161117_Jordan_ASEZA_SECAP_Revised
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Table 81: Vulnerability analysis (based on the Future Cities Adaptation Compass tool)<br />
Receptors<br />
Extreme weather<br />
event<br />
Potential effects<br />
Who/What is affected<br />
Population<br />
Infrastructure<br />
Public Health<br />
Transport<br />
Energy<br />
Extreme heat - Deaths due to cardiovascular diseases<br />
- Spread of vector born and infectious diseases<br />
- Altered allergic pattern<br />
- Heat stress<br />
Everyone, but especially elderly people, babies,<br />
children, workers in outdoor environments and<br />
sensitive groups of people<br />
Landslides - Injuries and deaths All people living or working in the area<br />
Droughts - Asthma and cardiovascular diseases<br />
All people living or working in the area<br />
- Accumulation of trace elements<br />
Floods - Injuries and deaths<br />
All people living or working in the area<br />
- Water-borne diseases<br />
- Asthma and respiratory allergies<br />
Extreme heat - Rail and road network damages<br />
Roads, rail roads, public transport, people mobility<br />
- Change in behavior patterns<br />
- Air quality problems<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
Landslides - Damages<br />
Roads, rail roads, public transport, people mobility<br />
- Mobility difficulties in afflicted areas<br />
Droughts - Difficult transport of bulk material Waterways, water management<br />
Floods - Damages<br />
- Mobility difficulties in afflicted areas<br />
Extreme heat - Altered electricity peaks/demand<br />
- Damages<br />
- Cooling problems<br />
- Reduction of efficiency yield from conventional<br />
power plants and distribution grid<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
Roads, rail roads, public transport, people mobility<br />
Conventional power plants, electricity providers<br />
and consumers<br />
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