Author: Warren, R.F. et al.
Year of publication: 2018
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Comprehensive impact and risk assessment
Format of assessment: Scientific article
Estimated costs for conducting: 650,000 GBP
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Scientists/researchers
Institutional scale of use: National
Assesment to be used by which target audience: State level decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: Europe
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: No
Geographic coverage in analysis: Europe
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide
Sectors covered: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Infrastructure, Forestry, Commercial sector, Health sector, Water sector, Energy sector
Details: Method structured around "system of receptors" and not conventional sectors to allow for consideration of interconnectedness of risks
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Literature review of vulnerability, climate change risks/opportunities, existing adaptation; Synthesization of information and climate projections under consideration of the degree of confidence; Review teams consider impact of adaptation options; Prioritization of adaptation options based on 'urgency'
Risk framework used: AR4
Details: Similar to AR4 and referenced
Risk components incorporated: All
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: All hazards
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Literature on climate data, models, projections, policy documents
Temporal scale: Current, Forward looking
Participatory elements: Partly
Details: Stakeholder review of output
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Depends on how experts judge the options for adaptation, risks
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts, identification of adaptation options, priorization of adaptation options, identification of limits to adaptation
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Both
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Yes
Applied by whom: Warren, R.F. et al.
Open access: Yes