Climate Adaptation Which role does the Region play?
Regional Development The two European countries which will suffer A number of fi ne examples of solutions the greatest losses as a consequence of climate of the future are already on display in changes are Switzerland and Denmark Central Denmark Region
Second to Switzerland, Denmark A large number of business tourists will suffer the greatest losses as are already visiting our region to a consequence of devastating see the multifunctional solutions – weather incidents, according to solutions which concurrently handle the European Environment many issues. Agency. This, of course, is linked to our dense population These – and many others within and relative wealth. the region – are fine examples and important display windows which The Agency has classified Europe inspire at home and abroad. into 5 zones with each their characteristics. 2 of the zones are The commercial potential is evi- represented in Central Denmark dent and must be incorporated into Region; the Atlantic Region & The regional policies. Continental Region. As is evident the prospects of the future climate changes differ. Hence strategies and actions in central Denmark must deal with numerous challenges.
We have a relatively high number of internationally significant water corporations in Central Denmark Region. Kamstrup, Siemens & Danfoss to name some. They are among the corporations expected to deliver solutions to be deployed throughout Europe.
2 3 Water has no boundaries. Consequently, What is Coast to Coast Climate Challenge? solutions must carry across borders.
Across municipalities The overall aim of the collabora- For that purpose we have 2 display The River Gudenå flows across 7 tion is to safeguard central danish windows: municipalities on its way to the Bay valuables from being destroyed by of Randers. Unless the city of Ran- devastating weather incidents while Klimatorium in Lemvig (west), as ders is to be flooded after each rain concurrently achieving numerous an example of how to deal with salt storm, preventative action must other beneficial effects. water related challenges, and happen in all the municipalities. We have no legislation in place to We anticipate the effects to result AquaGlobe in Skanderborg (east), govern this. in Central Denmark Region being dealing with fresh water challenges. regarded as a strong, international Across interests brand renowned for its ability to su- Flooding of cities is most often stainably deal with climate challen- handled in the countryside. In ges. Central danish businesses want practice, the farmer must endure to be up-front when it comes to flooding of his fields in order to pre- developing and exporting efficient vent flooded basements in the city. solutions. In central Denmark we ex- Similarly, there are numerous other Central Denmark Region has hibit co-creation of good solutions. interests across various fields, and assumed the role of facilita- we have no legislation in place to tor in these cross-disciplinary govern these. processes. Today, we are Addressing the water challenges doing so through the co-ope- incorporating holistic solutions re- rative project Coast to Coast quires interdisciplinarity and cross- Climate Challenge, which has organisational cooperation. received a (approx.) GBP 6m subsidy from the EU. We have previously contributed by GOVERNANCE The project involves the entire providing the municipalities water circuit (the vertical top- with a uniform framework ics) and across these; ways for mapping in order to plan TOOLS and means of developing new the local authority climate necessary tools for decision making, promotion of trade and DIALOGUE adaptation, and by drafting INNOVATION the development of innovative a template for the climate ways in which to plan and propel NETWORK – all the stakeholders adaptation plans in collabora- SUSTAINABILITY & solutions. tion with the municipalities. CAPACITYBUILDING
4 5 Facts about Coast to Coast Climate Challenge? The collaboration is relevant to all the municipalities