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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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