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Guidelines on the Integration of Environment andClimate Change in Development Cooperation,Guidelines No. 4 (EuropeAid 2009)Improving the Climate Resilience of Cohesion PolicyFunding Programmes. An overview of memberstates’ measures and tools for climate proofingCohesion Policy funds. (ENEA Working Group onClimate Change and Cohesion Policy, 2009).Incorporating climate change impact and adaptationin environmental impact assessments opportunitiesand challenges. (OECD, 2010)OECD/DAC Advisory note: Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment and Adaptation to Climate Change(OECD, 2008)Opportunities for Integrating Climate ChangeConcerns into Regional Planning through StrategicEnvironmental Assessment. Regions for SustainableChange project, INTERREG IVC (RSC Project, 2011)Resilience thinking improves SEA: a discussion paper(Slootweg, R. and Jones, M., 2011)• The guidelines cover EIA and SEA with specific reference toclimate change issue, adaptation and risk management ininternational development funding and projects.• It presents MS’ strategies for integrating climate change toCohesion Policy programmes.• This multi-purpose guidance type document assesses thecurrent state of the inclusion of adaptation into EIA withexamples of current approaches — Canada and CARICOM.• This note setting out advice and links to additional resources(an OECD/DAC document ‘Good Practice <strong>Guidance</strong> on SEA’exists since 2006).• It uses a question-based approach to consider climate changeadaptation in SEA, supported by information and case studies.• It illustrates how SEA can provide a framework for integratingclimate change, adaptation-related considerations (risks andopportunities) into strategic planning.• Key questions to ask during each step of SEA (Setting context,Implementation, Informing/Influencing Decision Makers,Monitoring/Evaluation).• It investigates critical issues for using SEA as a tool to helpintegrate climate change into regional-level planning in the EU• It reviews actual practice of regional authorities in integratingclimate change into SEA• It provides guidance and recommendations on how tomainstream climate and low-carbon issues into planningprocesses using SEA• The discussion paper drawn from a workshop on resiliencethinking and SEA at the 2010 IAIA conference in Geneva. Itintroduces the basic concepts of resilience thinking, anddevelops ideas for its integration within SEA practice.SEA and Adapting to Climate Change (OECD, 2010) • The advisory note on the inclusion of adaptation within SEA.Strategic Environmental Assessment and climatechange: <strong>Guidance</strong> for practitioners (EnvironmentAgency for England and Wales, revised 2011)SEA <strong>Guidance</strong> for Practitioners, SEA Topic - ClimateChange (Countryside Council for Wales, revised2007)The Consideration of Climactic Factors withinStrategic Environmental Assessment (ScottishGovernment Environmental Assessment Team,2010)• The UK guide that provides useful, concise information on howclimate change should be considered in each stage of the SEAprocess and examples of objectives and climate impactsrelevant to a range of sectors.• Possible climate change indicators and information sources.• The guidance on potential plans, programmes, objectives,policies and legislation to be taken into consideration for theClimate Change Topic (international, national and regional).• Potential climate change-related environmental issues andopportunities.• The examples of SEA Objectives/Sub-Objectives and Indicatorsfor Climate Change.• Interrelationships with other SEA topics (includingbiodiversity).• The report providing key screening questions formitigation/adaptation.• The baseline information sources (Scottish) for scoping.• The tables showing typical influences on climactic factors fromdifferent types of plans, which could be referred to in theguidance sections on alternatives assessment and impacts.• Useful examples of SEA objectives, cumulative effects,indicators, data sources, etc.56 <strong>Guidance</strong> on integrating climate change and biodiversity into SEA
Annex 2: Sources of information on biodiversity and climate changeThis annex lists the information that can be used to support an SEA. It outlines the different typesand sources of information that may be available. This is likely to be particularly relevant to the SEAscreening, scoping and assessment stages, and then monitoring/follow-up.Types of informationExamples of the types of quantitative datasets relevant to climate change and biodiversity include:• species distribution;• trend data, e.g. loss of species/habitats;• protected area status: Natura 2000 sites, national designations, etc.;• GHGs emission inventories etc.;• climate projections: IPCC , etc.;• future climate and socio-economic scenarios.These datasets may already exist, depending upon the location and scale required.Sources of informationA starting point for sources of information on climate change and biodiversity will be other strategicdocuments that provide the context in which a plan or programme must be considered. These mayinclude, for example, municipal/local authority spatial plans and policies/strategies on biodiversityprotection (e.g. biodiversity action plans for species and habitats) and climate change mitigation andadaptation plans, strategies or vulnerability assessment studies.Other forms of assessment may also be relevant, such as EIAs carried out under the EIA Directive orassessments carried out under the Habitats Directive.For biodiversity — potential specialist sources are likely to include:• environmental authorities with responsibility for nature conservation;• environmental NGOs;• stakeholders dependent or influential on biodiversity derived ecosystem services, e.g.foresters, fisheries, water companies/authorities.For climate change — potential specialist sources are likely to include:• environmental authorities with responsibility for climate change mitigation and adaptation;• local authorities/municipalities;• environmental NGOs;• health services;• social well-being organisations;• infrastructure providers, e.g. transport authorities, utilities.Key European sources of dataThe table below summarises some of the key sources of data available at the European level,including data repositories and datasets, online tools and key reports and documents. The table isorganised into different topics and types of data using the icons below.<strong>Guidance</strong> on integrating climate change and biodiversity into SEA 57
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