Application for the Decision Support Frame

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Application for theDecision Support Frame

• Philipp Schmidt-Thomé
• Johannes Klein
• Lasse Peltonen

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First Picture of the DSF
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Different Interactions in Different Cast Studies
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How to Arrange the Elements of the DSF
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The DSF in the WWW
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Knowledge Base Overview

• The Knowledge Base is a selection of background
  information related to sea level rise. It
  contains both brief overviews of key topics and
  guidance to more in-depth scientific
  documentation. It shows also examples of existing
  regulations and planning guidelines, and
  represents some active networks that can be
  useful in identifying potential stakeholders.
• Including
• comprehensive documentation (incl. SEAREG
  material)
• selected literature
• access to relevant sources in the web

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Knowledge Base Subsections

• Climate change key topics
• Climate change and climate modelling
• Land uplift and sea-level rise
• Vulnerability assessement
• Coping capacity and adaptive capacity
• Legislation, policy planning guidelines
• Estonian Planning System
• Finnish National Climate change adaptation policy
• Extreme Floods working group in Finland
• Swedish planning system and risk management
• Regulatory initiatives such as ICZM and Water
  Framework Directive
• Stakeholder networks
• Presentation of Mälardalens Floodgroup
• Itä-Uusimaa
• Actor-network related to the winter storm in
  Helsinki
• Case study storylines

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KB Example Estonian Planning System

• The Estonian Building Act (BA) and Planning Act
  (PA) came into force in 2003. The PA organizes
  planning on three levels. On the national level
  the Ministry of Environment is responsible for
  the National Plan that serves as a framework for
  formulating strategies and concepts. On the
  middle level local level the municipalities
  prepare comprehensive plans Detailed plans are
  made for small parts of a town.... (Lass, 2000)
• The effects of a possible future SLR are not
  taken into account in planning laws so far.
  Besides the PA other laws such as the Law on
  Protected Natural Objects, the Shores and Banks
  Protection Act and the Water Act influence the
  planning on all levels. The Shore and Banks
  Protection Act sets a setback line to the coast
  for buildings and contributes thus to the
  mitigation of SLR impacts.
• References
• Lass J., 2000 Compendium of spatial planning
  systems in the Baltic Sea region countries, VASAB
  2010, Gdansk
• External Links
• Estonian Legal Language Center, translations of
  Estonian laws, http//www.legaltext.ee/indexen.htm
  (10.11.2004)
• Estonian Land Board, Legislation
  http//www.maaamet.ee/index.php?lang_id2page_id
  170menu_id72 (10.11.2004)
• Internal Links
• Knowledgebase Overview
• Keywords
• Knowledge Base, Legislation, Spatial Planning,
  Estonia

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KB Example Mälaren Flood Group

• The Mälaren Flood Group is a voluntary
  co-operation between a wide range of actors who
  are concerned of flooding risks and actual
  flooding events. The group was founded after the
  exceptional autumn flood of the Lake Mälaren in
  year 2000.
• The group has approximately 50 members
  representatives from county administrative
  boards, county councils, municipalities, water
  enterprises, other companies like ports,
  transport and shipping authorities, fishing
  organisations, police and military, rescue
  authorities and services, as well as Swedish
  metrological and hydrological institution.
• The work of the group aims at preventing future
  flooding events and mitigating their harmful
  impacts. This is seem possible through improved
  information exchange and collaboration of the
  concerned stakeholders.
• Although the group deals with sea level change
  only indirectly, its consistence provides a good
  example of a possibility to gather together a
  wide range of stakeholders and their expertise.

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KB Example Winter strom in Helsinki

• Stakeholders in the Winter storm event January
  2005
• based on media analysis
• e.g. expert institutions, national local
  authorities
• storyline what happened

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Discussion Platform overview

• The Discussion Platform supports the
  communication among various stakeholders that are
  potentially affected by sea level rise. It
  presents some participatory methods that can be
  used to initiate discussion and provides examples
  of active stakeholder networks. It also gives
  guidelines for risk communication.

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Discussion Platform subsections

• Subsections
• The need for co-operation and participation
• Lessons of knowledge transfer between science and
  planning
• Risk communication and sea-level rise
• Uncertainty as a special issue
• Questions to decision-makers
• The planners position
• Participatory methods
• Case Itä-Uusimaa Communication and Interviews
• Public perception and participation in coastal
  flood defence planning in the North Sea Region
  (COMRISK)

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DP Example The need for learning and
participation

• In SEAREG, it has become evident that integrating
  climate change adaptation in planning practices
  is not simply a one-way process of transferring
  climate science data to planners. The importance
  of learning concerns both the scientists planning
  practitioners. Scientific knowledge has to be
  localised and contextualised. If this succeeds,
  the result of this learning process what Nowotny
  (2001) calls socially robust knowledge. Such
  knowledge is useful and effective when it
  combines climate science and a realistic
  understanding of local circumstances (e.g.
  constraints of resources and awareness,
  complexities of local politics and other
  influences in local development)In SEAREG, the
  elements of the Decision Support Frame are
  designed to support the learning spiral
• 1. Primary data on local circumstances and
  awareness raising of the hotspots, 2.
  Communication on initial results and needs for
  further inquiry, 3. Processing new data and
  assessing vulnerability, 4. Communicating the
  results and lessons of the vulnerability
  analysis, leading to 5. Modifications in planning
  practice. (See the examples of Gdansk and
  Itä-Uusimaa)
• References
• Nowotny, Helga. 2001. "Re-Thinking Science from
  reliable to socially robust knowledge." Pp.
  221-244 in Jahrbuch 2000 des Collegium
  Helveticum, edited by M. Weiss. Zürich

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DP Example Lessons from Helsinki round tables

• The operating context of planning between science
  and politics is a crucial determinant of what
  actually gets planned and implemented.
• Importance of intermediaries and fora. Active
  individuals, joint meetings or more permanent
  bodies such as regional flood groups help
  co-operation.
• The need for digested information for planning.
  Climate change is a distant and abstract topic
  for planners. It needs to be addressed in
  concrete terms, building linkages to real-life
  events.
• The importance of authority. Research affects
  practice when endorsed by authorities (legal
  base, govt institutions, ministries).
• Importance of clarity in planning regulation. A
  clear plan symbol for flood prone areas would
  help planners communicate with decision-makers
• The SEAREG time scale is relevant for planning.
  Integration of sustainability concerns and
  concrete issues such as long-term infrastructure
  investments.

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DP Example Questions to decision-makers

• What are the main drivers behind your decision?
• How could climate change affect your ability to
  meet your objectives?
• Are climate or non-climate factors likely to be
  most important?
• What are the legislative requirements or
  constraints?
• What are the rules for making the decision are
  you risk-averse, or focused on maximising benefit
  or minimising cost?
• What is the lifetime of your decision?
• Reference
• UKCIP (2003) Climate adaptation risk,
  uncertainty and decision-making.
  http//www.ukcip.org.uk/risk_uncert/risk_uncert.ht
  ml