1. Implementation EU White Paper Climate Change Adaptation Specific actions DG Environment Feedback from Expert Group Climate change and water
Jacques Delsalle
European Commission – DG Environment
8th Meeting of Working Group F on Floods
Thursday 28 October 2010, Brussels

2. EU Climate Change Adaptation Policy
April 2009: White Paper on Adapting to Climate Change
February 2010: Creation of DG Climate Action
Responsible for overall co-ordination of Adaptation policy
DG Environment focuses on:
Assessment of the environmental pathway of vulnerability to Climate Change (and other anthropogenic pressures)
Assessment of ecosystem-based approaches
Environmental impact of adaptation measures
Mainstreaming adaptation into Environmental Policies
(Water, Marine, Biodiversity and Ecosystem, Resources, Eco-Innovation, etc.)

3. Update on horizontal activities adaptation
1st meeting Adaptation Steering Group (22 September 2010)
Consultative forum: Member States, other instiutions, stakeholders, adademia, etc.
Launch contract implementation Clearinghouse (end august 2010)
Key user & system requirements to be agreed early November
Deadline x implementation phase 1: February 2012
Contribution of Working Group-Knowledge Base, EIONET Adaptation, new EEA European Topic Centre on Adaptation
Forthcoming communication on mainstreaming adaptation & mitigation in EU policies (2011)
Still no details available

4. Water and Adaptation Modelling ClimWatAdapt project (2010-2011)

5. Feedback from ClimWatAdapt 1st stakeholder workshop (4-5 October 2010)
Double purpose:
Strategic assessment impacts & adaptation at EU level
A tool that could be used to elaborate & discuss mainstreaming adaptation into forthcoming RBMP
ClimWatAdapt integrated assessment platform can be seen of the first building block of this tool
Need to balance water quantity focus with more evidence on impacts on water quality & ecosystems
Include existing measures that can fit for adaptation
Other CIS groups to be involved in forthcoming stakeholder meeting (spring 2011)
WG Floods
EG Water Scarcity & Droughts
More information available on

6. Natural Water Retention Measures
Call for evidence launched on 15/9/2010
Deadline 30 November 2010
Study on costs and benefits of natural water retention measures
Litterature review, meta-analysis, typology of measures
Scenario definition, modelling impacts with Lisflood/EUDynaClue
Analysis potential EU policy/funding instruments to promote non-regret measures
Link with other studies on ecosystem-based approach and green infrastructure
Link to key DG ENV Initiatives:
Post-2010 Biodiversity Policy and Strategy on Green Infrastructure.
Resource Efficiency (2011)
2012 Blueprint to safeguard EU Waters

7. EG Climate Change & Water
Meeting on 5/10/2010, following the ClimWatAdapt workshop
Proposals for workshops:
2011
Water, adaptation to climate change and agriculture
Monitoring and assessment of the impacts of climate change on water quality and water related ecosystems
with reference to the preparation of art 5 analysis in future WFD planning cycles
Potential consequences of climate change on the management of water ways in the context of WFD implementation (in particular hydro-morphology).
Maybe broader scope including hydropower.
2012
Tools for climate proofing of WFD measures,
Needs and practices of river basin authorities regarding integration of climate change into 2nd and 3rd WFD planning cycles
including coordination with flood risk management planning

8. Thank you! More information? Jacques.Delsalle@ec.europa.eu