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Outcomes of analysis of critical issues for Porto Garibaldi General findings from interviews and background information Dr. Grit Martinez, Ecologic Institute 1 st Italian RISC- KIT Stakeholder’s Day This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demostration under Grant Agreement No. 603458. This presentation reflects the views only of the authors, and the European Union cannot be considered liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

Methods I Desk-research • Archival material: • Records of historic storm floods and eye witnesses reports • Review of DRR policies and management plans national/local • Academic and grey literature, raw data and surveys II Qualitative (narrative) interviews to capture societal aspects (risk knowledge, perceptions, motivations and proposal for DRR measures…) •

Analysis of Data obtained through Interwiews

Porto Garibaldi (IT) low high

Porto Garibaldi (IT) Stakeholder Groups Mode of Governance 1 participatory 2 centralized SH1: Coastal manager SH2: Land use planner SH3: Civil protection/ disaster 1 mgmt agency SH4: Academic working in coastal 2 low trust in high trust in zone authorities authorities SH5: Consultant previously engaged in managing coastal environment SH6: Local resident previously affected by the hazard clear roles & unclear roles & SH7: Chairperson of local active responsibilities responsibilities civic groups „ No good level of sharing information between the local SH8: Local authority (e.g. coast, port, tourism, fishing, housing) community, and the regional authorities” ( SH 8/ local authority) “So, I can say that the local community is very active and even proactive in undertaking actions to protect their own property and coastlines, as can be seen in the event of winter sea storms.” (SH 6/local resident) 1st Italian RISC- KIT Stakeholder’s Day

Assessment matrix – Porto Garibaldi Nature of measure Add an 'X' for: 1. Either Prevention & mitigation, Preparedness, Response, or Recovery Implementation status of the 2. Either Hazard, Exposure, or Vulnerability measure 3. Either Technical, Policy/planning, Investigations/research, or Capacity building/information 4. Ecosystem based if the measure is of such nature Finances required /price range Measure Who is mainly responsible for implementing the measure (also Cost values (habitat loss, money) include qualitative Local acceptance / local & regional interests ( how to measure Barriers for implementation Participatory approach Objectives Threat Benefits of measure (describe in a qualitative way) (if possible enter real numbers, if not choose Source mention if the mandate for action is with another actor) issues success)/ what kind of acceptance (social, cultural etc.) (eg lack of commitment, lack of (financal, personal) resources, etc) (process forward to implement a measure) between high/low/medium) Capacity building/information Prevention & mitigation Investigations/research in construction/ongoing Policy/planning Ecosystem based Prepardeness Vulnerability implemented Response Recovery Exposure Technical proposed planned Hazard Measures implemented by citizens themselves, and not Better protection against flooding Identify new ways of thinking about citizen safety and self-management X X X X X Local and Regional Authorities, NGOs X Low no information no information no information no information SH 2 only by public authorities in charge of land safety Support the development of mitigation Design structural and non-structural actions that are intended to mitigate risks X X X X X Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments Geological Service of the Emilia-Romagna Region, regional authorities X X High/medium no information no information no information no information SH 2 measures To improve prevention systems Discourage risk-taking behaviors X X X Capacity building and awareness rising Geological Service of the Emilia-Romagna Region, regional authorities X Low no information no information no information no information SH 2 Buildings located in highly vulnerable areas should adapt to and comply with certain To improve prevention systems X X X X X X Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments Geological Service of the Emilia-Romagna Region, regional authorities X X Low no information no information no information no information SH 2 specific safety rules that conform to the hazards that have occurred Industries should make investments to build new systems, to improve the technology, to To improve prevention systems X X X Protect socioeconomic investments X High/Medium no information no information no information no information SH 1 work on the particular coastal area "to operate on several fronts" ( e.g. submerged barrier is perfectly fine, but only to try to To promote a holistic approach for improving protection To improve prevention systems stop the wave energy and you should therefore do other things behind like nourishment or X X X Local and regional authorities X High no information no information no information no information SH 8 systems re-naturalize the dune) Better and environmental friendly land planning/ Better protection against flooding Create wetlands X X X X Local and regional authorities X High no information no information no information no information SH 8 Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments Better protection against flooding Build houses on poles X X X Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments Local and regional authorities X High no information no information no information no information SH 8 Flooding Require large amounts of money and could lead to Demolish on the seafront and build inland [take old buildings (with poor quality) down, Better and environmental friendly land planning/ Require large amounts of money and could lead to many conflicts (e.g. Better protection against flooding X X X X X X Local and regional authorities X Very high!!!! many conflicts (e.g. citizens not willing to rebuild their no information no information SH 8 rebuild inland and recreate ecologically important areas, with proper landscaping criteria] Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments citizens not willing to rebuild their houses) houses) Teach owners of beach establishments to put all the electrical cables of building at the top Better protection against flooding X X X Capacity building and awareness rising Local and regional authorities X Low no information no information no information no information SH 8 of the building and not buried in the ground Rebuild the dunes/move the camping sites inland and build boardwalks to avoid trampling Better protection against flooding on the dune in the area between Porto Garibaldi and Lido di Pomposa (north of the RISC-KIT X X X X Safeguard lives and protect socioeconomic investments Local and regional authorities X High/Medium no information no information no information no information SH 8 area) To improve prevention systems Manage empty spaces X X X X To promote an ecosystem based approach X Low no information no information no information no information SH 8 Involving municipalities and the local Participatory process for the purposes of the Flood Directive X X X Capacity building and awareness rising All regional authorities involved in the Flood directive X Low no information no information no information no information SH 8 communities Potentially high impact on the sediment budget of the Temporary flood protection Build sand mounds on the beach by beach scraping X X X Temporary flood protection for the winter Owners of beach establishment and municipalities X Medium no information no information no information SH 8 beach (Harley et al., 2013) Improve knowledge on flood protection Guidelines on self-protection measures (e.g. beach scraping) so that impacts are not X X X X X To avoid negative impacts Regional and local authorities X Low no information no information no information no information SH 8 measures worsened Coastal “regeneration” and ecological compensation to the urbanized areas, moving inland Better protection against flooding X X X X X Local community and the regional authorities X X Very high no information no information no information no information SH 8 and retreat from the coastline Protect the mouth of the Porto Garibaldi navigation channel with hard defence structures to Better protection against flooding X X X X protect socioeconomic investments Local and regional authorities X High no information no information no information no information SH 6 dissipate the wave energy

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