{"id":83186,"date":"2023-03-13T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T12:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evolvingregions.com\/content\/evolving23-departure-into-implementation-documentation-of-results\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T11:19:47","slug":"evolving23-departure-into-implementation-documentation-of-results","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/cms.evolvingregions.com\/en\/content\/evolving23-departure-into-implementation-documentation-of-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolving23: Departure into implementation – documentation of results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Thursday, 09 February 2023, the Evolving23 <\/strong>conference took place as part of the Evolving Regions project. At the Sparkassenakademie NRW in Dortmund, the approximately 100 participants were able to follow a varied program with impulses and a panel discussion in the morning as well as substantive discussions in five different content sessions in the afternoon and exchange ideas on topics of climate adaptation in rural areas. Under the title “Evolving23 \u2013 Climate<\/strong> adaptation in rural areas \u2013 Departure for implementation”, the focus was on challenges in the implementation of climate adaptation in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n

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J\u00fcrgen Schultze from the Social Research Centre of the TU Dortmund moderated the day and welcomed NRW Environment Minister Oliver Krischer from the Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport on stage at the beginning of the event. In his presentation, Minister Krischer described the relevance of climate change adaptation and presented the goals and plans of the state of NRW. In particular, he highlighted the Climate Adaptation Act as the first law on the subject in Germany. Against the background of the flood disaster in the summer of 2021, it is more important than ever to continue to promote climate adaptation. Events such as Evolving23 could also contribute to this:<\/p>\n\n

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“The events of recent years, such as the flood disaster in 2021 or last year’s heat and drought summer, have shown us all the dramatic effects of the climate crisis in our own country. Not only urban centres were affected, but also rural areas. With the ‘Evolving Regions’ project, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is supporting seven districts in their efforts to increase climate resilience. I am very pleased to see how successfully the project has been carried out and how committed the participating regions are in initiating and implementing adaptation processes. Events such as the final conference ‘Evolving23’, in which experts and people from the regions meet, are also important for exchange and mutual learning.”<\/p>\nOliver Krischer \u2013 Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport NRW (MUNV NRW)<\/em><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n

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Minister Oliver Krischer | \u00a9<\/em> Social Research Centre\/TU Dortmund<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

Following the impulse of Minister Krischer, Bernd Decker from the LIFE funding programme and the agency CINEA (xx) placed the project in the European level of climate adaptation. Against this background, he stressed the need for innovative and more systemic climate adaptation. The implementation of the measures developed in Evolving Regions plays an important role in this:<\/p>\n\n

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“I am impressed by the catalogue of measures and the planned activities in the individual thematic areas of the Evolving Regions project. By strengthening participation and planning capacities, the Social Research Centre makes an important contribution to implementation, especially since social innovations are very important in this area. And now it is a matter of mobilising the appropriate resources. I am very happy that we are now talking about implementation!”<\/p>\nBernd Decker | Acting Head of Sector LIFE Climate Action, CINEA<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n

Subsequently, Katharina Schrot from the Social Research Centre of the TU Dortmund presented the project and the project results of Evolving Regions. The presentation can be downloaded via the following link.<\/p>\n\n

Lecture-Schrot_Evolving-Regions_Evolving23<\/a>download<\/a><\/div>\n\n
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Following Katharina Schrot’s presentation, two regional promoters from the Evolving Regions regions reported. It all started with Dr. Christine Heybl as a former promoter from the district of Coesfeld. Dr. Ingo M\u00f6ller from the district of Lippe also presented the results of the region in the project in his lecture. The presentations of both presentations can be downloaded here:<\/p>\n\n

230209_Evolving23 Abschlusskonferenz_COE<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n
230209-Evolving23_Lippe-MoI<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n
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In the subsequent panel discussion, the participants focused on climate adaptation in rural regions, possible ways to implement adaptation strategies and future tasks and challenges. Also present were District Administrator Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr from the district of Coesfeld, Bernd Decker from CINEA, Antje Kruse from LANUV NRW and Katharina Schrot from the Social Research Centre of the TU Dortmund. In the discussion, the different perspectives of the discussion participants became clear. Antje Kruse emphasized the relevance of rural areas in NRW and emphasized that climate adaptation is a joint task. Bernd Decker, on the other hand, emphasized the relevance of innovative ideas and mutual learning from a European perspective. Katharina Schrot contributed her experiences from the project Evolving Regions and spoke about the necessity of cross-stakeholder processes in climate adaptation and the challenges in consolidating the project results. <\/p>\n

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Katharina Schrot (sfs\/TU Dortmund), Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr (Coesfeld district), Antje Kruse (LANUV), J\u00fcrgen Schultze (sfs\/TU Dortmund) and Bernd Decker (CINEA) (from left) | \u00a9<\/em> Social Research Centre\/TU Dortmund<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

District Administrator Dr. Christian Schulze Pellengahr emphasized that climate change and adaptation to the associated consequences do not stop at the borders of local authorities, which is why not only mutual learning is important, but also that the EU offers a framework in which this exchange can take place. He also addressed the challenges on the ground, where human and financial resources in particular are scarce.<\/p>\n\n

Click through our gallery with a selection of quotes from the panelists:<\/p>\n

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