Climate change adaptation in transport

About

A knowledge sharing seminar on climate change adaptation in the Transport sector was held in Brussels on 6 December 2017.

Target audience

The target group of the event were project managers and experts from transport authorities, in particular authorities managing transport networks.

Objectives

Following up on previous Networking Platform events on the topic of climate change adaptation, this event aimed at focusing more specifically on experience from the transport sector, to share best practice examples between experts working in transport authorities. The seminar was organised in cooperation with DG REGIO and DG CLIMA, who actively participated in the discussion.

The event was structured around knowledge sharing in three main focus areas:

• Experiences in the analysis of climate vulnerabilities on existing transport networks, identifying hotspots, managing risks and adaptation plans;

• Experiences in the assessment of climate risks for new projects, looking at the methodologies implemented and practical project examples;

• Best practices for disseminating information, raising awareness and sharing experiences within and between Countries. Ideas for sharing information from national to regional and local levels.

The sessions were interactive with an exchange of ideas and group discussions between technical experts. The event aimed to bring together experts who have experience dealing with climate risks and climate change adaptation, with practitioners from transport authorities who are starting to address climate change adaptation in their projects and networks.

The purpose was to share best practice experiences and have an open discussion about how to further develop this topic across European countries with a focus on transport.