Future Imperfect: Climate change and adaptation in the Carpathians

Vulnerability and Adaption in Six Important Sectors

As an illustration of this approach, Figure 12 shows the results from the qualitative analysis on eco- system services provided by selected grasslands habitats. Services with a high score are considered highly significant or important for providing benefits. The qualitative assessment is based on expert judg- ment, a literature review and information gained from stakeholders during a workshop in 2013. This type of analysis can be useful to assess the impacts of adap-

The CARPIVIA, CarpathCC and CARPATCLIM projects assessed the vulnerability of the Carpathian region to climate change in combination with other anthro- pogenic pressures. Vulnerability was assessed for the major ecosystems and economic sectors that depend on them. First, possible climate change sce- narios were identified and impacts were assessed. Next, vulnerability was described as a function of the impacts. Adaptation options were then considered.

tation measures on ecosystem services affected by future climate change. It forms a basis for further quantification and assigning a monetary value to eco- system services.

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Figure 12: An illustration of the significance of ecosystem services by sector (5 = very high). This example is for grasslands (source: CarpathCC).

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