Saturday May 18th 2013
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Activities:
The Danish Board of Technology is a part of an EU project to 1 billion Euro Information meeting for municipalities on comprehensive climate adaptation Theme meeting on the current energy policy in Denmark Successful dialogue meetings in Aarhus Municipality PACITA – Technology Assessment across Europe DESSI - Decision Support on Security Investments EST Frame - Integrated EST Framework Renewable Energy Systems: role and use of Parliamentary Technology Assessment Security of eGovernment Systems |
BaltCICA-Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region
On the 5th of March 2011 a citizen summit was held as part of this project. Read more here
Background The climate is changing. The temperature is rising because of the increased amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The oceans will rise and the precipitation patterns will change. In the Baltic Sea Area flooding will occur more frequently during winter, drought will be more common during summer and the quality of the water environment will be worsened due to increased nutrient leaching. The government’s strategy for adaptation to climate change in Denmark emphasises the importance of integrating the climate changes in local, regional and national planning and development. The coastal areas surrounding the Baltic Sea are densely populated and thus particularly vulnerable for climate changes. The EU-project BaltCICA seeks to formulate concrete plans of actions in the partner countries. Changing Climate The warmer climate will cause the sea level to rise between 0.45 and 1.05 m in presence of surges towards the year 2100. In the southern part of the Baltic Sea many coastlines are threatened by coastal retreat during present climate conditions. The increasing sea level combined with the more heavy winter precipitation might intensify the coastal retreat. Low-lying, coastal residential areas are very vulnerable to change in the water level and some may become uninhabitable. The ground water, and thus our water supply, is likewise endangered by the climate changes. A higher sea level increases the risk of salt water intrusion into ground water reservoirs. The quality of the ground water is further threatened by increased leaching of nutrients and pesticides used in agriculture. About the Project BaltCICA stands for "Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region". The overall goals of BaltCICA is to
Role in the Danish Part of the Project In Denmark GEUS was responsible for analysing the consequences of the climate changes in the coastal areas south of Kalundborg and in the area near Tissø. Based on this analysis the Danish Board of Technology organised a scenario workshop in the fall of 2009, in collaboration with Kalundborg municipality, where actors and stakeholders from the local community discussed various future scenarios and adaptation options. Based on the results from the scenario workshop, further technical analyses and discussions with administrators and politicians in Kalundborg Municipality, a set of different options for adapting to climate change were identified. These options were presented to 350 citizens at a citizen summit on March 5, 2011. The citizens discussed the different options and voted the ones they preferred. Results from the citizen summit were received and discussed by city council members and were taken into account in the preparation of the adaptation strategy for Kalundborg Municipality. Role in the International Part of the Project The scenario workshop in Kalundborg served as a pilot study for the BaltCICA methodology. The Danish Board of Technology has subsequently been teaching other Baltic partners the scenario workshop method and supported the organization of scenario workshops in Hamburg and Klaipeda, Lithuania. Last update: 20-03-2013 
Nordvestnyt on Kalundborg scenario workshop (in Danish) Tv2 -east on Kalundborg scenario workshop (Danish television) Baltic Sea Region Programme webpage Kalundborg Municipality's homepage (in Danish) About the method Scenario Workshop (in Danish) Scenarios used as debate material at the scenario workshop (PDF)
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