New risk horizons: Sweden’s exposure to climate risk via international trade
Learn about Sweden's place in the global trade system in this SEI report. The study applies innovative multi-method approaches to identify and assess transboundary climate risks facing Sweden via its international trade links.
Women-centric approach to enhance resilience in Kavre district, Nepal
This solution is based on The Resilient Mountain Villages (RMV) approach, which was developed by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD). Since 2014, the approach has been applied in a pilot project in eight villages in Nepal by the Center for Environment and Agricultural Policy Research, Extension and Development (CEAPRED).
Concepts, Terms and Definitions related to Climate Services, Infrastructure Risk Assessment and Climate Risk Management
Explore the common concepts, terms, and definitions in the context of Climate Services, Infrastructure Risk Assessment, and Climate Risk Management through this guide.
Integrating dynamic adaptation behaviour in risk assessments
Including the dynamic adaptation decisions of governments and households shown to be major determinant of future risk development, which should not be neglected in risk assessments.
Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment for the Indian Himalayan Region
This manual provides a common framework for climate vulnerability and risk assessment, a methodology for its application and guidelines for mainstreaming adaptation planning in development plans.
Sri Lankan Youth Climate Action Network (SLYCAN) Trust
SLYCAN Trust works to contribute to collective local and global efforts to address impacts of climate change, sustainable development, and social and economic issues hindering social justice.
Using GIS to screen for climate change risks to historic buildings
Find out how Historic Environment Scotland developed a GIS-based approach to screen their properties for climate-related natural hazards such as flooding, coastal erosion and ground instability.
Resilience Scan: April-June 2016
This scan summarises writing and debates in the field of resilience during the second quarter of 2016, focusing primarily on the context of developing countries.
Alpine Hazards in South Tyrol and Grison
Alpine Hazards in South Tyrol (Italy) and Grison (Switzerland)
An agenda for risk-informed decision-making
Summary
More frequent and intense climate extremes are expected as the climate changes; this, combined with changing patterns of exposure and vulnerability, is creating new geographic...
Adaptation to climate change in the insurance sector
Abstract
Adaptation to climate change, particularly flood risks, may come to pose large challenges in the future and will require cooperation among a range of...
Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI)
The Indo-German development project 'Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI)' aims to enhance the adaptive capacities of vulnerable rural communities in India so...
Garama 3C Ltd
Garama 3C Ltd offers climate change consultancy and training services focusing on adaptation and climate change mainstreaming and M&E in developing country contexts.
Nepal Vulnerability Assessment
The process begins with vulnerability exposure analysis. This links to a participatory exercise on defining scenarios of the reference vulnerability (changes in exposure unit), climatic stresses...
Economics of adaptation
Assessing the costs of adaptation using multiple lines of evidence.
ORCHID
IDS's screening tool for addressing unmanaged risks of development programmes and their adaptation components.
UKCIP BACLIAT
UKCIP's BACLIAT climate change risk and vulnerability assessment for corporate or other business operations such as SMEs.
Step 4: Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change
Climate related stresses can cause major adverse impacts on several sectors, including food production and agriculture, human health, and water availability, quality and accessibility, among...
Risk communication in the context of climate change
This set of articles review the fundamental concepts of risk communication and principles of communicating effectively, both in terms of the process and the content.
Participatory tools to aid adaptation
A summary table of participatory tools for vulnerability assessment
Content of the communication: risk
We now need to give some thought to the content of the messages about climate risks that we wish to communicate. This is where we face the challenge of conveying meaning between people with...
ACCCA Bangladesh
Photo from UNITAR Project Report
This project aims to develop a community-driven adaptation plan of action, as well as to facilitate the mainstreaming of climate...
Regional Vulnerability to Changing Water Resources and Extreme Hydrological Events
Study site in Songkhone district, Lao PDR where risk and vulnerability assessment was undertaken
Project overviewThis research studied the impact of climate...
