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Shifting to clean public marine and road transportation, making it attractive for passengers, gradual phase out of polluting car fleets, and introduction of polluters pay principle – represent a mix of interventions that will help Montenegro to reverse the negative trend in the transport sector.
Many improvements in adaptation and resilience will come from investments in key systems, such as water, transportation, and agriculture.
However, investment decisions in both government and private markets do not yet systematically take physical climate risks into account, though they are starting to do so.
Tackling these infrastructure challenges will require significant investments. Many trillions of dollars are needed to build the new electricity grids, public transit systems, and other facilities that are crucial to raising living standards around the world, particularly in developing countries, and to upgrade existing systems—while also cutting carbon emissions to fight climate change. But the costs of failing to meet these challenges are even higher. Without reliable power, water, transportation, sanitation, and other basic infrastructure services, economies will shrink, whole countries will fall behind, diseases will take a larger toll, and persistent problems like poverty and inequality will be harder to solve.
Moreover, every bridge failure or power generation glitch sends ripples of indirect impacts throughout the economy that can be many times greater than the direct damages. People may be unable to get to work. Food may rot before it reaches the market. Industry supply chains may be cut, and factories may have to slow production or shut down.
