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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