Normandie
France
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About the region
Normandy is located in northern France and has a population of around 3.3 million people.
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Main climate risks
Coastal floods
Sea level is expected to rise from 1.1 meters to 1.8 meters by the end of the century [4]. Furthermore, coastal erosion is already impacting 2/3 of the coastal strip, with uncertain impacts of climate change.
Floods
Intense rainfall events are already hitting Normandy, and this trend is expected to continue [3]. Average rain level is expected to diminish by 15% in 2100 (RCP 8.5), but with an increase in intense rainfall during winter (+2 to +10%) and longer draught period during summer. Consequently, soil erosion is expected to increase, if no adaptation efforts are undertaken, and drought in the summer will change the seasonality of grazing and the productivity of the overall agricultural sector [5].
Heatwaves
Temperature in Normandy has already increased by 1.8˚C between 1960 and 2021. As temperatures continue to increase, so will the occurrence and intensity of heatwaves [1]. This will negatively affect the health of the aging population as well as the agriculture in the area [2]. Furthermore, the impact will be heterogeneous across the region, depending on the distance to the sea and urban heat island effects.
Focus during Pathways2Resilience
During P2R Normandy Region expressed interest in designing adaptation pathways and a knowledge inventory of climate change impact as well as identifying regional vulnerabilities. The applicant intends to involve a variety of different stakeholders in the climate adaptation related discussions, bear the fundamental principles of climate justice, like equality, at the heart of the public policy development, and strengthen their knowledge dissemination efforts regionally as well as on the EU level. The region also plans to provide more financial support for the regionally implemented climate resilience projects and invest in vocational training in climate-change related topics.
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Interesting highlights
Since 2020, the Region is engaged in cooperation with the scientific community to better anticipate the consequences of climate change locally. A local group of experts, known as the “Normandy IPCC”, was constituted and produced synthesis of scientific evidence over thirteen topics.
Furthermore, the Region has been working on communities' preparedness to sea-level rise since 2014 with an innovative and ambitious policy, “Our coastline for tomorrow”, that aims at anticipating and financing spatial reconfiguration of cities.
Regional Resilience Journey
Normandy has medium readiness for the first RRJ step and low readiness for the second and third steps.
Normandy has the highest capacities in Capabilities and skills.
Key community systems priority areas
Land use and food systems
Local economic systems
Key enabling conditions priority areas
Finances and resources
Behavioural change
References
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Resist. “Normandy Region Turns to Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Challenges,” March 19, 2024. Accessed