Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
Table 2 shows the recommended actions to increase resilience for Priority 1.
Table 2 Summary of recommended actions, Priority 1: Extreme weather and precipitation events that threaten
transportation infrastructure
Impact
no.
2
12
31
33
39
Significant impacts, Priority 1
Wildfires threaten communities, buildings,
heritage values or other infrastructure
Warming winter conditions reduce winter road
and ice bridge availability
Washouts and landslides lead to highway
and transportation infrastructure service
interruptions or failures
Damage from extreme precipitation events
A range of climate-related factors disrupt
critical supply chains
•
Recommended actions to increase resilience
Carry out vulnerability assessments and
hazard mapping for Yukon's transportation
infrastructure
• Make resources available for responding to
recommendations from road vulnerability
assessments and hazard mapping
•
•
Support food security for store-bought and
locally produced foods
Explore opportunities to support household
preparedness fo power outages
CHAPTER 4
PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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