Ricardo-AEA to lead a workshop in Ancona, Italy to help European cities adapt to climate change

Ricardo-AEA will help European cities adapt to climate change in a workshop in Ancona, this week.

The workshop, which will take place from the 19th to the 21st of February, is one of a series being run as part of the ‘Adaptation Strategies for European Cities’ project for the European Commission DG Climate Action, managed by Ricardo-AEA in partnership with ICLEI.

Representatives from Almada, Burgas, Barcelona, Gibraltar, Rotterdam and Zadar will be coming together in Ancona to discuss the implications of climate change for their cities and review adaptation strategies.

The workshop also involves a technical visit to Ancona’s early warning headquarters in Palazzo degli Anziani as well as to sites affected by landslides such as the entire Posatora Area, to provide delegates with an insight into the impacts of climate change.

Ricardo-AEA’s Project Manager and climate change impacts and adaptation specialist, Jonathan Perks, said:

“Climate change is increasingly recognised as a major threat to the stability and prosperity of the European Union and it is great to see these cities come together in Ancona to address the issue. We look forward to leading interactive sessions and working with the participating cities to develop robust climate change adaptation strategies.”

Ricardo-AEA also led the first coaching session of the ‘Adaptation Strategies for European Cities’ project to help environment officials, stakeholders and town planners in Gibraltar develop an effective climate change adaptation strategy in December, last year. To find out more click here.

Notes to editors:
‘Adaptation Strategies for European Cities’ is an 18 month European project commissioned by the European Commission - Directorate General for Climate Action, coordinated by Ricardo-AEA (United Kingdom) and ICLEI European Secretariat in partnership with Arcadis (Netherlands), University of Manchester (United Kingdom), Adelphi research (Germany), and Alexander Ballard Limited (United Kingdom).

The aim of the project is to help cities prepare for climate change by raising awareness, sharing good practice and developing guidance. Twenty-one cities are participating including those developing an adaptation strategy during the course of the project and others that will be providing support to the trainee cities.

Find out more about the project here.

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Leading environmental consultancy Ricardo-AEA has grown by around 20 percent in Scotland over the past year.

Ricardo-AEA is currently working on a number of projects in Scotland across resource efficiency, carbon management, renewables and air quality. A major area of focus at present is supporting the Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland in moving Scotland towards a zero waste economy and in particular providing support to SMEs to realise the substantial economic benefits available through resource efficiency.

Leadership by the Scottish government in important policy areas such as resource efficiency and the development of the Low Carbon Economic Strategy intends to increase the value of the low carbon goods and services sector to more than 10 percent of the Scottish economy by 2015, creating 60,000 green jobs. The Low Carbon Economic Strategy also aims to encourage Scottish companies to exploit commercial opportunities.

Jamie Pitcairn, director of Ricardo-AEA in Scotland said: “The growth of Ricardo-AEA in Scotland is a direct result of the country’s ambitious targets, supported by the policies and practical leadership of the Scottish government. We look forward to supporting both government agencies and the private sector in realizing the potential for a low carbon Scot