This plan proposes a set of national measures focused on adaptation to climate change. The Plan is composed of the following Parts: I) Introduction; II) Climate change; III) Impacts and vulnerabilities in Belgium; IV) Adaptation planning at regional and federal level; V) National actions; VI) Monitoring and implementation. The National Adaptation Plan describes national measures covering the period 2017-2020. For each national measure, information is given on: (i) the entities in charge; (ii) the actors involved in the implementation; (iii) an initial estimation of the Budget; (iv) the planning. The Plan refers to adaptation initiatives to be undertaken by local, regional or federal authorities in the context of their own climate policy. National measures aim to complement these measures by promoting greater coordination and information-sharing between the authorities. Such national measures include: 1) Development of high resolution climate scenarios for Belgium; 2) Development of a roadmap for a Belgian Centre of Excellence on Climate; 3) Development of a national online platform for climate adaptation; 4) Strengthening sectoral coordination at national level; 5) Take climate change into account in risk analysis for invasive alien species; 5) Evaluate the impact of climate change on the security of the energy supply and the energy transport and distribution infrastructures; 6) Evaluate the impact of climate change on the security of the energy supply and the energy transport and distribution infrastructures; 7) Evaluation of the socio-economic impacts of climate change in Belgium; 8) Take climate change impacts and adaptation needs into account in the framework of the future National Environmental Health Action Plan (NEHAP); 9) Education and awareness-raising among health professionals on the subject of climate change impacts; 10) Promote transnational cooperation on adaptation; 11) Coordination of preventative, planning and management measures in the event of emergency climate change situations.
Bélgica · 2017-01-01