Comprehensive Analysis of Robust Preventive and Adaptive Measures for Managing Food, Energy, Water and Social Sectors in the Context of Systemic Risks and Consequences of COVID-19
摘要
The special aspects and main consequences of the impact of COVID-19 on the natural environment have been identified. It has been substantiated that the policy regarding COVID-19 has affected environmental safety through direct, indirect and secondary consequences: the first group refers to the direct impact of one subject on another without intermediaries; the second one is the influence of one person on another one; the consequences of the third group are those that are not determined by the policy, but follow it (induced effects). Indirect effects are the ripple effects caused by modes of behavior related to COVID-19, while secondary effects are the result of the measures taken. The impact of the coronavirus infection has been studied on the water management sector that consists of three interrelated components: water resources and ecosystems; water infrastructure and water management institutions; they responded differently to the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in the water management system, focusing attention on the need to develop and implement adaptive approaches that would ensure the flexibility and resilience of the water sector to various external challenges. The impact of COVID-19 on changes in the volume and quality of ecosystem services has been studied, and systemic principles for the institutionalization of ecosystem payments have been proposed, which are concentrated within two levels and include separate components: level I is content-related, within which the conceptual framework for the institutionalization of ecosystem payments is defined, and its purpose and goals are formed, principles are outlined taking into account the requirements of the environment and business processes; level II is functional, which involves the formation of a certain road map.