imcore project update dr rhoda ballinger [email protected] sep jac meeting tuesday 11 th may 2010
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• Overview of the IMCORE project• Science stream update• Planning workstream update
IMCORE“Innovative Management of Europe’s
Changing Coastal Resource”
Aims: • To promote a transnational,
innovative & sustainable approach to reducing the impacts of climate change on coastal resources
• To develop adaptation strategies for coastal sites across North West Europe
• To demonstrate the effectiveness of various approaches to climate change adaptation
www.imcore.eu
Severn Estuary ECN
Main aim: To enhance the capacity for
Climate change adaptation in theSevern Estuary area
Subsidiary aims: To inform the development of
climate change adaptation on the Severn Estuary
To encourage joint working and improved interaction between scientists and policy makers
IMCORE Study Sites
9 Expert Couplet Nodes (ECNs)
Severn ECN Workstreams
• SECCRAG meeting held 26th February 2010 • Severn Estuary Climate Change Citations Database – – Initial review and restructure complete – Content and gap analysis underway
• Science Report Cards – regional climate change trends and predictions, June 2010– Sea level change & storm surges– Overview of climate variables
Science Workstream Update
Workstream Researcher: Ciara Hovey, Email: [email protected]
Planning Workstream Update• Phase I Severn Estuary Planning Stocktake – 32 Severn Estuary plans reviewed & report written
• Phase II Interviews– 12 Severn Estuary planners interviewed to identify critical
issues in adapting to climate change at the coast– Report being prepared, presenting findings from Phases I
& II
• Conference– ‘Planning for the Severn Estuary’, June 21st 2010, Bristol
Workstream Researcher: Dr Wendy Dodds, Email: [email protected]
Phase I Stocktake: Emerging Policy Trends
Going Up • Strong emergence of
explicit climate change policies within emerging plans• focus remains on mitigation
• High numbers of flood risk policies in both adopted and emerging plans
Going Down• ‘Dropping off’ of coastal
zone –related policies within emerging plans
• Few references to Shoreline Management Plans in existing plans -none in emerging plans
• Few references to Severn Estuary Strategy in existing plans & none in emerging plans
Phase II – Interviews with Severn Estuary Planners
Critical IssuesFlood Risk*Renewable Energy GenerationNature ConservationBuilding DesignTransport* As identified by all interviewees
IMCORE Severn Estuary ECN Future Activities
• Planning stream– RTPI Conference (21 June, Bristol)– Delphi survey – building on planning findings (Summer 10)– Planners’ Workshop – Sept 20?
• Science stream– Science report cards on key climate change topics
• Piloting of visualisation of climate change impacts• Education work - Beacons