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6 Impacts of Climate Change and their Assessment Module

Climate change impact assessments are traditionally based on projected scenarios of future climate

change and presented as changes in temperature, precipitation, rise in sea level and others. Using
available information and data, it is possible to analyze the changes and trends in climate parameters.
When analyzing the impacts of climate change, it is important to go beyond the direct impacts and
economic consequences of climate change, and consider the role of ecosystem services and the social

dimension of climate change impacts. For example, changes in precipitation and temperature could
impact the environment by changing species distribution and phenology, changing water availability Abu Dhabi, UAE
including both floods and droughts, contributing to soil degradation and forest fires. These impacts
could further lead to mentioned economic impacts (i.e., deterioration of infrastructure, changes that
include lost revenues in agricultural and timber production, industrial processes and employment),

impacts on ecosystem services (i.e., availability of freshwater, fuel and food; flood and disease protection
and cultural values) and social impacts (diseases, mortality, reduced labour productivity, conflicts over
resources, migration and changes in social networks; Environment DG, 2008).

Figure 8 Consequences of climate change

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