Outlook on Climate Change Adaptation in the Western Balkan Mountains
Evaluation of the existing adaptation policy mix to address identified key risks in the Western Balkans
Key risks
Hazards
Key vulnerable sectors
Adaptation policies
Overall effectiveness
Policy coverage
Complementarities or conflicts
Impacts on local communityresilience
Bottlenecks
Economic and livelihood losses
Wildfires
Forest and biodiversity Land
Potentially increasing resilience of local communities
Limited budget Lack of/limited institutional coordination
Complementarities with forest management and biodiversity protection, demining activities, disaster risk-reduction policies
National
Water (DRM)
Flooding
Potentially increasing resilience of local communities
Lack of risk sharing and transfer measures for flood damages Lowfinancial resources available for grey adaptationmeasures Lack of/limited
Complementarities with transport and communication policies
EU Subregional Transnational National
institutional coordination
Food (Agriculture/ Livestock)
Rising temperatures Water scarcity, droughts
Potentially increasing resilience of local communities
Low dedicated budget Lack of political awareness and institutional capacity
Complementarities with forest management and biodiversity protection, disaster risk management Potential conflicts with other sectors (energy, tourism, water management)
EU Subregional National
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LEGEND
data or information not available n/a
good performance
partially positive/negative or incomplete performance
poor performance
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