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Chapter 10: Supporting El Salvador to Reduce Infrastructure Risks within a Green,Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Framework for DevelopmentPART IITechnicalPresentation 1Table 10.1: Common climatic variables used for climate impact and risk assessmentSector/system Area of potential impact Relevant climatic variablesWhat a Country ShouldThink About andThen Do to AddressClimate Change andInfrastructure RisksAgricultureInsect outbreaksSoil propertiesBiodiversityCoastsCrop yieldsLivestock herdsPrimary productionAbundance and distribution of speciesCoral bleaching and mortalityCoastal erosionCoastal floodingStore surge return periods and area inundatedTemperature and precipitation(optional variables: wind,humidity and solar radiationwhenever relevant)TechnicalPresentation 2Internalization ofClimate Risks in theContext of Planningand Urban DevelopmentHuman healthHeat stress and related mortalityInfections diseaseTechnicalPresentation 3InfrastructureWater resourcesRoad and rail maintenance costsBuildingEnergy productionWater availability and supplyWater resources reliant on snow meltA Framework forRisk Assessmentand Risk-InformedDecision-Making forInfrastructureDevelopmentSource: Modified from CSIRO (2007).The four maps of Uruguay in Figure 10.3 show examples of climate change scenarios (based on 1970– 1999 climatology data) for 2046 – 2065 and 2081 – 2100 assuming business as usual (see A2 Scenariomaps), compared to 2081 – 2100 assuming significant global cooperation towards sustainable development(see B1 Scenario map).TechnicalPresentation 4Probabilistic RiskModeling: BasicPrinciples andApplicationsTechnicalPresentation 5An Economic Frameworkfor Evaluating ClimateProofing Investmentson InfrastructureTechnicalPresentation 6Supporting ElSalvador to ReduceInfrastructure Riskswithin a Green, Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Frameworkfor DevelopmentPaving the Way for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Conference Proceedings 121