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The aim of the project is to create an adaptation strategy for the municipality of Šebrov-Kateřina and thus reduce the negative impacts of this change on its inhabitants. Part of the creation of the strategy will be a detailed analysis of the risks of the territory, on the basis of which a system of effective measures will be created. The project will also include a questionnaire survey for the residents of our village.
Summary of project results
The negative effects of climate change can also be observed in the cadastre of the Šebrov-Kateřina municipality. Heat waves, extreme hydrological phenomena, long-term drought, flash floods, mudslides after torrential rains and associated water erosion and degradation of agricultural land. Damaged ecosystems and the reduction of their biodiversity. Without an adequate response, our residents may be exposed to a significant deterioration in living conditions in the future. Our municipality has therefore decided to respond to the challenge brought to us by the changing climate and to prepare an adaptation strategy that will reflect the specific conditions and needs of our territory.
When preparing the adaptation strategy, we were based on the belief that only the preservation and development of natural components and nature''s energies, the rational use of gentle technologies and an economically long-term perspective are the foundations of a successful process of adaptation to changing climatic conditions. As part of the project, we analyzed the territory in terms of surface, temperature maps, distribution of water in the landscape and erosion. We have created a set of maps that serve as a basis for the design of specific adaptation measures. The analyzes show, for example, that from the point of view of overheating, built-up areas and also forest areas with discontinuous growth are especially sensitive. Conversely, the least sensitive to high temperatures are the deciduous forests around the village.
As part of the preparation of the strategy, we also conducted a questionnaire survey of the public. It shows that 87% of the inhabitants of the village perceive that our climate is currently changing, feel the effects of this change and consider climate change to be an important social issue. And what problems do they perceive in our village? Among the most frequently repeated answers are drought, lack of water and its poor quality in the local stream, as well as dustiness in places without enough greenery, low biodiversity in the surrounding nature or spruce monocultures with the occurrence of bark beetles. The questionnaire also showed that residents would welcome the introduction of innovative technologies for rainwater harvesting, anti-flood measures or the construction of small water bodies in the countryside.