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Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management

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Climate change poses a serious challenge to social and economic development in all countries. While international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are essential, adaptation to the impacts of climate change must also be integrated into sectoral and economic policies worldwide. This report examines the implications of climate change for the economies in the European Alps. It focuses on adaptation measures to address two key vulnerabilities: increasing losses in winter tourism due to reduced snow cover, and increased exposure of settlements and infrastructure to natural hazards.

Climate Change in the European Alps: Adapting Winter Tourism and Natural Hazards Management is the product of a two year study by the OECD Environment Directorate. The report presents the first systematic cross-country analysis of snow-reliability of Alpine ski areas under climate change for five countries in the region: FranceSwitzerlandAustriaItaly and Germany.

It examines the implications of climate change for a range of natural hazards prevalent in the Alps, with a particular focus on frameworks and financial mechanisms to manage natural hazards in three countries: France, Switzerland and Austria. Technological and behavioural adaptation measures, together with institutional structures and risk transfer mechanisms, are also reviewed.

 

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http://www.oecd.org/env/cc/climatechangeintheeuropeanalpsadaptingwintertourismandnaturalhazardsmanagement.htm

Published in Climate-ADAPT Feb 28 2019   -   Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023

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