Guidelines <strong>on</strong> the Integrati<strong>on</strong> of Envir<strong>on</strong>ment <strong>and</strong><strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> in Development Cooperati<strong>on</strong>,Guidelines No. 4 (EuropeAid 2009)Improving the <strong>Climate</strong> Resilience of Cohesi<strong>on</strong> PolicyFunding Programmes. An overview of memberstates’ measures <strong>and</strong> tools for climate proofingCohesi<strong>on</strong> Policy funds. (ENEA Working Group <strong>on</strong><strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> <strong>and</strong> Cohesi<strong>on</strong> Policy, 2009).Incorporating climate change impact <strong>and</strong> adaptati<strong>on</strong>in envir<strong>on</strong>mental impact assessments opportunities<strong>and</strong> challenges. (OECD, 2010)OECD/DAC Advisory note: Strategic Envir<strong>on</strong>mentalAssessment <strong>and</strong> Adaptati<strong>on</strong> to <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong>(OECD, 2008)Opportunities for <strong>Integrating</strong> <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong>C<strong>on</strong>cerns <strong>into</strong> Regi<strong>on</strong>al Planning through StrategicEnvir<strong>on</strong>mental Assessment. Regi<strong>on</strong>s for Sustainable<strong>Change</strong> project, INTERREG IVC (RSC Project, 2011)Resilience thinking improves SEA: a discussi<strong>on</strong> paper(Slootweg, R. <strong>and</strong> J<strong>on</strong>es, M., 2011)• The guidelines cover EIA <strong>and</strong> SEA with specific reference toclimate change issue, adaptati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> risk management ininternati<strong>on</strong>al development funding <strong>and</strong> projects.• It presents MS’ strategies for integrating climate change toCohesi<strong>on</strong> Policy programmes.• This multi-purpose guidance type document assesses thecurrent state of the inclusi<strong>on</strong> of adaptati<strong>on</strong> <strong>into</strong> EIA withexamples of current approaches — Canada <strong>and</strong> CARICOM.• This note setting out advice <strong>and</strong> links to additi<strong>on</strong>al resources(an OECD/DAC document ‘Good Practice <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> SEA’exists since 2006).• It uses a questi<strong>on</strong>-based approach to c<strong>on</strong>sider climate changeadaptati<strong>on</strong> in SEA, supported by informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> case studies.• It illustrates how SEA can provide a framework for integratingclimate change, adaptati<strong>on</strong>-related c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s (risks <strong>and</strong>opportunities) <strong>into</strong> strategic planning.• Key questi<strong>on</strong>s to ask during each step of SEA (Setting c<strong>on</strong>text,Implementati<strong>on</strong>, Informing/Influencing Decisi<strong>on</strong> Makers,M<strong>on</strong>itoring/Evaluati<strong>on</strong>).• It investigates critical issues for using SEA as a tool to helpintegrate climate change <strong>into</strong> regi<strong>on</strong>al-level planning in the EU• It reviews actual practice of regi<strong>on</strong>al authorities in integratingclimate change <strong>into</strong> SEA• It provides guidance <strong>and</strong> recommendati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> how tomainstream climate <strong>and</strong> low-carb<strong>on</strong> issues <strong>into</strong> planningprocesses using SEA• The discussi<strong>on</strong> paper drawn from a workshop <strong>on</strong> resiliencethinking <strong>and</strong> SEA at the 2010 IAIA c<strong>on</strong>ference in Geneva. Itintroduces the basic c<strong>on</strong>cepts of resilience thinking, <strong>and</strong>develops ideas for its integrati<strong>on</strong> within SEA practice.SEA <strong>and</strong> Adapting to <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> (OECD, 2010) • The advisory note <strong>on</strong> the inclusi<strong>on</strong> of adaptati<strong>on</strong> within SEA.Strategic Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Assessment <strong>and</strong> climatechange: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> for practiti<strong>on</strong>ers (Envir<strong>on</strong>mentAgency for Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales, revised 2011)SEA <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> for Practiti<strong>on</strong>ers, SEA Topic - <strong>Climate</strong><strong>Change</strong> (Countryside Council for Wales, revised2007)The C<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> of Climactic Factors withinStrategic Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Assessment (ScottishGovernment Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Assessment Team,2010)• The UK guide that provides useful, c<strong>on</strong>cise informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> howclimate change should be c<strong>on</strong>sidered in each stage of the SEAprocess <strong>and</strong> examples of objectives <strong>and</strong> climate impactsrelevant to a range of sectors.• Possible climate change indicators <strong>and</strong> informati<strong>on</strong> sources.• The guidance <strong>on</strong> potential plans, programmes, objectives,policies <strong>and</strong> legislati<strong>on</strong> to be taken <strong>into</strong> c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> for the<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong> Topic (internati<strong>on</strong>al, nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>and</strong> regi<strong>on</strong>al).• Potential climate change-related envir<strong>on</strong>mental issues <strong>and</strong>opportunities.• The examples of SEA Objectives/Sub-Objectives <strong>and</strong> Indicatorsfor <strong>Climate</strong> <strong>Change</strong>.• Interrelati<strong>on</strong>ships with other SEA topics (includingbiodiversity).• The report providing key screening questi<strong>on</strong>s formitigati<strong>on</strong>/adaptati<strong>on</strong>.• The baseline informati<strong>on</strong> sources (Scottish) for scoping.• The tables showing typical influences <strong>on</strong> climactic factors fromdifferent types of plans, which could be referred to in theguidance secti<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> alternatives assessment <strong>and</strong> impacts.• Useful examples of SEA objectives, cumulative effects,indicators, data sources, etc.56 <str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> integrating climate change <strong>and</strong> biodiversity <strong>into</strong> SEA
Annex 2: Sources of informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> biodiversity <strong>and</strong> climate changeThis annex lists the informati<strong>on</strong> that can be used to support an SEA. It outlines the different types<strong>and</strong> sources of informati<strong>on</strong> that may be available. This is likely to be particularly relevant to the SEAscreening, scoping <strong>and</strong> assessment stages, <strong>and</strong> then m<strong>on</strong>itoring/follow-up.Types of informati<strong>on</strong>Examples of the types of quantitative datasets relevant to climate change <strong>and</strong> biodiversity include:• species distributi<strong>on</strong>;• trend data, e.g. loss of species/habitats;• protected area status: Natura 2000 sites, nati<strong>on</strong>al designati<strong>on</strong>s, etc.;• GHGs emissi<strong>on</strong> inventories etc.;• climate projecti<strong>on</strong>s: IPCC , etc.;• future climate <strong>and</strong> socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic scenarios.These datasets may already exist, depending up<strong>on</strong> the locati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> scale required.Sources of informati<strong>on</strong>A starting point for sources of informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> climate change <strong>and</strong> biodiversity will be other strategicdocuments that provide the c<strong>on</strong>text in which a plan or programme must be c<strong>on</strong>sidered. These mayinclude, for example, municipal/local authority spatial plans <strong>and</strong> policies/strategies <strong>on</strong> biodiversityprotecti<strong>on</strong> (e.g. biodiversity acti<strong>on</strong> plans for species <strong>and</strong> habitats) <strong>and</strong> climate change mitigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong>adaptati<strong>on</strong> 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:• envir<strong>on</strong>mental authorities with resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for nature c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong>;• envir<strong>on</strong>mental NGOs;• stakeholders dependent or influential <strong>on</strong> biodiversity derived ecosystem services, e.g.foresters, fisheries, water companies/authorities.For climate change — potential specialist sources are likely to include:• envir<strong>on</strong>mental authorities with resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for climate change mitigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> adaptati<strong>on</strong>;• local authorities/municipalities;• envir<strong>on</strong>mental NGOs;• health services;• social well-being organisati<strong>on</strong>s;• 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 <strong>and</strong> datasets, <strong>on</strong>line tools <strong>and</strong> key reports <strong>and</strong> documents. The table isorganised <strong>into</strong> different topics <strong>and</strong> types of data using the ic<strong>on</strong>s below.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Guidance</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> integrating climate change <strong>and</strong> biodiversity <strong>into</strong> SEA 57