Case studies
Integrating Climate Change Considerations
Structured objectives share a common, consistent and transparent format. This allows for climate change decisions to be easily integrated to provide a core comprehensive adaptation and mitigation (AM) and sustainable development (SD) decision framework. This new framework helps stimulate the creation of alternatives that take a broadened range of objectives into account. For example, an objective to minimize kilometres travelled might result in strategies to manage the factors driving the demand for mobility in the region as well as, or instead of, the Gateway Programme's focus on new infrastructure. Adaptation objectives might suggest alternatives to road expansion on low-lying deltas and flood plains (both of which are included in the Gateway Programme), or to provide sea surge protection (dykes, natural barriers, etc.).