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greening and ‘blueing’
public spaces for local
retention of water; climate
proofing buildings and
transport infrastructure;
and generally integrating
adaptation concerns into
other policy areas, including
community regeneration.
All impacts and potential
adaptation responses related
to cloudburst were analysed
in cost-benefit analyses
(CBA) by the municipality.
Additionally, Danish Board of
Technology (DBT) carried
through an analysis of the
additional and more intangible
costs and benefits of
climate change and adaptation,
as limitations didn’t
allow the municipality to
include all costs and benefits
in the CBA.
The People and
Institutions
involved
The Adaptation and Cloudburst
Plans and accompanying
measures aim to establish
the co-sharing of
adaptation between citizens
and other private actors.
The majority of relevant
information is available at
the city homepage for free,
and the Technical and
Environmental Administration
also offers assistance.
The city administration
has furthermore included
HOFOR, the regional water
company, and invited local
business and clean tech
companies to develop local
solutions as a way to
concomitantly stimulate
green growth and make use
of local business expertise.
The planning concerning
storm-surge adaptation is at
an early stage, which allowed
DBT, in cooperation with the
municipality, to organise and
carry through a number of
participatory events and
workshops, one based on a
multi-criteria analysis
exercise with stakeholders,
concerning four main
themes: new climatic data,
financial and funding aspects
of adaption, legal constraints
and, finally, adaptation
options for Copenhagen
regarding storm-surge
protection. This involved a
wide array of stakeholders
and citizen group representatives,
in order to open up for
the many different opinions
and concerns, which are a
reality with so many stakeholders
involved in the future
development of Copenhagen’s
port and sea-side.
Adaptation
to storm-surges
in Denmark:
Who pays?
Photos: Jørgen Madsen
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