Policy brief

BASE Policy Brief #4: BASE Policy recommendations

maz — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:38:10 +0000

This Policy Brief presents ten recommendations for improving the practical implementation of the three overarching objectives of the EU Adaptation Strategy. These recommendations emerged from general modelling approaches combined with careful analyses of individual case studies across Europe. The recommendations were scrutinized by adaptation stakeholders and experts in a co-creation workshop in June 2016.

BASE Policy Brief #3: Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation

Andrew Reid — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 06:58:23 +0000

Climate change threatens the countries, regions and economic sectors of Europe in different ways. Adaptation to climate change is carried out through very different policies and measures. Monitoring and evaluating these initiatives is important for tracking successes and failures in order to foster learning. There already exist a large number of criteria and criteria sets to evaluate climate adaptation policies and measures and their implementation.

BASE Policy Brief #2: Climate Adaptation Strategies in the EU

Andrew Reid — Wed, 28 May 2014 18:38:08 +0000

There is broad consensus that National Adaptation Strategies (NAS's) are a useful tool for countries to assess vulnerabilities, mainstream climate change risks, and address adaptation. In line with this, many EU Member States are currently in different stages of designing, implementing and reviewing their own NAS’s, a practice actively encouraged by the European Union under its 2013 Adaptation Strategy. As these processes have occurred over different timeframes and in differen

BASE Policy Brief #1: Challenges to planning climate adaptation strategies in Europe

Andrew Reid — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:53:18 +0000

Decision makers at all levels in Europe currently face a number of significant challenges when devising appropriate and sustainable adaptation strategies. This policy brief overviews the key challenges facing decision makers as they plan climate adaptation strategies in Europe.