280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised
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Table 15: Vulnerability analysis (based on the Future Cities Adaptation Compass tool)<br />
Receptors<br />
Extreme weather<br />
event<br />
Potential effects Who/What is affected Feedback and Assessment by<br />
Governorate of <strong>Luxor</strong><br />
Extreme heat<br />
- Heat stress<br />
- Altered allergic pattern<br />
- Spread of vector born and infectious diseases<br />
- Deaths due to cardiovascular diseases<br />
Everyone, but especially workers<br />
in outdoor environments, elderly<br />
people, babies, children, and<br />
sensitive groups of people<br />
* Some street cleaners were affected by<br />
extreme heat due to heat waves and<br />
resulted in 2 passed away (heart problems).<br />
Droughts*<br />
- Asthma and cardiovascular diseases<br />
- Accumulation of trace elements<br />
All people living or working in the<br />
area<br />
Droughts occurrences in the city of <strong>Luxor</strong><br />
are very low and possibility is also low.<br />
Population<br />
Public Health<br />
River Nile level rise<br />
/ drop<br />
Storms*<br />
- Asthma and respiratory allergies<br />
- Water-borne diseases<br />
- Forced migration and mental health impacts<br />
- Casualties and deaths<br />
- Trees falling down on the agricultural farms and small<br />
villages nearby the farms.<br />
All people living or working<br />
mainly near the river banks.<br />
All people living or working in the<br />
area<br />
* River Nile level drop affects sailing of<br />
touristic boats.<br />
Storms occurrences are very low in the city<br />
of <strong>Luxor</strong>.<br />
Floods in the river<br />
Nile<br />
- Injuries and deaths<br />
- Water-borne diseases<br />
- Asthma and respiratory allergies<br />
- Increase in underground water level near the river banks.<br />
All people living or working in the<br />
area<br />
River Nile level rise occurs in August,<br />
September, and October ranging from 1.5-<br />
2.0 m.<br />
Such drop affects sailing of touristic boats.<br />
Infrastructure<br />
Transport<br />
Extreme heat<br />
Droughts<br />
- Air quality problems<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
- Change in behaviour patterns<br />
- Road and railway network damages<br />
Roads, railways, public transport,<br />
people mobility<br />
Mainly affecting air quality and increasing<br />
maintenance costs.<br />
- Difficult transport of bulk material Waterways, water management Droughts occurrences in the city of <strong>Luxor</strong><br />
are very low.<br />
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