RADOST - Regional Adaptation Strategies for the German Baltic Coast | Umweltbundesamt

The regional climate model CLM with the emission scenarios A1B and B1 and the respective realizations have been used in this project (see also North German Climate Office with the North German Climate Atlas). CLM covers the entire Baltic Sea, the entire period (1961-2100) and the data are freely available to all. Each of the two scenarios was combined with two realizations to cover the whole range of climate data.

Module 2 (Natural and engineering sciences): This module will investigate the regional impacts of climate change. Providing the basic data, the research will capture the structural and functional changes resulting from climate change in the western Baltic Sea as well as its inner and outer coastal waters. This integrative modelling approach will foster simulations with strong practical relevance and will also foster the investigation of new questions and issues. In addition to the simulation of waves, turbulences, currents and sediment transport, other aspects, such as water chemistry and ecological aspects such as phytoplankton will be incorporated. The models are able to incorporate both large-scale areas, such as the entire Baltic Sea, and areas on the local scale, such as the individual coastal sections.

Module 3 (socio-economic analysis): This module deals with the changes of the regional economic structures expected as a result of climate change. Possible income and employment aspects as well as the costs and benefits of individual adaption measures will be analyzed.

Module 2 (Natural and engineering sciences):
This module will investigate the regional impacts of climate change. Providing the basic data, the research will capture the structural and functional changes resulting from climate change in the western Baltic Sea as well as its inner and outer coastal waters. This integrative modelling approach will foster simulations with strong practical relevance and will also foster the investigation of new questions and issues. In addition to the simulation of waves, turbulences, currents and sediment transport, other aspects, such as water chemistry and ecological aspects such as phytoplankton will be incorporated. The models are able to incorporate both large-scale areas, such as the entire Baltic Sea, and areas on the local scale, such as the individual coastal sections.

Module 3 (socio-economic analysis):
This module deals with the changes of the regional economic structures expected as a result of climate change. Possible income and employment aspects as well as the costs and benefits of individual adaption measures will be analyzed.

In various focus topics vulnerability is analyzed: e.g. of a community or region or of infrastructures. Thus possible impacts of climate change and a corresponding need for adaption can be figured out.

Module 1 (Network building and dialogue):
This module constitutes the heart of RADOST and provides a gateway between research and practice. Sector-related and cross-sectoral issues are addressed in various forms of exchange and cooperation. The state of research activities is continuously assessed according to the needs of regional stakeholders, and approaches to solutions, including concrete applications, are being developed.

Module 4 (National and European political setting / national and international exchange):
In this module, international and inter-regional exchanges of information and experiences are organized. Moreover, regional adaptation strategies are compared with the policy developments at the national and EU level.