Climate Change Adaptation Measures Toolbox
This page provides a comprehensive and easy to use toolbox of possible adaptation measures. Please select one or more of the group filters below to obtain detailed information on the measures of interest.
Please find more information in the ICPDR Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change.
Adapting hydroelectric management
Increase of power plant safety
Increase security of water-powered structures against overflowing, e.g. by storage power plants optimization or development of the wastewater systems in central energy industry plants to ensure better removal of rainwater
Re-commissioning of small and medium hydro power plants
Promotion of efficient cooling systems
Increasing the transfer of water
Consideration of potential changed flood patterns in the regulation of run-off-river power plants in order to have a positive effect reducing local floods, especially on smaller and medium flood events
Development of alternatives for cooling, e.g. using cooling towers or cell cooling techniques which need less cooling water
Elaboration of strategies by the local public administration authorities in order to use energy sources which should comply with the European environment and efficiency norms
Development of guiding principles on integrating environmental aspects in the use of existing hydropower plants
Investment and installation in the energy infrastructure such as in extreme peak load facilities, or alternatives (like storage) and in relocation and reinforcement of the Energy Grid and connections
