Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments

The authors introduce 12 methodological improvements to the Impact Chain-based Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (IC-based CRVA) framework, developed through eleven case studies. These advancements target five key axes: workflow, stakeholder engagement, uncertainty management, socio-economic scenario modeling, and transboundary risk examination. The research demonstrates that the framework's modular structure allows for the integration of scenario-planning, macro-economic models, and uncertainty tools like Probability Density Functions to better support adaptation decision-making in complex socio-ecological systems.

• The authors developed 12 methodological advancements for the Impact Chain-based CRVA (IC-based CRVA) framework, which integrates participatory and data-driven methods to assess climate risks in complex socio-ecological systems. These improvements are organized across five axes: the existing workflow, stakeholder engagement, uncertainty management, socio-economic scenario modeling, and transboundary climate risk examination.
• To enhance the framework, the authors suggest implementing scenario-planning techniques and managing uncertainties through the use of Reverse Geometric Aggregation and Probability Density Functions.
• The research concludes that the modular nature of the IC-based CRVA framework enables the integration of various methodological advancements, including macro-economic models for socio-economic exposure and tools for addressing transboundary climate risks, thereby improving adaptation decision-making.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-assessments/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-assessments/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023climate, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessments}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-assessments/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }