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This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) describes the Water Evaluation and Adaptation Planning (WEAP) platform, a scenario-based modelling tool designed to help decision-makers understand climate impacts on water systems and develop adaptation strategies. It highlights WEAP's role in supporting National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and provides examples of its application in various global regions to manage water scarcity, resource allocation, and transboundary river basins.

This research paper presents a multicriteria assessment of vulnerability to extreme rainfall events (ERE) at the municipal level in the coastal state of Sinaloa, Mexico, using socioeconomic and environmental indicators to identify the most at-risk areas.

The 'Planificación Hídrica de la Cuenca Tupiza' is a comprehensive water management report published by the Stockholm Environment Institute in September 2022. It provides a strategic framework for the Tupiza River Basin in Potosí, Bolivia, integrating water supply, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and irrigation with environmental conservation and mining impact mitigation. The document details a participatory decision-making process using analytical models (WEAP, WASH Flows, REVAMP) to address vulnerabilities such as water scarcity, mining pollution, and climate-induced risks like floods and frosts, proposing specific infrastructure investments and institutional governance structures for the 2022-2027 period.

This report, authored by NewClimate Institute and the Öko-Institut for the German Emissions Trading Authority (DEHSt), examines the vulnerability of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to the discontinuation of greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement activities due to an oversupply of emission reduction credits in the global carbon market.

This factsheet examines the causes and impacts of a rare extreme rainfall event in Chennai, India, on 1 December 2015. It highlights that while human-caused emissions had no measurable effect on the rainfall itself, unplanned urban growth, encroachment on water bodies, and poor infrastructure management significantly increased the city's vulnerability and the resulting devastation.

This policy brief describes a pilot study conducted as part of the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) scoping phase to evaluate the use of medium to long-term climate information in Accra, Ghana, and Maputo, Mozambique. The study found that future climate projections are not routinely used in decision-making, which is instead driven by historical data and seasonal forecasts. The authors advocate for a 'co-exploration' approach that prioritizes place-based, multi-stressor vulnerability analysis—addressing socioeconomic and governance issues first—before integrating climate data to identify adaptation strategies.

This policy brief describes the Agriculture, Vulnerability and Adaptation (AVA) project in Colombia's Upper Cauca River Basin. The project develops a multi-dimensional vulnerability assessment model—incorporating biophysical, political-institutional, economic-productive, and sociocultural factors—to better inform climate adaptation policies for the agricultural sector, moving beyond traditional one-dimensional biophysical models.

This report examines how farmers in the Canadian Prairie agroecosystem, specifically in Saskatchewan, adapt to increasing weather variability and climate change. Using the CRISTAL tool, the research identifies key weather stresses, their impacts on farm resources, and the coping strategies employed by producers. The findings distinguish between 'status quo' farmers and 'innovative' or 'leading' farmers, concluding that resilience is closely linked to diversification, the adoption of new technologies like zero-till farming, and a reduced dependence on government programs.