{"id":63596,"date":"2023-01-27T00:02:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T23:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/publication\/mettre-adaptation-impacts-changement-climatique-menu-discussions-entre-collectivites-et-etat\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T18:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:15:02","slug":"putting-adaptation-to-impacts-of-climate-change-on-french-agenda-of-discussions-between-local-and-national-authorities","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/en\/publication\/putting-adaptation-to-impacts-of-climate-change-on-french-agenda-of-discussions-between-local-and-national-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting adaptation to the impacts of climate change on the French agenda of discussions between local and national authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

While French local authorities have important levers for adaptation, they will only be able to mobilize them if certain conditions are met at national level: the entire effort cannot rest on their initiative alone. This is what this I4<\/span>CE<\/strong>‘s Climate Report shows. There is an urgent need for a discussion on adaptation between the national government and subnational authorities.<\/strong> \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Report only available in French<\/h3>\n

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The impacts of climate change, such as the worsening of the heat island effect, increased risk of flooding, accelerated coastal erosion, water shortages and reduced snow cover, are felt first and foremost at the local level. Adapting to these impacts is therefore often seen as the responsibility of subnational actors, and local authorities in particular. This Climate Report shows that, while local authorities do indeed have important levers for adaptation and must act now (I4<\/span>CE<\/strong> 2023), they will only be able to mobilize them if certain conditions are met at national level: the entire effort will not be able to rest on their initiative alone. There is therefore an urgent need for a discussion between the <\/span>national government and subnational authorities on t<\/span>his critical issue<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If we look at the adaptation challenges facing local authorities and the levers they have at their disposal, we can see that municipalities, their groupings and the Regions all play a key, multi-faceted role in the planning and implementation of adaptation policies. As owners, organizers and financiers of numerous projects and activities<\/span>, local authorities are also critical actors in the implementation of adaptation. Playing this role will require them to dedicate<\/span> financial and human<\/span> resources <\/span>and will have budgetary consequences that they must be able to anticipate.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click here to see “Adaptation to climate change: a shared responsibility between local and national authorities” in French<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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However, while this role <\/span>address<\/span>es<\/span> several of the major adaptation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>challenges<\/span>, it does not cover all of them: taking account of climate change in public health policies, in the management of <\/span>large <\/span>critical<\/span> infrastructures (e.g. major seaports, the rail network or electricity transmission) and in the steering of certain economic policies of national interest, such as forestry policy, is above all the responsibility of the <\/span>central <\/span>State and national operators.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition to that, even when it comes to issues that fall within their remit, local authorities don’t always hold all the cards when it comes to implementing ambitious adaptation measures:<\/span><\/p>\n

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