Water as Leverage - Wadden Sea Region

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Water as Leverage for Climate Adaptation: Wadden Sea Region 2.1 The wealth and values of the Wadden Sea Why test the Water As Leverage approach in the Wadden Sea? Because as largest tidal flat ecosystem in the world, it is a region with unique qualities. At the same time, these values are jeopardised because of climate change. Or as John Frederiksen describes the Wadden Sea region, “an area where for thousands of years nature and human enterprises have been characterized by an almost symbiotic relationship between wind and water, paired with innovative human thinking and entrepeneurship. [...] Climate change will surely become the dominant external factor in the future appearance of the Wadden Sea area, and it will transform human constraints and opportunities.” Thus the question is: how can we steer the inevitable transformation of the Wadden Sea so to not only conserve but also strengthen the values that make the wealth of the Wadden Sea? Landscape value The very specific physical and biological factors have shaped the Wadden Sea as a complex tapestry of tidal channels, sandy shoals, sea-grass meadows, mussel beds, sandbars, mudflats, salt marshes, estuaries, beaches, dunes, quaint towns and harbours, high quality agricultural land productive polder landscapes and large industry and port complexes and windmills. flooding, erosion, island displacement and salinization. It has forged the locals as a strong, marine folk. For visitors, the Wadden are an attractive sensory escape of wide landscapes to contemplate, fresh air to breath, and the strength of wind and sea to hear. Strategic value The Wadden Sea coast is shaped by its bays and many river mouths, such as the Lauwers, the Ems, the Jade, the Weser and the Elbe. Important harbours, positioned along deltas of these longer inland river systems play an important role in international trade and ensure the connection between inland cities and the North Sea. Natural value It is of little suprise that the transnational area has become an UNESCO world heritage area of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’.The specific, unbroken and largescale landscape of undeep and relatively warm waters makes the area ideal as a breeding ground for natural processes to function and biodiversity to thrive.The Wadden Sea plays a crucial role in the international marine and aerial migratory routes of many species. Changes in the biotopes of the Wadden Sea thus have an effect on many other places in the world. Cultural values For centuries, human activity has settled itself in the Wadden, living and working with the threat of the sea, dealing with 22 Call for action
Setting the scene for a Call for Action Climate change is inevitable. How can we adapt the Wadden Sea so to not only conserve but also strengthen the values that make the wealth of the Wadden Sea? Part 2 23
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