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Update on Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland

Abteilung. Update on Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland. EIONET Meeting Copenhagen, 29/30 June 2009. Natural Hazards:. Decreasing slope stability. Grindelwald 2006. Most Important Climate Change Impacts in Switzerland. Natural Hazards: Decrease in slope stability

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Update on Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland

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  1. Abteilung Update on Adaptation to Climate Change in Switzerland EIONET Meeting Copenhagen, 29/30 June 2009

  2. Natural Hazards: Decreasing slope stability Grindelwald 2006

  3. Most Important Climate Change Impactsin Switzerland Natural Hazards: • Decrease in slope stability • Uncertain development of floods, avalanches, winter storms etc. Water resources • Water scarcity Health • Increase in summer heat waves • Vector borne disease? Tourism • Decreasing snow cover affecting winter tourism at low altitudes Energy sector • Decrease in hydropower productiondue to decrease in surface runoff • Decreasing demand for heat, increasing demand for cooling Agriculture • Positive effects for moderate warming of 2 to 3°C • Negative effects for strong warming higher 2 to 3°C Forstry, Biodiversity

  4. Further adaptive actions are necessary Survey among federal offices: • 12 of 17 federal offices need to act on climate change. • What additional action is necessary until 2015 to achieve adaptation to climate change as predicted by probabilitic climate scenario for 2050 • Measures include • the improvement of the knowledge base (climate scenarios, impact analyses, monitoring systems, development of adaptive measures) • implementation of adaptive measures (natural hazards, biodiversity, forestry…) • coordination, development of NAS

  5. Natural Perils: Prevention (FOEN) Rural development (ARE) Traffic (FEDRO, FOT) Civil protection (FOCP) Environment Biodiversity (FOEN) Air quality (FOEN) Landscape (FOEN) Water (FOEN) Forest (FOEN) Health: Human (FOPH) Animal (FVO) Economy and economic supply: Energy (FOE) National Economic supply (FONES) Agriculture (FOA) Economy (SECO) NAS Scientific Basis Climatology (MeteoSwiss) Focal Points of Action

  6. Outlook Revision of the Swiss CO2 law: Article 4: The federal government coordinates all measures undertaken to prevent or cope with damages to people or material assets which could be caused by the anthropogenic GHG emissions.

  7. 4. Outlook Next Steps: • Survey among Cantons on adaptation • Risk assessment, cost benefit analysis • Prioritize fields of action; optimize use of limited resources • Definition of adaptation goals and general values/ principles of adaptation Medium term goals: • Web based information platform on adaptation • NAS

  8. Thank you for your attention!roland.hohmann@bafu.admin.ch

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