List of tables
Annex 2. Adaptation case studies per type of climate risk
Hazard Sector
impacted Action Case study Source
Extreme heat
Environment &
Biodiversity Green spaces and corridors in urban areas
Barcelona http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/barcelona-trees-tempering-the-mediterranean-city-climate
Stuttgart
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/stuttgart-combating-the-heat-island-effect-and-poor-air- quality-with-green-ventilation-corridors
CIRCLE-2, 2013 Antwerp CoM SECAP of Antwerp Bologna CoM SECAP of Bologna
Kamen CIRCLE -2, 2013
Buildings
White roof, innovative solar shading and
bioclimatic design Madrid http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/white- roof-innovative-solar-shadings-and-bioclimatic-design-in-madrid
Green roofs Copenhagen CIRCLE -2, 2013
Green walls Nijmegen CIRCLE -2, 2013
Green roofs subsidy Ghent CoM SECAP of Ghent
More energy efficient building codes and
more renewable sources California Vine, 2012
Awareness raising demonstrations and
exhibitions Antwerp CoM SECAP of Antwerp
Room acclimatisation with plants Eferding CIRCLE -2, 2013
Hazard Sector
impacted Action Case study Source
Extreme heat (suite)
Transport
Improve indoor climate conditions in
public transportation Bologna CoM SECAP of bologna
Temperature resistant road surface Stuttgart SECAP template
Civil Protection
& Emergency Early heat warning systems and emergency plans
Kassel http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/heat- hotline-parasol-2013-kassel-region
Tatabánya
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/tatabanya-hungary-addressing-the-impacts-of-urban-heat- waves-and-forest-fires-with-alert-measures
CIRCLE -2, 2013
Health
Creating and/or repairing fountains for drinking and cooling; Cooling by water spray (fountains); Cooling by wetting streets.
London http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/adaptation- options/water-uses-to-cope-with-heat-waves-in-cities
Web-site information on heatwaves and
air quality Bologna CoM SECAP of Bologna
Storm
Agriculture &
Forestry
Cover crops, minimum tillage (planting in the stubble), furrow pressing,
spreading manure on top of the soil and adjusting the crop rotation
Vombsänken Riksen and De Graaff, 2001
Water Storm surge gates
London, Rotterdam, Venice, &
St. Petersburg
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/adaptation- options/storm-surge-gates-flood-barriers
Antwerp CoM SECAP of Antwerp Extreme cold Transport Fixed in-road Anti-icing Spray Systems Minnesota U.S. Department of Transport
Sea level rise
Green
Infrastructure
Restauration and management of
Coastal wetlands Danube Estuary http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/lower- danube-green-corridor-floodplain-restoration-for-flood-protection Cliff stabilization East Anglia http://www.eacg.org.uk/default_smp.asp
Restauration of dunes and sand spreading
Flanders http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/implementation-of-the-integrated-master-plan-for-coastal- safety-in-flanders
Zuid-Holland https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2011/01/17/province-of- zuid-holland-expands-seawards
Grey
infrastructure
Construction/Improvement of dykes, dams, seawalls, jetties
Scheldt Estuary
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/an- integrated-plan-incorporating-flood-protection-the-sigma-plan- scheldt-estuary-belgium/#adapt_options_anchor
New York
Floating and mobile barriers Venice https://www.mosevenezia.eu/
Depolderisation (via tidal gate) and
coast realignment Medmerry https://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge-and-resources/case- studies/managed-realignment-at-medmerry-sussex
Amphibious and floating housing Rotterdam http://www.deltacities.com/cities/rotterdam/climate-change- adaptation
Civil Protection
& Emergency Modelling, Monitoring, Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs)
Scheldt Estuary http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/an- integrated-plan-incorporating-flood-protection-the-sigma-plan- scheldt-estuary-belgium/#adapt_options_anchor
Šibenik-Knin County
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/integrating-climate-change-adaptation-into-coastal- planning-in-sibenik-knin-county-croatia
Transport Floated or elevated roads Nederland http://www.iiinstitute.nl/sites/default/files/FloatingRoad_343.pdf Civil society,
education &
Participatory process with local
representatives for adaptation Waitakere City https://coastadapt.com.au/sites/default/files/information- manual/IM09_community_engagement.pdf
health education, planning and action
Health care plans including Climate Change concerns as cause of
psychological distress UK
http://climate-
adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/publications/climate-change-and- mental-health-in-the-uk-impacts-of-changes-in-temperature- precipitation-and-uv
Water and Wastewater
Water quality monitoring networks Purba Midnapur http://medcraveonline.com/MOJES/MOJES-03-00061.pdf Hydraulic barriers, desalinisation,
aquifer storage and recovery Santa Cruz and
Soquel http://scwd2desal.org/Page-PreventSWIntrusion.php
Insurance Risk-transfer tools New York http://www.deltacities.com/cities/new-york-city/climate-change- adaptation
Landslides
Green
Infrastructure Agro-forestry on landslide prone slopes
Rio de Janeiro http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/dlstatic/10112/4402327/4113195/PROGR AMADEPROTECAOCOMUNITARIA.pdf
Quito http://www.100resilientcities.org/wp-
content/uploads/2017/10/Quito-Resilience-Strategy-PDF.pdf
Grey
infrastructure
Property rebuilding in safe areas (citizen
reallocation) Salvador http://www.100resilientcities.org/cities/salvador/
Soil stabilization: soil nails, reinforced
walls and deep drainage systems Lyme Regis https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/lyme-regis-landslip- stabilisation-coastal-conservation/8658793.article
Civil Protection
& Emergency
Early Warning systems; Disaster management planning
Sogn og
Fjordane County
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/multi- hazard-approach-to-early-warning-system-in-sogn-og-fjordane- norway
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
(RVA) Belo Horizonte http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_47229-1522-4-
30.pdf?161128211634 Civil society,
Education &
Health
Strengthening community risk
management Medellin http://www.100resilientcities.org/strategies/medellin/
Transport Hazard control and forecasting system
Ancona (FSI railways)
https://www.comune.ancona.gov.it/ankonline/act-life-adapting-to- climate-change-in-time/
Austrian Railway http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/building-railway-transport-resilience-to-alpine-hazards-in- austria
Droughts
Water Supply Establishment of the “regional water association network of Lavant Valley;
Early warning system in place providing daily updated data about the drinking water situation (Wolfsberg)
Lavant
Valley/Carinthia (AT)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/securing-future-water-supply-on-regional-and-local-level- in-the-river-lavant-valley-carinthia
Develop the water leakage detection program
Lisbon (PT) http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/private-investment-in-a-leakage-monitoring-program-to- cope-with-water-scarcity-in-lisbon/#adapt_options_anchor Awareness-raising campaign to reduce
water consumption and implementation of 50 examples of water efficient technologies and practices in parks, gardens, public buildings and industry.
Zaragoza (ES) http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/zaragoza-combining-awareness-raising-and-financial- measures-to-enhance-water-efficiency
Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Habitats
Promoting use of more drought-tolerant tree species and establishing more climate-resilient mixed forest stands.
Lavant
Valley/Carinthia (AT)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/securing-future-water-supply-on-regional-and-local-level- in-the-river-lavant-valley-carinthia
Water retention measures
(“Watermachine” concept): natural area divided into several compartments mutually interconnected. These
compartments are periodically filled with water coming from the Elsebeek River, rainfall and the wastewater treatment plant.
Enschede, Hengelo (NL)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/the- watermachine-multifunctional-area-for-flood-protection-and- improved-water-quality-kristalbad-enschede
Improve water retention and reduce water needs; Agroforestry and crop diversification measures
Montemor-o- novo (PT)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/autonomous-adaptation-to-droughts-in-an-agro-silvo- pastoral-system-in-alentejo
Water Retention Landscapes (WRL) for the restoration of the full water cycle by retaining the water in the areas where it falls as rain.
Odemira (PT)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/tamera-water-retention-landscape-to-restore-the-water- cycle-and-reduce-vulnerability-to-droughts
Transport
In case of drought screw pumps are pumping up water lost by the passing from the ship through the lock. In case of an excess of water, mainly in winter, the screws are used as a bypass to get rid of the excessive amount.
Antwerp (B) http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/new- locks-in-albertkanaal-in-flanders-belgium
Urban Green Areas
Installation of underground storage tanks under the pavements and the associated water collection and
distribution system (Gomeznarro Park) Removal of impervious pavements and their replacement with permeable surfaces, thereby facilitating water drainage and collection;
Replacement of the eroded and
compacted soil and Re-vegetation of the eroded areas.
Madrid (ES)
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/the- refurbishment-of-gomeznarro-park-in-madrid-focused-on-storm- water-retention
Forest Fires Forest and Natural Habitats
Adaptation of fire management plans and Adaptive management of natural habitats
Dorset (UK) http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case- studies/financial-contributions-of-planning-applications-to- prevention-of-heathland-fires-in-dorset-uk
Awareness campaigns; Monitoring,
forecasting and early warning systems Tatabánya (HU) http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/tatabanya-hungary-addressing-the-impacts-of-urban-heat- waves-and-forest-fires-with-alert-measures
Flood Green
Infrastructure Rain gardens and woodlands
Somerset County https://somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/20yearac tionplanfull3.pdf
Trondheim https://www.ngu.no/en/topic/urban-groundwater
River restoration and rehabilitation:
green corridors, wetlands and
floodplains Lower Danube http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/lower- danube-green-corridor-floodplain-restoration-for-flood-protection
Grey
infrastructure
Fixed and mobile barriers and safety valves
Prague http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/realisation-of-flood-protection-measures-for-the-city-of- prague
London https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-thames-barrier
Nijmegen http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-studies/room- for-the-river-waal-2013-protecting-the-city-of-nijmegen
Amphibious and floating housing Maasbommel http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/amphibious-housing-in-maasbommel-the-netherlands
Civil Protection
& Emergency
Flood control system, Flood Risk
Management Plans (FRMPs) Prague
http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/realisation-of-flood-protection-measures-for-the-city-of- prague
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
(VRA) Belo Horizonte http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_47229-1522-4-
30.pdf?161128211634
Civil society, Education &
Health
Participatory process with local representatives for adaptation education, planning and action
Tiel http://www.duurzaamrivierenland.nl/documents/WieWatWater.pdf
Health care plans including Climate Change concerns as cause of psychological distress
UK
http://climate-
adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/publications/climate-change-and- mental-health-in-the-uk-impacts-of-changes-in-temperature- precipitation-and-uv
Transport
Critical node hardening and green roof
infrastructure Newcastle http://eprint.ncl.ac.uk/file_store/production/237503/F42C93B2- 11FC-42D9-AADB-D1F7E15967EE.pdf
Improving drainage standards of railway
networks UK http://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/metadata/case-
studies/implementing-climate-change-allowances-in-drainage- standards-across-the-uk-railway-network