Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin

The Agriculture, Vulnerability and Adaptation (AVA) Project in Colombia's Upper Cauca River Basin utilizes a four-dimensional model to assess climate vulnerability, integrating biophysical, political-institutional, economic-productive, and socio-cultural factors to overcome the limitations of one-dimensional models.

• Agriculture is a critical economic sector in Colombia, contributing between 10% and 14% of the national GDP, but climate change threatens 25 of the country's most significant crops, which could result in substantial economic losses.
• The Agriculture, Vulnerability and Adaptation (AVA) Project employs a vulnerability analysis model based on four dimensions: biophysical, political-institutional, economic-productive, and socio-cultural factors. This integrated approach is designed to be less sensitive to the uncertainties associated with one-dimensional models and remains relevant regardless of the precision of climate models.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2012). Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin. https://cdkn.org/resource/analysing-vulnerability-a-multi-dimensional-approach-from-colombias-upper-cauca-river-basin

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin. 2012. https://cdkn.org/resource/analysing-vulnerability-a-multi-dimensional-approach-from-colombias-upper-cauca-river-basin.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2012analysing, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Analysing vulnerability: a multi-dimensional approach from Colombia’s Upper Cauca River Basin}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2012}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/analysing-vulnerability-a-multi-dimensional-approach-from-colombias-upper-cauca-river-basin}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }