Abstract
Climate change is expected to be severe in many countries, mainly in arid countries such as Kuwait. Thus, assessing the vulnerability of these countries is fundamental in designing mitigation and adaptation plans. In this study, a qualitative approach was used to conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment (CCVA) targeting Kuwait’s most impacted sectors: marine and fisheries, water resources, land management, and health. Increasing sea surface temperature and seawater salinity significantly affect the marine and fisheries sectors; the consequences are very complicated and interconnected with water resources. Mitigation and adaptation options to these stressors are minimal. In the land management sector, establishing adaptive land-use policies will minimize the impact of sea-level rise, land degradation, and floods. Increasing dust storm events and heat waves have a diverse effect on public health. The CCVA framework efficiently revealed the interrelationships among the studied sectors and can be applied to design CCVAs for other countries.
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The authors would like to thank Ms. Anfal Alenezi for her valuable support in the interviews, the Kuwait Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) for hosting the workshop and participating in the interviews (especially the Coastal and Desertification Monitoring Department employees), the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) for providing the demographic data, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for their support. The authors would also like to express their gratitude to Eng. Fatin Al-Tamimi from the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy for the invaluable information about the desalination plant operations and issues.
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Alsahli, M.M.M., Alkandary, D.S. Climate change vulnerability of Kuwait: a cross-sectoral assessment. Arab J Geosci 17, 183 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-024-11992-7
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