Action Group 8 - Risk governance
Mission
Sustainable and effective protection from natural hazards is an essential predisposition for settling, as well as, socio-economic development in the Alps. Limited settlement space and climate change lead to increasing exposure and damage risk of private property and infrastructure in the Alps. The interests of economic development, social welfare, mobility and tourism need to balance risk reduction and safety management. This requires new risk governance instruments and processes with a view to find the optimal approach for multiple land use demands.
"Environment and Energy"
Specific Objectives
Therefore Action Group 8 aims at improving risk management and better managing climate change in the Alpine Region by pursuing the following objectives:
- Stocktaking of relevant actors and interests, mapping and enhancing governance structures and processes in the policy fields of risk/hazard management and climate change adaptation
- Improving risk and adaptation governance mechanisms in the EUSALP region by enhancing, valorizing and leveraging the existing cooperation structures
- Identification of good practice solutions in tackling challenges in natural hazard and climate change adaptation policy
- Promoting, developing and implementing local, regional and international pilot projects and programs based on strategic priorities, and exploring funding opportunities on both EU as well as national/regional/private levels
Action group 8 Storytelling on YouTube
Why natural risk protection is important within the Alpine Region? Video explanations
Projects
Results
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EUSALP Annual Forum in Trento 2022 |
The results of workshop organized on SHORT TIMBER SUPPLY CHAINS IN TIMES OF CLIMATE AND GEO-POLITICAL CRISES during the annual forum of Trento, last november 2022, are now available ! |
21 Apr 2023 | |
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Climate-Resilient Spatial Planning in the Alps |
Spatial planning is generally identified as a key sector in climate change adaptation that supports a climate resilient development. Therefore... |
30 Jun 2022 | |
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Video: Managing natural hazard risks together! |
For a successful risk prevention, institutions and people need to work closely together. |
19 Jan 2022 | |
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Study of physical natural hazard models – Final Report |
In recent years, floods and increasing amounts of heavy precipitation had negative impacts on human health and property. Next to public risk management measures, the ... |
03 Jan 2022 | |
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FOREST FIRES IN THE ALPS - STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND FURTHER CHALLENGES |
State of knowledge, future challenges and options for an integrated fire management |
06 Feb 2020 | |
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THE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTION PLATFORM FOR THE ALPS - CAPA |
The “Climate Adaptation Platform for the Alps - CAPA” (www.capa-eusalp.eu) was initially developed by the C3-Alps project and has been re-launched... |
05 Dec 2019 | |
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CONFERENCE PROTECTIVE FUNCTIONS OF FORESTS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE |
The protective functions of forests offer ecological, economic and sustainable protection against natural hazards and related risks. On the 26th and 27th September 2019, EUSALP AG8... |
02 Oct 2019 | |
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MAINSTREAMING CCA AND DRR IN THE ALPINE MACRO-REGION |
This report summarizes findings of the study on Governance of climate adaptation in the countries of the Alpine macro region on mainstreaming and scaling climate change adaptation (CCA) and... |
20 Sep 2019 | |
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DEALING WITH DISASTER RISK – THE RISK GOVERNANCE APPROACH, A STATUS QUO ANALYSIS |
The EUSALP objectives highlight cross-cutting policy areas and especially governance. Action Group 8 therefore carried out a status quo analysis of risk governance in the field of natural hazard... |
12 Apr 2019 | |
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Beyond the expected - dealing with cases of overload and the residual risk of natural hazards in the Alpine region |
Despite high investments in protection measures against natural hazards during the last years, heavy damages are still occurring. One reason for these damages is that extreme events can exceed the... |
17 Jul 2018 |
