OxGAME project
evaluating the role computer models can play in anthropological research about the future of subsistence farming in Cameroon.
Linking models
This brief explores how to link sectoral and economy-wide models to understand the socio-economic implications of proposed mitigation actions in countries.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development.
Agent-based modelling
In agent based models, a society is represented by a set of agents interacting with one another and with their environment. Agents follow simple rules but can be designed to adapt their behaviour to satisfy certain goals. Thus they can be responsive to changes in the environment, such as groundwater availability in the example here.
XLRM framework
RAND corporation has been developing a tool to carry out robust decision making as an example of computational multi-scenario simulation.
Summary methods to identifying climate vulnerability and exposure
I: Focus on key hazards or opportunities through a livelihood-exposure sensitivity matrix
A livelihood sensitivity matrix provides a starting point for determining which livelihoods are...
Methodology of Guatemala NCAP Project
The PNCC was aware that the following organizations were active in these policy dialogues. Guatemala's Agriculture Ministry (MAGA), Guatemala's National Forestry Institute (...
Elimination by aspects
While pilot knowledge elicitation tools (KnETs) attempt to classify important knowledge attributes of the domain, there may exist several (conscious and unconscious) phases of decision-making...
Climate model uncertainty
These notes have been collated from presentations given by Bruce Hewitson, Mark Tadross and David Stainforth, some of which can be found at the end of this page, and notes...
