Climate change adds extra pressure to current energy infrastructures in most countries where systems failures and blackouts are already common . In the wake of extreme weather events , energy infrastructures remain inadequate to cope. This is particularly the case for countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine, with poor electricity infrastructures . Extreme weather events could generate grave damage to power plants, most being located only a few metres above sea level, as well as power- transmission towers and lines. In Lebanon, a small country where there are no Indigenous energy resources, the disruption of shipping of fuel supplies due to extreme weather events is a major risk. Other extreme weather events, such as floods and sandstorms, expose energy and industrial systems in the coastal areas due to a rise in sea level. Countries of the Arabian Peninsula are projected to experience significant inland flooding as sea levels rise . In East Asia wet snow accretion enhanced by global warming often causes damage to electric power lines .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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