Social Dimensions of Projected Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystem Services in the Coastal-Rural Area of Nemunas River Reaches and Curonian Lagoon (Lithuania)

The capacity of ecosystems to provide ecosystem services (hereinafter referred as ES) depends on the state their structure, processes, and functions, which is determined by interactions with other systems. These are complex take place in different climatic areas, have impacts use ES. As most sensitive part Lithuanian shore zone climate change seaside or coastal zone, includes Curonian Lagoon sea coast, said area was therefore chosen for research. case study examined those ES that were specific area, without attempting account absolutely all With an emphasis representation perspectives (in process assessing preserving potential ES), empirical involved representatives (public private) sectors. public sector represented elders eldership employees, private farmers businesspeople. Respondents selected purposefully reflect entire existing totality area. evaluation obtained theoretical practical results research identified implementation according respondents’ opinions, regional change, national scale EU environmental policy.