RKR-C includes risks associated with the breakdown of physical infrastructure and networks which provide goods and services considered critical to the functioning of societies. It encompasses infrastructure systems for energy, water, transportation, telecommunications, health care and emergency response, as well as compound, cascading and cross- boundary risks resulting from infrastructure interdependencies . Critical infrastructures such as transport or energy supply also play a central role in coping with climate risks, especially in acute disaster situations in which the services of transport infrastructure, communication technologies or electricity are particularly needed, despite the fact that these very systems are themselves exposed to disaster impacts . The major hazards driving such risks are acute extreme events such as cyclones, floods, droughts or fires , but cumulative and chronic hazards such as SLR are also considered.
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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