Climate change in the West Balkans

Description

The report aims to raise awareness on the impacts of climate change on the society in the West Balkan area. It is used to stimulate policy debate and to help society to come up with solutions to tackle upcoming environmental challenges. The report clarifies that the impact of climate change will be different for some of the West Balkan subregions. Croatia is expected to be the least affected by climate change while Albania will be exposed and is at this moment still very vulnerable. The main challenges in all countries are dealing with variety in water resources. This includes both risks of increasing water scarcity related to the agricultural and energy sector as well as increased risk to flooding.

Reference information

Source:

ENVSEC, Zoi environment network

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2012

Keywords:

Balkan, country plan, water resources

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Extreme Temperatures, Flooding, Sea Level Rise, Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Adaptation Measures and Actions, Observations and Scenarios, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Agriculture, Biodiversity protection, Buildings, Coastal areas, Energy, Forestry, Health, Transport, Urban, Water management

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Macro-Transnational region:

Adriatic-Ionian, Mediterranean (Euro-Med), Danube Area

Countries:

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

Health impact:

-NONSPECIFIC-

Publications and Reports Documents (1)

Climate Change in West Balkans

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