Climate adaptation Clause Examples
A climate adaptation clause outlines the obligations and procedures for parties to address and respond to the impacts of climate change within the context of their agreement. Typically, this clause may require parties to assess climate-related risks, implement adaptive measures such as infrastructure modifications or operational changes, and periodically review their strategies in light of evolving environmental conditions. Its core function is to ensure that the contract remains effective and resilient in the face of climate-related challenges, thereby reducing potential disruptions and allocating responsibility for adaptation efforts.
Climate adaptation. Goal: Expand the implementation of climate adaptation practices that center on ecological transitions to ensure that rivers and stream and the Chesapeake Bay continue to maintain biological functioning as environmental conditions change.
Climate adaptation. It is important to not only focus on how society's climate impact can be reduced. We must also create the conditions for how we can be better equipped for the consequences of climate change today and in the future. A new climate adaptation plan was adopted in Växjö in 2021. The plan's development and action areas address, among other things, the design and location of buildings, ecosystem services, and the impact of climate on human health. Climate adaptation work is strongly integrated into the processes that handle physical community planning.
Climate adaptation. In the current overview plan, the municipality's ecosystem services and green blue values have been given a great deal of space. A green-blue structure integrates green areas and surface water management with urban development and leads to better conditions for managing future climate change. To manage the surface water in Barkarbystaden, a multifunctional park, Kyrkparken, has been developed. Kyrkparken’s facility consists of several ponds, in which water is both purified, delayed and stored while being led away from the park area. Kyrkparken was designed to fulfil several functions, both from a climate adaptation perspective and also to promote recreation and social interaction. An overall climate and vulnerability analysis has been carried out, which indicated the measures that the municipality should prioritise to ensure a resilient society. Some measures have been initiated, such as establishing information material aimed at the municipality's residents to increase knowledge about climate change and how property owners can take preventive measures. Järfälla also runs the Vinnova-financed project SVIKT (Smart plants in the service of climate). The project will test and develop new, cost-effective and scalable methods for the absorption of carbon dioxide and the purification of contaminated soil. Järfälla municipality has also been granted funding from the County Administrative Board to produce information material aimed at residents and property owners in Järfälla municipality, with the aim of increasing their knowledge and preparedness for extreme weather events. To meet future climate change, the climate adaptation perspective needs to be raised and integrated even more clearly into the community planning process. New technologies for surface water management and carbon dioxide storage can be tested, while natural ecosystem services and existing green areas are preserved where possible. In the municipality's proposed budget for 2022, the Municipal Director has been assigned the task of studying the cost and readiness to transition the municipality to a changed climate. The study will focus on heat waves, floods and lack of drinking water, and will be complemented by MSB directives and guidance.
Climate adaptation. Climate adaptation is an area that requires collaboration within the municipal organ- ization. The Municipality’s functions for crisis management, spatial planning and climate transition need to cooperate with the common goal of a society that can deal with the consequences of a changed climate. Eskilstuna currently works with climate adaptation in a range of areas in the munic- ipal organization. Flood mapping has been conducted for the Municipality, and can be found in Eskilstunakartan, the Eskilstuna map service. A storm water policy and plan has been prepared for Eskilstuna Municipality. The policy’s goal for storm water management is, as far as possible, to minimize damage to public and private inter- ests following heavy and torrential rain in a changed climate. The climate adaptation perspective is a part of the work on the comprehensive plan and detailed plans, the committees’ risk and vulnerability analyses, and the Municipality’s preparedness work generally. The issue of dealing with heat waves was raised in summer 2022, including extreme heat at schools, school playgrounds and retirement homes.
Climate adaptation. Since 2020, Örebro Municipality has had a Climate Adaptation Plan in which the high- est priority areas are flooding/torrential rain and extreme heat. The actions outlined in the plan are primarily of an exploratory nature, as our greatest need at present is to acquire more precise knowledge of the consequences and how they can be dealt with. During 2022, for example, we have been quality assuring and supplementing the results of the flooding models used to ascertain relevant physical measures. This process will continue in 2023. A heat mapping of the Örebro urban area was conducted in 2021, and will be supplemented in 2023 with more in-depth analysis of temperatures in municipal premises and how we can prevent them becoming too high in cost-effective, energy-efficient ways. During 2023, Örebro Municipality intends to continue the process of quality assurance and supplementation of the results from the flooding models used to ascertain rele- vant physical measure, and to supplement the heat mapping conducted in 2021 with more in-depth analysis.
Climate adaptation. The goal is that Stockholm has developed into a city that is well prepared to cope with the consequences of a changing climate. Stockholm will have a high capacity to handle both direct and indirect effects of, for example, high water levels and flows, rainfall, heat waves and prolonged drought. In the long term, the city must have good planning to be able to handle rising sea levels. (Environmental programme 2020-2023) During 2021, the city has produced a proposal for an action plan for climate adaptation that is under consideration. The plan focuses on torrential rain and heat waves.
Climate adaptation. In 2021, Gävle Municipality was hit by torrential rain that broke several Swedish records and is commonly referred to as a once-in-a-millennium downpour. Even before the downpour, Gävle Municipality was working on climate adaptation through steering documents such as a Storm Water Policy and Strategic Environmental Programme, but the downpour has of course added an extra element of urgency. Two of the cornerstones the efforts rest on today are the municipal planning tasks of focus- ing more in-depth on the city’s green and blue spaces, and formulating a Climate Adaptation Plan with the entire municipal group. The plan will propose actions for both the long and short term. In another move linked to climate adaptation, the investment budget was raised by SEK 100 million. The Municipality’s work on new construction will continue to be evolved, especially bearing in mind the enhanced knowledge and improved mod- ▇▇▇▇▇▇ tools brought about by the torrential downpour of 2021. Existing buildings and infrastructure are a major challenge in the ongoing process; new models, tools, pro- cesses and forms of collaboration need to be invented as they do not currently exist in Sweden. Gävle Municipality is also taking part in a project to find broader solutions. For example it is part of a research project involving the banking and finance industry to look at the potential for climate declarations for buildings. Another research pro- ject focuses more specifically on solutions for properties. Jointly, these projects have shown how important it is not to forget to work with actual buildings when it comes to climate adaptation; the approach could be both cheaper and more resilient than the larger-scale plans used by many municipalities. It is hoped that the research projects can be reported in 2023 and that new ones can begin.
Climate adaptation. To mitigate the consequences of a changed climate and to develop ▇▇▇▇▇’s proactive, systematic climate adaptation work, in May 2022 the Municipal Council decided on a climate adaptation programme. The programme provides an overall picture of the risks associated with a changed climate in Nacka municipality, and contains priority measures linked to the risks of torrential rain, increasing tempera- tures, rising sea levels and biological diversity, which are currently deemed to be the biggest climate-related risks for the community of Nacka. Nacka Municipality aims to integrate adaptation to the future climate into all planning and implementation.
Climate adaptation. The vision expressed in Kristianstad Municipality’s plan for climate adaptation is to develop in such a way that the negative impacts of climate change on humans, nature and the economy are dealt with, while the opportunities are harnessed. This means for example that the Municipality takes account of raised sea levels and protection of groundwater in all relevant decisions. The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has identified Kristianstad Municipality as being an area at significant risk of flooding, both from the sea and from Kristianstad’s river, the River Helge. The city’s low-lying location, high flows in the River Helge, torrential rain, along with ongoing rising sea levels due to climate change, all pose a serious threat. Rising water levels in the future call for dikes at new locations around the city, as well as the raising of existing dikes. Kristianstad Municipality has a monitoring system that measures and forecasts flows and water levels in the River Helge and the sea. The system gives ten days’ warning, and the Municipality can then adapt its preparedness in the event of high water levels. In January 2021, the Municipality adopted an extension plan for full dike protection, which will protect Kristianstad against flooding for over 100 years. The plan considers extreme levels as regards flows in the Helge river and rising sea levels. One intention of the plan is to lay the foundation for continued development of the city in line with the Municipality’s comprehensive planning. The total cost of the extension is estimated at around SEK 1.6 billion at 2020 monetary value. Kristianstad’s coast and sea area is an important part of the municipality. Hanö- bukten bay has a dramatic underwater landscape and high nature values. Important industries and tourist facilities coexist along the coast with sensitive nature areas and important cultural relics. The Municipality’s Coast and Sea Plan describes strategies and guidelines for how the coast and sea can be used, and how rising sea levels along the coast and inland can be dealt with. Several studies highlight a number of areas along the Kristianstad Municipality coastline as being particularly sensitive to erosion. Rising sea levels will exacerbate the problem of erosion along much of the municipality’s coast. Intensive efforts have been under way across administrations since spring 2019, to come up with proposed measures for protecting and managing the coast. Kristianstad Municipality has dec...
Climate adaptation. Goal 3.6 of LundaEko includes preventive climate adaptation. According to the goal, the physical environment in ▇▇▇▇ Municipality will be designed so that the vulnerabil- ity to risks related to ongoing climate change will decrease between 2021 and 2030. Climate adaptation is a complex issue that is woven into several of the Municipality’s plans and processes, such as how heat waves are to be managed or how floods can be prevented through storm water management, for example. The Brunnshög district is used as a test bed for storm water management and how torrential rain can be handled with nature-based solutions. The completed flood mapping is an important foundation for efforts on parts of ▇▇▇▇’▇ water, and the upcoming thermal mapping for population centres in ▇▇▇▇ Municipality will provide an important basis for efforts to reduce vulnerabilities for at-risk groups, and to create the conditions for improved management of challenges in the future.