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Table 1: Strategic Adaptation interventions in Urban Sector

Sector Adaptation option / Underlying policy Key constraints and
strategy framework opportunities to
implementation

Water Expanded rainwater National water Financial, human resources
harvesting; water storage policies and and physical barriers;
and conservation techniques; integrated integrated water resources
water re-use; desalination; water resources management; synergies with
water-use and irrigation management; water- other sectors
efficiency related hazards
management
Infrastructure Relocation; seawalls and Standards and Financial and technological
and settlements storm surge barriers; regulations barriers; availability of
dune reinforcement; land that integrate relocation space;
acquisition and creation of climate change integrated policies and
marshlands / wetlands as considerations into management; synergies with
buffer against sea level rise design; land-use sustainable development
and flooding; protection of policies; building goals
existing natural barriers codes; insurance

Human health Human health action plans; Public health policies Limits to human tolerance
that recognize (vulnerable groups);
emergency medical services;
climate risk; knowledge limitations;
improved climate-sensitive strengthened health financial capacity;
services; regional
disease surveillance and upgraded health services;
control; safe water and and international improved quality of life
cooperation
improved sanitation
Tourism Diversification of tourism Integrated planning Appeal/marketing of
(e.g. carrying new attractions; financial
attractions and revenues; capacity; linkages and logistical challenges;
shifting ski slopes to higher with other sectors); potential adverse impact on
altitudes and glaciers; financial incentives, other sectors (e.g. artificial
artificial snow-making
e.g. subsidies and tax snow-making may increase
credits energy use);
revenues from new’
attractions; involvement of
wider group of stakeholders
Transport Realignment / relocation; Integrating Financial and technological
design standards and climate change barriers; availability of less
planning for roads, rail and considerations into vulnerable routes;
other infrastructure to national transport improved technologies and
policy; investment
cope with warming and in research and integration with key sectors
drainage (e.g. energy)
development for
special situations, e.g.
permafrost areas

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