UDDEVALLA IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

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1 UDDEVALLA IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT GROUP 2 - CALAS Nikhil - CUCULI Julien - HÖJEMO Thomas - KHAN FARIDOON Faheem Ahmad - PETTERSSON Isa - SADEGHZADE Azarakhsh

2 Transportation decision-making power Official EU Transport Policy

3 Transportation decision-making power European Transport Network Plan

4 Transportation trends 4 U D D E VA L L A S S TA D S VA P E N UDDEVALLAS STADSVAPEN Uddevallas stadsvapen har sin bakgrund i exporten av sågat ektimmer som skeppades ut från hamnen i Uddevalla med början på 1500-talet. När råvarubrist inträffade fick Uddevalla en nedgångsperiod, men 1617 fick staden rätt att importera timmer från övriga delar av Sverige för export via Uddevallas hamn. En ny näring tog fart och för att hugfästa detta infördes ett sigill för att symbolisera att de goda åren med ekexport nu fick en efterföljare i export av gran. Det här sigillet, en ek omgiven av två granar, har levt vidare och blev senare Uddevallas stadsvapen. More road traffic Traffic is rising with 2-3 % per year in the EU. Nuvarande stadsvapen fick sin utformning VEM SKALL ANVÄNDA VAPNET? Stadsvapnet är den officiella symbolen för Uddevallas kommunala organisation. Det är en skyldighet för kommunens olika nämnder, styrelser och förvaltningar att an- Opportunity Development around E6 Threat Declining city core

5 Transportation trends Climate change EU gradually takes climate change more seriously. Opportunity Rail, sea and public transport Threat Car-based development, flooding

6 Economic trends Internationalization The borders between the European countries become more and more diffuse. Opportunity Co-operation. Equal competition. Threat Local producers can t compete.

7 Climate trends Climate and environmental awareness There is a growing interest in the environment and a wider awareness about the climate threats in Europe. Opportunity Uddevalla is particularly vulnerable to rising sea level, but could be saved through raised awareness and early actions against global warming.

8 Sea & Environment Pollusion in European Coasts Inlands < Coastal regions weden west coast < Netherlands & Belgium < French & Spanish Atlantic region < Mediteranian coastal zones The Ocean Biodiversity Pollusion Vital link in the global eco & climate systems. Eutrophication - Discharge hazardous substancesreduce gradually - Synthetic manmade substances - Threatens the marin environment and ocean productivity - Requires regular Accurate mesurement programs

9 Sea & Environment Services from costal ecosystem - Provisional Services : food, fuel, wood, energy, natural products - Culltural services : tourism, recreation - Regulation & supporting services : shore line stablization buffering fron natural hazards, detoxification of polluted water Gateway function in global trade => Ecosystem services decrease Degration proces in Not replaceable by technology Rapid changes in these factors : - Demographic changes - Economic restructurring - Increased living standards - Leisure time - Global trade pattern Decrease the potential long-term viability of coastal ecosystem

10 Sea & Environment Threat : Climate change => Coastal squeeze => Valnerability of coastal areas to climate change & sea level rise Strategy : Improve coastal zone management, Spacial planing, National climate change adaptation in several countries The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. Specific actions conducted by the local chapter - National Beach Clean-up Project - Clean Water paddle-outs Surfrider Sweden started in response to the growing surf culture in order to increase environmental awareness in Scandinavia. Surfrider is continuing a project toevaluates European beaches Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). ICZM Integrated Coastal Zone Management EMTS European marine thematic strategy Thematic strategy on the marine environment Aims: bring forward the strategic goals for marine protection provide a solution-based vision of how to tackle threats to the marine environment specify the role of science in governance, in particular by setting out how existing institutions provide clarity as to how possible conflicts with the EU s other policies Attempts to balance the needs of development with protection of the very resources that sustain costal economies.

11 Sea & Environment Trends EU Marine Strategy for the protection & restoration of the marine environment aims to promote sustainable use of the seas and conserve marine ecosystems, establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) Climate & Oceans - Global GHG target setting - GHG emissions & fisheries - GHG emissions & shipping Fisheries - Deep water fisheries - Common Fisheries Policy - High seas bottom trawling - Fuel subsidies Shipping - The Clean Ship concept - Ship waste dumping - The TBT ban

12 Climate change, awareness & policies - Causes of climate change - Impact of climate change - Our responsibilities - EU Policies & Uddevella - Trends - Conclusion EU has started many projects in Uddevalla regarding climate change. Government and people should work together in making a step forward.

13 Climate change/awareness trends Climate change - Average temperature is rising by 3 5 degrees by the 2080s in comparison with the period Winter temperature may increase by 7 degrees - Highest measured msl m occaisionally happens - Sea levels are expected to rise by up to 0.2 m Awareness - Save energy - Turn down - Switch off - Recycle/Reuse - Intellegent transport - Additional suggestions

14 EU/Uddevalla Policies Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS): In 2004 Uddevalla municipality became Sweden s, first EMAS registered municipality. MötesplatS Medborgare (MSM): Enviroment and climate change Area analyzing (w Chalmers Architecture) Safety walks 3 year EU-project 6,7M SKR Eco-Management & Audit Scheme (EMAS):wareness - Save energy - Turn down - Switch off - Recycle/Reuse - Intellegent transport INTERREG: Creating a region where people want to live, work and congregate 7 year EU/SG project 1.1 billion SEK of which 335 million is EU support UDDEVELLA COMMITTEE: In Uddevella a committee for environmental and climate issues founded in 2007

15 Conclusion The warming is projected to continue and to increase over the course of the 21st century and beyond. Policy instruments could create incentives Rapid world-wide investments and deployment of mitigation technologies Research into new energy sources