Annex 2. Sector Interrelationships in Relation to Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities Table 2.1. Sector interrelationships: Negative impacts of climate change Potential Negative Impacts on Sector from Other Sectors Urban Agriculture Forestry BD&ES Water Energy Transport Human Health Tourism Environment Decline of Reduced water Competition for Accessibility of Competition for Workers health Competition for useful insects; availability; water farm lands; water resources and water resources resources; productivity increase of floods; and and increased may decrease invasive higher transport costs competition for species; and electricity costs drinking water Agriculture for water disturbed pumping; and ecological balance higher risk of electricity grid failure Spread of Use of short Increased Use of wood as Forest Introduction of Forest Increased workers’ invasive rotation demand of renewable invasive health and pressure on ecosystems’ species from forestry may water resources energy source fragmentation species from productivity forest agriculture decrease may lead to conflicts carbon and decrease urban territories may decrease ecosystems lands; and biodiversity; higher demand sequestration due to due to from and for water functions of development of increased development of land-use harvesting, thus forests while transport summer tourist conflicts trade-offs such draining certain providing infrastructure temperatures; infrastructure at as land-take forest market and easier and new localities Forestry may be harmful ecosystems opportunities spread of due to high risk for below water invasive decreased forest workers catchments species quality of older health while localities coping with associated with increased climate change natural disturbances in forests Impacts from Decreased Competition for Ecosystem Introduction of Demand for BD&ES intensification of resilience of water resources fragmentation IAS through water of ecosystem
Annex 2. Sector Interrelationships in Relation to Climate Change Risks and Vulnerabilities Table 2.1. Sector interrelationships: Negative impacts of climate change Potential Negative Impacts on Sector from Other Sectors Agriculture Forestry BD&ES Water Energy Transport Urban Environment Human Health Tourism Agriculture Decline of useful insects; increase of invasive species; and disturbed ecological balance Reduced water availability; floods; and competition for drinking water Competition for water resources; higher electricity costs for water pumping; and higher risk of electricity grid failure Accessibility of farm lands; and increased transport costs Competition for water resources Workers health and productivity may decrease Competition for water resources Forestry Spread of invasive species from agriculture lands; and land-use conflicts Use of short rotation forestry may decrease biodiversity; and trade-offs such as land-take may be harmful Increased demand of water resources may lead to higher demand for water harvesting, thus draining certain forest ecosystems below water catchments Use of wood as renewable energy source conflicts carbon sequestration functions of forests while providing market opportunities Forest ecosystems’ fragmentation and decrease due to development of transport infrastructure and easier spread of invasive species Introduction of invasive species from urban territories Forest workers’ health and productivity may decrease due to increased summer temperatures; and high risk for forest workers health while coping with increased natural disturbances in forests Increased pressure on forest ecosystems from development of tourist infrastructure at new localities due to decreased quality of older localities associated with climate change BD&ES Impacts from intensification of Decreased resilience of Competition for water resources Ecosystem fragmentation Introduction of IAS through Demand for water of ecosystem
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