Climate Change Adaptation Manual

Climate change adaptation is an emerging subject area and has gained increased political and academic attention within the last decade. Whereas most books in the field focus on adaptation in developing countries, this handbook provides an examination of predominantly European policy and offers inter-disciplinary insight into cutting edge knowledge and lessons learnt in a relatively new field of implementation.

Auteur

Andrea Prutsch is an adaptation policy advisor in the Department of Environmental Impact Assessment and Climate Change at the Environment Agency, Austria.

Torsten Grothmann is senior scientist at the Department of Ecological Economics, University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Sabine McCallum is Head of the Department of Environmental Impact Assessment and Climate Change at the Environment Agency, Austria.

Inke Schauser is an adaptation policy advisor in the Department of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (KomPass) at the Federal Environment Agency, Germany.

Rob Swart is coordinator of international climate change adaptation research at Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands.

Résumé
Due to the lack of success in climate change mitigation efforts, the importance of adaptation is becoming more and more apparent and is now one of the main imperatives of international research and action. However, research on adaptation is mostly not directly applicable to adaptation policy or practice, leaving a gap between scientific results and practical advice for decision makers and planners. This book seeks to address this problem and bridge the gap and should provide readers with practical and applicable information on climate change adaptation. Following an introduction, the book is organised into four main sections, each reflecting an essential component in the adaptation process. Climate change adaptation is an emerging subject area and has gained increased political and academic attention within the last decade. Whereas most books in the field focus on adaptation in developing countries, this volume provides an examination of predominantly European policy and offers inter-disciplinary insight into cutting edge knowledge and lessons learnt in a relatively new field of implementation.

Contenu

Part 1: Introduction and Overview 1. Guiding principles for good adaptation and structure of this book 2. Facing the Specific Challenges of Adaptation 3. Adaptation Research: Where do we Stand and Where should we go? 4. Adaptation Policy Initiatives in Europe Part 2: Phases of Adaptation Processes and Guiding Principles for Good Adaptation 5. Explore Potential Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities and Identify Priority Concerns 6. Initiate Adaptation, Ensure Commitment and Management 7. Build Knowledge and Awareness 8. Identify and Cooperate with Relevant Stakeholders 9. Explore a Wide Spectrum of Adaptation Options 10. Prioritise Adaptation Options 11. Work with Uncertanties 12. Avoid Maladaptation 13. Modify and Develop New Policies, Structures and Processes 14. Moniter and Evaluate Systematicall Part 3: State of Art Outside Europe 15. Adaptation Experiences in other Industrialised Countries and in Development Countries Part 4: Lessons Learned 16 Lessons Learned from Practical Cases of Adaptation to Climate Change in Industralised Countries