Climate Adaptation for Rural Areas

The aim of this research programme is to assess the effects of climate change and adaptive strategies (i.e. sets of concrete adaptation measures) on agriculture, nature and other land-use functions in the rural landscape of the Netherlands (read more). The strategies that the Consortium will assess are meant to:

achieve a climate proof ecological structure that allows meeting high standard climate proof nature targets
give positive perspectives to agriculture, the drinking water sector and other land-use functions
optimize the overall functionality of the landscape, in terms of water management, biodiversity, agriculture, drinking water and recreation

Work Packages

the summary (pdf)
on the scientific aspects (pdf)
on the societal aspects (pdf)
WP1: Integration: multifunctional adaptation to climate change (pdf)
WP2: Water and biodiversity in the future climate (pdf)
WP3: Drivers and consequences of adaptation by farmers (pdf)

Publications

Consortium Publications

An ecohydrological sketch of climate change impacts on water

Process-based proxy of oxygen stress surpasses indirect ones in predicting vegetation characteristics

Efficiency of agricultural measures to reduce nitrogen deposition on Natura 2000 sites

Flyer Theme 3 Climate Adaptation for Rural Areas

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Consortium Partners

Consortium leader

Prof.dr.ir. Adri van den Brink (WUR)
t: +31 (0) 317 482784
f: +31 (0) 317 419000

Contact Person
Dr. Martha Bakker (WUR)
t: +31 (0) 317 482420
f: +31 (0) 317 419000

Wageningen UR
Building 101, B217. Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen (NL)
P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen (NL)

Project Members

Overview members Climate Adaptation for Rural Areas

Hotspots

Stakeholders are involved at many levels and at all stages of the research:

on individual level: (farmers and nature managers) and co-operations of individual stakeholders and companies (LTO and Natuurmonumenten; drinking water companies)
governmental institutions: (Staatsbosbeheer, provinces, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency The Netherlands (PBL), and water boards / STOWA), to ministries (LNV, VROM, and V&W)

Currently the following stakeholders have already expressed their interest in our proposal:

the provinces of Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland and Noord-Brabant
Water board Aa en Maas
drinking water companies Brabant Water and Vitens
the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV)

Deltas in Times of Climate Change II Conference

24-26 September 2014
Rotterdam, the Netherlands