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Figure 2 – Risk Heat Map of the potential climate change impacts

Table 1 – Examples of direct and indirect impacts of climate change in cities

Projected climate Likelihood Direct impacts Indirect impacts Geographical location
change impacts affected
(1) Warmer with Virtually Exacerbation of urban Declining air Inland cities and cities
fewer cold certain heat island effect quality. reliant on snowpack
days and increases risk of related for water supply.
nights, more mortality.
hot days and
nights
(2) Hot Very likely Increased demand for Energy Inland cities and
spells/heat cooling, and reduced transmission and cities reliant on
waves energy demand for distribution snowpack for water
increased heating. maybe supply.
frequency Greater stress on water overstressed
resources included those Wider
that rely on snowmelt geographical
from increased water incidence of
demand and declining vector bone
water quality. diseases ( for
example malaria)
Less disruption to
transport from
snow and ice.

(3) Heavy Very likely Flooding, strong winds Withdrawal of risk Coastal and port
precipitation and landslides. coverage in cities, those on
events Disruption of public water vulnerable areas riverbanks or
increased supply. by private insures. marginal land in
frequency floodplains,
mountains regions.

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