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

Increasedmortality andmorbidity (continued)

Heatwaves

Human health

Lack of/limited adequate inter-sectoral cooperation

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

National

Potential complementarities with disaster risk- reduction policies

Cold spells

Human health

Lack of/limited adequate inter-sectoral cooperation

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

National

Potential complementarities with disaster risk-reduction policies

Decreased public safety

Flooding (in industrial hotspots)

Human health Food (Agriculture, Fishing) Forest and biodiversity

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

Potential complementarities with disaster risk-reduction policies, forest and biodiversity

Lack of/limited funding Lack of awareness Lack of/limited adequate vertical integration EU-local

EU Subregional National

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Flooding (in landmine sites)

Human health Food (Agriculture) Forest and biodiversity

Health

New vector-borne diseases

Potentially increasing resilience of local communities

Potential complementarities with disaster risk-reduction policies

Lack of/limited horizontal institutional coordination Lack of awareness

National

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