COMMUNITY-BASED RISK SCREENING TOOL – ADAPTATION AND LIVELIHOODS

The document is a brochure describing CRiSTAL (Community-based Risk Screening Tool – Adaptation and Livelihoods), a project-planning desktop application designed to help project planners and managers integrate climate adaptation into community-level activities. It outlines the tool's objectives, its three-phase analytical approach, and the support services provided by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and its partners.

• CRiSTAL is a project-planning tool designed to help users understand how climate hazards affect project areas and livelihoods, how people respond to these impacts, and how project activities influence critical livelihood resources. Its ultimate goal is to identify project adjustments or new activities that support climate adaptation and reduce risk.
• The methodology combines scientific data for climate characterization with participatory information gathered through desk reviews, expert interviews, and community consultations. This approach ensures that proposed solutions are technically sound and aligned with local culture and tradition.
• Since 2007, CRiSTAL has been implemented in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It has received global recognition, including being identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2014 as a decision-support tool for adaptation risk management.
• Beyond the general tool, specialized versions of CRiSTAL exist for specific contexts: CRiSTAL Forests for forest ecosystems and dependent communities, CRiSTAL Food Security for community food systems, and CRiSTAL Parks for Protected Areas management.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). COMMUNITY-BASED RISK SCREENING TOOL – ADAPTATION AND LIVELIHOODS. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-cristal-brochure-2015.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. COMMUNITY-BASED RISK SCREENING TOOL – ADAPTATION AND LIVELIHOODS. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-cristal-brochure-2015.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndcommunitybased, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{COMMUNITY-BASED RISK SCREENING TOOL – ADAPTATION AND LIVELIHOODS}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-cristal-brochure-2015.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }