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Part 6: Factors Affecting Environmental Values – Threats/Pressures This is an assessment of the broad-scale and high-level groups of threats that are detrimentally influencing the condition of the environment across the region. The score is an assessment of the broad significance of the threat to the identified as- sets/values across the region, based on the environmental, social and economic consequences of the threat. The scale of the threat (global, regional, local) primarily contributing to the score should be annotated. The indicators to be scored/graded are the same as in the previous parts of the assessment: condition and trend in Best10%, Most, Worst10% of the distribution, and confidence.

Reference Point = conditions in 1900

Note that the Bangkok Workshop did not proceed to assign scores or grades to the social & economic impacts components or parameters – the participants recommended at the workshop that an expanded set of experts would be required to enable the scores/grades to be robustly assigned.

Factors detrimentally affecting the current condition Environmental impacts: Sea level, wind fields, storms (frequency, intensity), storm surges, rainfall pattern, acidity, current strength, productivity, temperatures, coastal erosion/accretion

Source

Summary rationale

Climate change and variability

(identify the assets/values from P1-P5 that are affected )

(Identify the social & economic assets/values affected ) could include e.g. coastal stability, land salinization, groundwater salinization, reduced wetland production, reduced subsistence fishing, river navigability, reduced coastal property protection, disruptions in normal activities (e.g. health, education, etc.), post-hazard epidemics, loss of lives. (identify the assets/values from P1-P5 that are affected) (Identify the social & economic assets/values affected) (identify the assets/values from P1-P5 that are affected)

Social & Economic Impacts

Extreme climate events

Environmental impacts:

Social & Economic Impacts

Coastal urban development

Environmental Impacts: Housing, roads, recreation areas, etc on coastal foreshores and adjacent areas (beaches, dunes, wetlands, bays, islands, estuaries), sewage, groundwater, stormwater, algal blooms, local hydrology and meteorology,…

(Identify the social & economic assets/values affected)

Social & Economic Impacts