Herramienta para la Identificación Comunitaria de Riesgos - en Resumen Adaptación y Medios de Vida

The document describes CRiSTAL (Community Risk Identification and Adaptation Tool), a framework developed by IUCN, IISD, SEI, and Intercooperation to analyze the links between climate threats, local livelihoods, and project activities. The tool uses a two-module process—Climate Context and Livelihoods, followed by Adaptation Planning and Management—to help project planners avoid maladaptation and enhance community resilience. It relies on a combination of scientific climate data and community consultations, with data managed via Microsoft Excel. Since its 2007 launch, it has been applied in over 20 countries, following initial field tests in Mali, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Nicaragua, and Sri Lanka.

• CRiSTAL provides an analytical framework to understand how climate threats affect project areas and local livelihoods, how people respond to these impacts, and which livelihood resources are most critical for coping with these threats.
• The tool is structured into two modules: the first focuses on climate context and livelihoods, while the second focuses on adaptation planning and management, guiding users through four steps to adjust project activities to increase adaptation capacity.
• CRiSTAL was developed by a partnership including the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and Intercooperation to prevent maladaptation and promote local adaptation strategies.
• Since its launch in 2007, the tool has been implemented in more than 20 countries, with early field testing conducted in Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Bangladesh, and Mali.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). Herramienta para la Identificación Comunitaria de Riesgos - en Resumen Adaptación y Medios de Vida. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/brochure_cristal_es.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. Herramienta para la Identificación Comunitaria de Riesgos - en Resumen Adaptación y Medios de Vida. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/brochure_cristal_es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndherramienta, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{Herramienta para la Identificación Comunitaria de Riesgos - en Resumen Adaptación y Medios de Vida}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/brochure_cristal_es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }