Assessing the resilience of water management and wate

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Guidance document on Water and Climate adaptation
(TFWC/2007/3)

• Jos G. Timmerman
• Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Water Management

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Climate-proofing

• Assessing the resilience of water management and
  water services to cope with climate change
• Challenges for water management
• Scenarios and forecasts possible futures
• Uncertainties and how to deal with them
• Assessing risks
• Assessing cost-effectiveness of coping measures

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Adaptive building Germany
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Contents

• Methodologies for climate impact assessment of a
  basin
• Vulnerability assessment
• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Improving resistance/resilience
• Preparation to extreme events
• Response to extreme events
• Preparedness for recovery or aftercare

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Contents

• Methodologies for climate impact assessment of a
  basin

• Vulnerability assessment
• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Improving resistance/resilience
• Preparation to extreme events
• Response to extreme events
• Preparedness for recovery or aftercare

• Link between climate models / scenarios and
  hydrological models
• Downscaling of models
• Overview of potential impacts

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Contents

• Methodologies for climate impact assessment of a
  basin

• Vulnerability assessment
• Range from biophysical hazards to social impacts
  of hazards
• Information needs assessment climate information
  needed on strategic (10-50 years) , tactical (6-9
  months) and operational scales (daily-weekly)

• Link between climate models / scenarios and
  hydrological models
• Downscaling of models
• Overview of potential impacts

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Contents

• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Anticipatory
• Prevent or moderate effects of extreme events
• Forecasts
• Deal with immediate threats (e.g. early warning)

• Vulnerability assessment

• Range from biophysical hazards to social impacts
  of hazards
• Information needs assessment climate information
  needed on strategic (10-50 years) , tactical (6-9
  months) and operational scales (daily-weekly)

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Contents

• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures

• Anticipatory
• Prevent or moderate effects of extreme events
• Forecasts
• Deal with immediate threats (e.g. early warning)

• Improving resistance/resilience
• Droughts e.g. improve irrigation,
  desalinization, improved groundwater management
  strategy
• Floods e.g. dam safety, restricted development
  in flood risk zones, land use planning

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Contents

• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Improving resistance/resilience

• Droughts e.g. improve irrigation,
  desalinization, improved groundwater management
  strategy
• Floods e.g. dam safety, restricted development
  in flood risk zones, land use planning

• Preparation
• Prepare for effects e.g. awareness raising,
  legislation, institutional arrangements

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Contents

• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Improving resistance/resilience
• Preparation

• Prepare for effects e.g. awareness raising,
  legislation, institutional arrangements

• Response to extreme events
• Hazard management e.g. evacuation measures,
  emergency medical care, safe drinking water
  distribution

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Contents

• Coping measures development (options and cost
  effectiveness)
• Prevention measures
• Improving resistance/resilience
• Preparation
• Response to extreme events

• Hazard management e.g. evacuation measures,
  emergency medical care, safe drinking water
  distribution

• Preparedness for recovery or aftercare
• Rehabilitation options e.g. reconstruction of
  infrastructure, insurance, policies

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Analysis framework
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Relevant activities and background documentation

• Conclusions from the International Symposium
  Time To Adapt. Climate Change and the European
  Water Dimension
• EU Green paper
• EEA report on climate change and water adaptation
  issues
• UNECE Guidelines on Sustainable Flood Prevention
  and Model provisions on transboundary flood
  management
• Reporting and national adaptation plans under the
  UNFCCC
• Outcomes of The Third International Conference on
  Climate and Water September 2007, Helsinki,
  Finland
• Work done by EXCIFF and EXCIMAP
• Towards a climate-proof Netherlands, Summary
  Route planner
• Any available studies on impact of climate change
  in EECCA and SEE countries

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Items for discussion

• Is the proposed content complete?
• Additional issues?
• Irrelevant issues?
• Possible examples?
• Editorial team?
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Thank you