280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised
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Receptors<br />
Extreme weather<br />
event<br />
Potential effects Who/What is affected Feedback and Assessment by<br />
Governorate of <strong>Luxor</strong><br />
distribution grid<br />
affected.<br />
Floods<br />
- Damages<br />
- Operational difficulties<br />
All facilities in the electricity<br />
generation and distribution grid in<br />
the affected areas<br />
Damages mainly to electricity cables<br />
Extreme heat<br />
- Higher water demand<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
- Water quality issues<br />
Water infrastructures, public<br />
health<br />
Droughts<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
- Water scarcity<br />
- Water quality issues<br />
Public health, water<br />
infrastructures<br />
Water<br />
River Nile level rise /<br />
drop<br />
- Increased salinity of underground water<br />
- Water management issues<br />
- Damages<br />
- Water quality issues<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
Public health, water<br />
infrastructures<br />
Risks attached to river Nile rise/drop<br />
Storms<br />
- Water quality issues<br />
- Water management issues<br />
Water infrastructures, public<br />
health<br />
Floods<br />
- Water quality issues<br />
- Water management issues<br />
- Higher maintenance costs<br />
- Damages<br />
Water infrastructures, public<br />
health<br />
Social<br />
Extreme heat<br />
- Higher electricity demand to cover cooling needs<br />
- Changes in behaviour patterns, e.g. living outdoors<br />
- Burdening of the health care facilities due to the increased<br />
number of patients in hospitals<br />
Hospitals, schools, public places,<br />
municipal<br />
facilities/infrastructure, athletic<br />
facilities<br />
Droughts*<br />
- Difficulties in meeting water demand for athletic facilities<br />
(e.g., swimming pools) and green public spaces<br />
Hospitals, schools, public places,<br />
municipal<br />
Droughts occurrences in <strong>Luxor</strong> city are very<br />
low, so effects are negligible.<br />
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