Activities in connection to the climate change in Hungary Dr. Sndor - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Activities in connection to the climate change in Hungary Dr. Sándor Fazekas Minister of Rural Development

International programs • Participation in the work of IPCC • Clavier project – Climate Change and Variability: Impact in Central and Eastern Europe – OMSZ, BME, VITUKI, Env ‐ in ‐ Cent Kft. • RegClim project – Regional Climate Development Under Global Warming – VÁTI, ELTE Department of Meteorology, Env ‐ in ‐ Cent Kft • ESPON CLIMATE – Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies – BME, VÁTI • DMCSEE – Drought Management Centre for South East Europe – OMSZ, VITUKI, ATIKÖVIZIG

National programs

VAHAVA project 2003 ‐ 2008 • Changes ‐ Impacts ‐ Responses (VÁltozás ‐ HAtás ‐ VÁlaszadás) – Global climate change, Hungarian impacts and responses, – Purpose: consolidate the scientific basis for policy ‐ making in context of the climate change hazard – The project mobilized the experts representing all key scientific disciplines – Main fields: water management, agriculture, soil management, forestry, energy sector, architecture, health, tourism, etc.

National Climate Strategy 2008 ‐ 2025 • Implementation of the international commitments • Reduce and limit greenhouse gas emissions of anthropogenic origin • Adaptation to the domestic impacts of climate change • Preparation for the domestic impacts and instruments for complying with these objectives

Extreme hydrometeorological events

2003, drought SPI6 August, 1951 ‐ 2009, grid point average covering Hungary 2009 • The most severe drought from 1951 2007 2005 • Extremly little precipitation, summer temperature 2003 2001 1999 above normal with 4 ‐ 5°C 1997 1995 1993 • Yield losses, forest fires, problems in river shipping 1991 1989 on the Danube and Tisza, reduced run in some 1987 1985 1983 power plants 1981 1979 • In Hungary near 400 million EUR damage in 1977 1975 1973 agriculture 1971 1969 1967 1965 1963 1961 1959 1957 1955 1953 1951 ‐ 2.5 ‐ 2 ‐ 1.5 ‐ 1 ‐ 0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 SPI

2010, extreme precipitation – The wettest year from 1901, – Countrywide average: 959 mm – (R2010 ‐ R1971 ‐ 2000)/R1971 ‐ 2000= 68% – Internal waters: • 130 ‐ 140 thousands hectares under water – Floods in May ‐ June • 100 billion Forints losses – Extreme precipitation events • Hail, storms • Loss of harvest

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