Climate change impacts on roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Safe and efficient transport system are essential in the functioning of business and society at large. The consequence of extreme weather events due to climate change are usually interruption of road network and inaccessibility to urban and economic areas. In Bosnia and Herzegovina climate change manifested itself by gradual changes in climate parameters in the last ten years. So, changes go unnoticed but still have effect on durability and functioning of road infrastructure, like continuous temperature rise, changing of ground water levels, extreme rainfall events, higher maximum temperature and higher number of consecutive hot days, drought (consecutive dry days), extreme wind speed, foggy days, heavy rain for longer periods. As with many hazards, the best way to avoid damage caused by climate change are prevention and preparedness. This paper presents impacts of climate change on roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and measures for mitigation and adaptation of road network.