280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised

The Governorate of Luxor has developed a set to actions to meet Step 1: Preparing the ground for climate
adaption. For example, the Governorate established a Unit for Crises Management (GCM) to deal with any
climate extreme events and any other crises in the governorate.
The Governorate of Luxor also created a daily communication tool with the National Weather Forecast
Authority (NWFA) and the Governorate’s Central Operation Room (COR) to track any changes or extreme
events in the weather or climate, and to record and coordinate with concerned departments to deal with
such extreme events, whether in the Governorate of Luxor or the City of Luxor.
5. Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis
In order to conduct a risk assessment and vulnerability analysis, as a first step, the climate hazard types
should be identified. These hazard types in general for the Maghreb and Mashreq countries in particular, are
presented in Table 14 (Below).
The Governorate of Luxor (municipalities) was called to assess the impact that each climate hazard type has
a series of Vulnerable/ Impacted sectors, such as:
• Population (Public Health),
• Infrastructure (Transport, Energy, Water and Social),
• Built environment (Buildings’ stock and materials),
• Economy (Tourist and Agriculture), and
• Biodiversity (Coastal zone ecosystems, Green zones/ forests).
Table 14: Hazard types in general for the Maghreb and Mashreq countries
General Climate Hazard Types
Applicable for Maghreb and Mashreq regions
Extreme heat
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Extreme cold
Landslides
Storms
Droughts
Sea level rise
Floods
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Extreme precipitation
Forest fires
Ice and snow
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112 years and in Alexandria in 2015
These sectors have been identified as the most relevant for the Maghreb/ Mashreq region, utilizing info from
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