Implementing the EU Adaptation Strategy

Event: Workshop
Date: 9 June 2016
Location: Brussels, Belgium

The EU research project "Bottom-Up Climate Adaptation Strategies for a Sustainable Europe" (BASE) recently announced the "Interactive Policy Workshop: Implementing the EU Adaptation Strategy - Practical insights and policy recommendations" to be held in Brussels (Belgium) on 9 June 2016. The aim of this workshop is to bring together stakeholders to share experiences of adaptation to climate change in policy and practice from across Europe. Stakeholder inputs will shape a series of recommendations that will be fed into the review of the EU Adaptation Strategy in 2017.

The workshop will introduce new insights from over 20 locations across Europe to discuss their implications for policy makers. Participants will have the chance to learn from case studies including Leeds (UK), Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), Kalajoki (Finland), Lake Ijsselmeer (The Netherlands) and many more…!

Representatives working on climate change adaptation policy at EU and Member State level, as well as local stakeholders will populate the workshop floor. Guest speakers include:

Claus Kondrup, DG Climate Action
Bea Yordi, DG Climate Action
Marco Gemmer, DG Research and Innovation
Michael Mullan, OECD

Participation in this interactive workshop is free of charge. Please register now!

For further information, please visit the BASE project website or contact us directly at BASE-policy-workshop@ecologic.eu

BASE & Ecologic Institute

The EU research project "Bottom-Up Climate Adaptation Strategies for a Sustainable Europe" (BASE) supports action for sustainable climate change adaptation in Europe. BASE makes experiential and scientific information on adaptation meaningful, transferable and easily accessible to decision-makers at all levels. The project is funded under the EU’s 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7). Within the BASE Project, Ecologic Institute leads the dissemination and communication of the knowledge produced by the project. In addition, Ecologic Institute coordinates stakeholder engagement.

Practical insights and policy recommendations, an Interactive Policy Workshop within the BASE project

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Publication:Book Section

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Using Active Public Participation in the Co-development of Coastal Protection Strategies for a Touristic Beach City

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Event:Workshop

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Implementing the EU Adaptation Strategy - Practical Insights and Policy Recommendations

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Brussels, Belgium

Publication:Poster

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10 - 13 May 2016
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Publication:Policy Brief

BASE Consortium 2016: Key Policy Issues in Implementing and Evaluating the EU Adaptation Strategy. BASE Policy Brief # 4.

Key Policy Issues in Implementing and Evaluating the EU Adaptation Strategy – BASE Policy Brief # 4

BASE Policy Brief No. 4

Year 2016

Publication:Report

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Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Organizer: Ecologic Institute, Germany
Partner: Aarhus University (AU), Denmark

University of Exeter, United Kingdom

Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Italy

Deltares, Netherlands

Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), Portugal

Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland
Team: Chiara Mazzetti

Elena von Sperber

Jenny Tröltzsch

Katriona McGlade

Dr. Nico Stelljes

Dr. Grit Martinez
Date: 9 June 2016
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Language: English
Participants: 100
Project: Bottom-Up Climate Adaptation Strategies for a Sustainable Europe (BASE)
Project ID: 2716
Keywords: Adaptation

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Europe, Leeds, UK, Southern Moravia, Czech Republic, Kalajoki, Finland, Lake Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands