Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Lessons from Tunisia and Indonesia

The document examines vulnerability assessments (VAs) in Tunisia and Indonesia using a four-part framework consisting of framing, process, inputs, and outputs. It aims to provide guidance for practitioners by distilling lessons from these two cases to reduce uncertainty regarding the design and execution of VAs.

• Vulnerability assessments are essential for climate adaptation as they define the nature and extent of threats to human or ecological systems, which allows for the creation of measures to minimize or avoid harm.
• The report utilizes a specific four-component framework to analyze and compare the VAs in Tunisia and Indonesia: framing, the process of conducting the assessments, the required inputs, and the resulting outputs.
• There is a lack of consensus among practitioners on the correct methodology for assessing vulnerability due to the wide variety of available VA approaches.

APA

McCandless,, A. H. B. D. (2013). Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Lessons from Tunisia and Indonesia. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/comparative-analysis-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-lessons-tunisia

Chicago

McCandless,, Anne Hammill,Livia Bizikova,Julie Dekens,Matthew. Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Lessons from Tunisia and Indonesia. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/comparative-analysis-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-lessons-tunisia.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mccandless2013comparative, author = {McCandless,, Anne Hammill,Livia Bizikova,Julie Dekens,Matthew}, title = {{Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Lessons from Tunisia and Indonesia}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/comparative-analysis-climate-change-vulnerability-assessments-lessons-tunisia}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }