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Shetland Islands Council

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…  Increased flooding risk due to more storms and sea level rise  Increased landslip risk affecting roads and cutting off areas for periods affecting import and export of local goods  Coastal erosion effects cultural assets eg graveyards, historical assets  Increased disease risk for animals and humans  Increased maintenance costs for property (houses, businesses premises, piers) due to climate…

…  Award winning expertise available locally for expansion of peat restoration work  New Government funded facilities available locally to support waste changes  Reliable baseline and data available locally on bird mortality, sea level and flooding impacts on which to build plans  Young people and a growing group of adults actively engaged in the matter Weaknesses  A very remote…

… • The increased risk of flooding • The health of our marine environment • The resilience of our businesses • The health and wellbeing of our people • Our cultural heritage and identity • The security and efficiency of our energy supply • The performance of our buildings • Infrastructure – network connectivity and interdependencies These consequences will be highly significant across a wide spectrum…

… the Open Government Licence v3.0 19  Council internal ferry fleet in need of replacement  No bridges or tunnels to use as alternative routes if ferry inoperable  Layout and quantity of roads network which if blocked due to storms, flooding, landslide etc would cut areas off  Likelihood of increased power outages due to increased storm events  Little development of tree planting and agri…

… in sea temperature reduces productivity of salmon industry (salmon are a cold water fish) This is already noticed off Alaska  Changes in sea water quality creates more diseases in fish stocks  Floods and droughts in our external to Shetland food growing areas reduces availability of food for humans and animals requiring a greater level of self sufficiency on food production  Storms take…

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