REGKLAM - Development and Testing of an Integrated Regional Climate Change Adaption Programme for the Model Region Dresden | Umweltbundesamt

For Germany, there are data from different regional climate models for the period 2001-2100 that are based on the SRES scenarios of the IPCC. The following models will be used:

• CLM 3.0: model runs from the CLM-Community;

• REMO: regional climate scenarios developed by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency;

• WEREX/WETTREG: dynamic statistical climate projections developed by the CEC Potsdam GmbH on behalf of the federal state Saxony and the Federal Environment Agency.

These data will be complemented by the station data of the DWD (from 1951 earliest) and updated during the project.

Furthermore, regionalized scenarios regarding the economic change will be worked out showing the direction and strength of the different expected climate change impacts industry-specific. This involves the transfer of meteorological scenarios in economic and business scenarios to determine the vulnerability of certain sectors and business clusters on the one hand to and secondly, the analysis of economic and business scenarios to derive policy recommendations for the state capital Dresden.

Wind conditions, extreme values, etc. (all climate parameters of regional climate modeling)

In the future, Dresden and the surrounding area will be increasingly affected by the various direct and indirect impacts of climate change. The expected climate changes have an impact on almost all industries and will affect the life and location conditions of the region. The three areas of urban development, water systems and land use are considered in particular within this project.

Vulnerability analyzes serve as a basis for determining the need for many adaptation measures.

There are three key areas within this project which are particularly important for the further development of the region: urban structures, supply and disposal infrastructure with a focus on urban water systems as well as land use.

These three processes will be connected:

1. Development of an implementation-oriented "Integrated Regional Climate Adaptation Programme (IRKAP)";
2. Initiation and supporting the implementation of key projects and further measures for adapting to climate change;
3. Consolidation of a regional actor network.

Module 1 develops the main product, the integrated regional climate adaption programme. This is subdivided into strategic topics such as “water balance and water management”, and jointly developed by representatives of the local administration, business and politics. Strategies for the transfer of data and insights gained on climate change, its repercussions and potential adaption measures are also developed in the module.

Strengthen the regional long-term competitiveness through practical and workable recommendations for measures to adapt to climate change. Thus different climate adaptation and innovation strategies for the regional economy will be developed, whereas, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the focus of attention to provide them decision-making support.

Development of adaptation strategies for building and infrastructure, manufacturing and services, agriculture, forestry, urban and regional planning as well as adaptation and mitigation strategies for reservoir management, which is the raw water treatment and water-related land-use management in the catchment area. The subject is to develop a multi-criteria system for the optimization and decision support for the management and control of dams under changing climatic conditions.