Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (VNIT) is one of the thirty National Institutes of Technology in India.
Social network characteristics
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Social network mapping (SNM) can be a useful part of the research process by identifying relevant stakeholders in the adaptation planning...
mDSS
mDSS, part of the NetSyMoD approach for the assessment of and decision support for natural resources management, is an original software application, developed since circa. 2001, that...
Coordinates of case study
The easiest way to do this is to use the Google Earth desktop application (not weADAPT’s browser) and go to File | Tools | Options (Windows) or Google Earth | Preferences (Mac) and make sure 'Show...
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions: Economics of Adaptation
IntroductionSeveral groups have been working on the economics of climate impacts and adaptation. This is a technical area,...
Decision Analysis (Decision-Screening)
Climate adaptation is about making decisions. It is not our role to tell people what the outcome of climate change will be in 20 years as it is not knowable - there is too much...
Bayesian network
A Bn, is a type of decision support system based on probability theory which implements Bayes rule of probability. This rule shows mathematically how...
Appendix A: Developing a livelihood-sensitivity matrix
This page shows how to develop a livelihood sensitivity matrix that can be used in several ways:
- To synthesize existing knowledge on climate vulnerability in a fairly rapid participatory...
XLRM framework
RAND corporation has been developing a tool to carry out robust decision making as an example of computational multi-scenario simulation.
Short course training: Vulnerability-exposure exercise
For this session participants of stream 1 and 2 were distributed into groups. Each group focused on a case study. The following countries were selected for the case studies:
...Methodology of Bhutan NCAP Project
An overview of the methodology used in the preparation of hazard maps is shown in the above figure. The whole process of the preparation of the hazard maps was...
