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Table 13.2 (continued)

Knowledge
indicators Operationalisation Case examples

Chile Switzerland

Inclusion: Integration
of climate change
and environmental
impacts into
planning process.

Cost benefit analyses of water policy decisions in normal
times (social discount factor = 6 %) and in extreme
periods, e.g. of the losses due to the drought compared
to the value of investing in pumps to tackle the
drought (e.g. assessment of loss of VAT taxes through
decreased production);physical consequences of the
market are not accounted for in sector specific
technical focus of adaptation options (i.e. desalination,
national dams policy, irrigation efficiency, etc.) under
consideration to meet rising demand under decreasing
supply. Studies, modelling and seminars on climate
change impacts , but approach is fragmented, lack of
holistic and coherent cross sector/ministry strategy for
managing and adapting to climate change impacts;
climate change projections not included in forward
modelling for Aconcagua Project.

TRC diagnosed the security of the Rhône, the quality
of the dikes, deficits in terms of the size of hydro
in order to meet security objectives, and improve
the quality of the environment and the
socio-economic aspects along the river, while
taking climate risks into account through residual
risk calculations. TRC implementation plan will
not remain static and fixed, but 10 year evaluation
period. Most vulnerable areas deemed priority
measures, iterative approaches aim to balance
sectoral priorities in implementation. Tendency for
water supply on the other hand (irrigation,
domestic supply) to take climate change into
account is dependent on the municipality.
Universities and private engineering consultancies
conducting sectoral based studies; water protection
office is taking part in an INTEREGG project with
an Italian partner to observe springs in linkage
with climate change. Climate change taken into
account in planning and research but not at the
operational level for hydropower. NFA as an
incentive for inclusion of multi-criteria for
integrated risk management.