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Multi-sectoral and systemic drought risk in forested cold climates: stakeholder-informed vulnerability factors from Sweden
Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Air, Water and Landscape Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Malgorzata Blicharska
Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Thomas Grabs
Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Air, Water and Landscape Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
Claudia Teutschbein
Department of Earth Sciences, Program for Air, Water and Landscape Sciences, Uppsala University, Villavägen 16, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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Short summary
Through a survey involving six water-dependent sectors, the relevance and impact of drought vulnerability factors for sectors and societies in forested cold climates were studied. Results show that the relevance and impact of vulnerability factors differ across sectors and how governance processes and policies are important for drought risk. Results offer unique insights into the dynamics of drought vulnerability that are valuable for risk assessment, drought plans, and increasing resilience.
Through a survey involving six water-dependent sectors, the relevance and impact of drought...
