Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
Table 11 summarizes the risk scores for for the most significant impacts related to Priority 6.
Table 11 Summary of risk scores, Priority 6: Multiple climate change impacts that affect health and well-being
16
24
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water
Impact
Likelihood
based on a score from 1 (very
High: More likely than not
9 to occur multiple times
Risk score
(1-25) = Likelihood x
Consequence
low) to 5 (very high)
Changes to snow
and ice cover
INF
FS
EN
21
21
16
Very high: Likely annual,
ongoing occurrences
create unsafe or
CH
AC
CM
unreliable
Snow, ice,
19
23
19
conditions that
reduce access to
LH
EH
HW
the land
20
21
20
Changing climate
INF
FS
EN
conditions affect
8
19
the health and
CH
AC
CM
availability of
Changes
to the land
plants, wildlife and
18
10
15
fish
LH
EH
HW
17
20
14
Mental health
INF
FS
EN
concerns
11
15
11
Changes
to the land
associated with
climate change
increase
CH
AC
CM
19
14
20
LH
EH
HW
19
13
22
per decade; may occur
annually
Very high: Likely annual,
ongoing occurrences
Consequences to
values
. Decline in mental
health and
•
well-being
Climate-change-
related grief and loss
• Health impacts from
changes to
.
environmental health
⚫ Community
isolation
Impacts to culture,
community
gatherings, ability
to share knowledge,
bring together
Elders and youth
Legend:
The nine values: AC = Access CH = Culture and heritage CM = Community EH = Environmental Health
FS = Food security HW = Health and well-being INF = Infrastructure LH = livelihoods
2 = low 3 = moderate 4 = high 5 = very high
Likelihood score: 1 =
very low
Risk score
Low 0-4
Low 5-8
Moderate 9-12
Moderate 13-15
EN = Energy
High 16-20
High 21-25
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