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 (continued)

Key risks

Hazards

Key vulnerable sectors

Adaptation policies

Overall effectiveness

Policy coverage

Complementarities or conflicts

Impacts on local communityresilience

Bottlenecks

Tourism (Winter)

Reduced snow cover

Economic and livelihood losses (continued)

Decreasing resilience of local communities

Unsustainable measures carrying other risks Eonomic bottlenecks Lack of awareness of the problem and adaptation needs

National Subnational

Conflicts in the use of resources with water and energy sector (e.g. artificial snow-making)

n/a

n/a

n/a

Food (Agriculture/ Livestock)

Cold spells, heavy snow precipitation Flooding (during and post-event)

n/a

n/a

Human health

Increasedmortality andmorbidity

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

Lack of/limited adequate inter-sectoral cooperation Lack of/limited adequate vertical integration EU-local Lack of/limited adequate inter-sectoral cooperation Lack of/limited adequate vertical integration EU-local

Potential complementarities with disaster risk-reduction policies

EU Subregional National

Human health

Wildfires

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

Potential complementarities with disaster risk-reduction policies

EU Subregional National

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