SESSIONS:
- 2012 European Year Of WaterEU03- Adapt to long term water challenges linked to Climate Change and prevent extreme phenomena.
12th March 2012
15:30-18:30 Palais de Congrès (Rez de Jardin Level).
The Arno River Basin Authority participated to the high level session Adapt to long term water challanges linked to Climate Change and prevent extreme phenomena” that took place on Monday 13th March.
Participants to the session were, among others: Ms Connie Hedegaard , European Commissioner for Climate Action; Mr Léonetti, Minister of European Affairs, France; Mr Andrey Vasiley, Acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;Ms Rosario Bento Pais Head of Unit, DG Climate Action;Mr Wim Kuijken Dutch Delta Commissioner; Ms Gaia Checcucci, President Arno River Basin Authority.
During the session the Arno River Basin presented a solution to adapt to climate chagne i.e the environmental project “WIZ – Waterize Spatial Planning: Drinking Water Management Conditions to Adapt to Climate Change and Water Scarcity and Drought”. Wiz is an environmental programme co-financed by the European Union. It aims at assessing long and short term water availability so that water data and environmental and infrastructural costs can be taken into consideration during the spatial planning process. This happens mainly through the creation of an IT platform usuful for local authorities that will be involved in decision making. Municipalities, regions and all decision makers that are involved in spatial planning will be able to take their decision on the basin of on-line information on water demand, infrastructures’ estimated cost and all other relevant information concerning water resources. It integrates long term analysis regarding water supply management into spatial planning and creates a platform that can be used by local authorities to trigger a knoweledge enabled decision making. (also see Life+ section)