Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
Table 13 summarizes the risk scores for for the most significant impacts related to Priority 7.
Table 13 Summary of risk scores, Priority 7: Risks to the Yukon's economy
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Impact
Risk score
(1-25) = Likelihood x
Consequence
Likelihood
based on a score from 1
(very low) to 5 (very high)
Consequences to
values
Agriculture
Longer growing
seasons and
INF FS
EN
Very low: Not likely to
3
3
3
occur in planning period
warmer
CH
AC CM
temperatures
Changes
3
3
4
to the land
increase
agricultural
LH
EH
HW
opportunities
4
4
4
Increased food
security
• Increased business
opportunities
The assessment found
that risks to local
food production likely
outweigh the possible
opportunities asso-
ciated with warmer
temperatures
Energy
Changing water
levels, conditions
and flow in rivers
INF
FS
EN
20
15 17
and lakes affect
CH
AC
CM
Snow, ice,
water
communities and
18
16
16
infrastructure
LH
EH
HW
14
16
14
Very high: Likely annual,
ongoing occurrences
• Increased capacity
for hydroelectricity
generation
• Possible damage
to energy
infrastructure
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