Author: Himes-Comell, A., Kasperski, S.
Year of publication: 2015
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability assessment
Format of assessment: Scientific article
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Scientists/researchers
Institutional scale of use: Local/community
Details: Fishery communities
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Regional decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: North America
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: North America
Potential geographic coverage: Location specific data is needed as input
Sectors covered: Fishery
Method used: Index development
Description of methodology: Variable reduction through principal components analysis, creation of component scores for each component (adaptive capacity, physical climate change vulnerability, resource dependence)
Risk framework used: Broad risk mapping according to different definition
Risk components incorporated: All
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Coastal erosion, Permafrost, Sea ice retreat
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Data on effects on the community posed by hazards (governmental policy; distance to permafrost zone; distance to sea ice), data on involvement in fishing and hunting, socio-economic data
Temporal scale: Current
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Multiple hazards considered in index development
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Both
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Details: Erosion
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Partly
Details: Few recommendations given based on the results
Applied by whom: Himes-Comell, A., Kasperski, S.
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