italy)
• Climate change and local wildlife and biodiversity conservation in
Verbano Cusio-Ossola (Piemonte, Italy
• Storm-adapted Forest Planning in the Nature Park
Südschwarzwald (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany)
• Sustainable forest management and planning in the Boite-Valley
(Region Veneto, Italy)
Pilot Activities II

30. Activities with water focus
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Pilot Activities III
• Water Scarcity Index Determination in the Brenta River Basin
(Region Veneto, Italy)
• Water management and socio-economic development of
Megeve in the next decades (France)
• Water scarcity mitigation in the Savoie region (France)

31. Zoom-in examples of capitalisation activities in C3-Alps
How to make capitalisation operational?
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32. Alpine-wide online survey on information needs and communication profiles of
core target groups of CCA knowledge
I) Online survey on target groups
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Identification of core dialogue groups (based on profession/role of respondents):
1. Municipalities (DG1)
Local political decision makers and local administration: 138
(Mayors: 30; Members of Municipal Council: 17; Employees of Municipality/ Members
of staff of municipal administration: 90)
2. Public administration (DG2)
Regional /national level administration: 168
(Officers in public administration on national level: 40; Officers in public administration on
regional level: 98; Officers in public administration on sub-regional level: 30)
– 13 close-ended questions
– 5 languages
– Invitation distributed via partners’ networks, emailing lists
– 3 months – 358 completed questionnaires

33. Summary & conclusions
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• CC effects on work that will increase in the future perceived by both DGs
• DG1 less experienced with CCA and deals with it less regularly
• CCA aspects with highest interest: Lower interest:
– Future CC scenarios Past scenarios
– CC impacts and vulnerabilities Guidance for adaptation processes
– Good practice examples Support for I&C and awareness raising (DG2)
• Level of information:
– Broad but not detailed overviews (DG1)
– Summarized info on state of knowledge (DG2)
• Information products with highest interest: Lower interest:
– Overview on existing information sources Databases of projects and studies
– Visualised information In-depth reports
– Geospatial information Compendium, fact sheets
– How to do manuals

34. Summary & conclusions
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• Information sources:
– Internet (DG 1+2)
– General press (DG1)
• Search for information on CCA:
– Relevant websites
– Google search
– Professional journals, events and direct contacts (DG2)
• Sectors with high interest in: Lower interest in:
– Spatial planning Tourism
– Natural hazard management Forestry

35. Platform for dialogue with users of adaptation knowledge
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II) The C3-Alps Advisory Panel
• To inform on project activities, available results and expected final
outputs
• To discuss feedback, inputs and recommendations regarding the
activities, methods and outputs of the project
• To learn from experiences and knowledge about target groups, their
information needs and their communication requirements
• To identify needs for adjustments and changes in the project work in
order to increase usability and usefulness of the results
• To further establish cooperation and exchange with other climate
adaptation networks, platforms and initiatives
• In short, to check where C3-Alps is on the right track and where we
could do better!

36. Series of informal exchange meetings of responsible policy makers from all 7
Alpine countries on the „Governance of climate change adaptation – national
strategies and their implementation“
Goals
• to provide a platform for information exchange about adaptation policy
processes among policy makers from the Alpine countries;
• to facilitate mutual learning about governance challenges, success factors and
experiences in developing and implementing adaptation strategies;
• to promote tackling the truly transnational problem of climate change in a
transnational and cross-border cooperation approach;
• to allow benefitting from synergies in jointly managing common challenges;
• to lay the ground for long-term transnational cooperation in the adaptation
policy field in the Alpine Space.
III) Transnational platform of CCA policy makers
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37. • 1st meeting: 9th May 2012, Ittigen/Switzerland, BAFU
o Status quo of national CCA policy making
o Challenges and facilitating factors of CCA policies
• 2nd meeting: 15th May 2013, Vienna/Austria, UBA
o Implementation of national adaptation strategies across governance levels (vertical
and horizontal coordination challenges)
o Representatives of EC, EEA, PSAC, 3 Austrian provincial state governments
• Technical follow-up expert workshop on the development of monitoring and
evaluation systems for adaptation: June 2013
• 3rd meeting: April 2014, Bern/Switzerland, BAFU
• Perpetuation into a permanent transnational exchange process is in
preparation
III) Transnational platform of CCA policy makers
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38. Some pictures…
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39. IV) Pilot activity Mostviertel (Lower Austria)
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40. Topics and goals
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41. Contact Lead Partner
Many thanks for your interest!
Wolfgang Lexer
Umweltbundesamt
Umweltfolgenabschätzung & Klimawandel
wolfgang.lexer@umweltbundesamt.at
T: +43 (0)1 31304 3480
Jochen Bürgel
Umweltbundesamt
Umweltfolgenabschätzung & Klimawandel
jochen.buergel@umweltbundesamt.at
T: +43 (0)1 31304 5962
Umweltbundesamt
www.umweltbundesamt.at
C3-Alps Projektwebsite
www.c3alps.eu

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