追赶干旱:荷兰的法律和政策反应
Max Frederik Wicher Augustijn1,2, Edwin Alblas1, Andries Richter2
1Law Group, Wageningen University & Research, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands.
概括
气候变化正在增加像荷兰这样历来潮湿的地区的干旱风险. 目前干旱治理战略重点是适应,但依赖于自愿措施,引发了对有效性和潜在政策冲突的担忧.
科学领域:
- 环境政策
- 适应气候变化
- 水资源管理
背景情况:
- 由于气候变化,包括荷兰在内的历史上潮湿的地区面临越来越多的干旱.
- 这需要适应水和土地利用治理,以减轻对农业,生态系统和供水的影响.
研究的目的:
- 分析荷兰Twente地区的干旱治理情况.
- 确定干旱适应政策,法律和工具及其实施挑战.
主要方法:
- 使用快速政策网络绘图来分析多层次治理环境.
- 审查了欧盟,国家和地区的政策,法律和工具.
主要成果:
- 干旱治理强调目标设定和战略制定.
- 目前的工具主要是自愿的,采用和有效性不确定.
- 干旱适应的潜在障碍包括立法豁免和政策冲突.
结论:
- 由于依赖自愿措施,Twente地区现有的干旱适应战略可能不足.
- 政策和立法框架需要仔细审查以避免冲突并确保有效适应干旱.
- 需要对干旱适应工具的行为影响进行进一步的研究.
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