Author: US Forest Service
Year of publication: 2015
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability assessment
Format of assessment: Report
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Scientists/researchers
Institutional scale of use: Regional
Details: Forest ecosystems
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Multiple actors
Details: Forest managers and scientists
Output: Report
Region of origin: North America
Developed by which sector: State-run
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: North America
Potential geographic coverage: Location specific data is needed as input
Sectors covered: Forestry
Details: Forest Ecosystems
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Downscaling of simulated climate models for temperature and precipitation to the Apalachian region, and scientific literature review to describe possible trends in climate related events
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: All
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Changing precipitation patterns, Changing temperature patterns, Extreme temperatures, Extreme rainfall, Drought, Flood, Wildfire
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Data on the ecosystem environment, topography, precipitation and heat stress
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Multiple hazards are considred and their effects on forest ecosystems, but no direct mention of interdependencies
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts
Details: Impacts were assessed in order to identify vulnerability
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: No
Applied by whom: US Forest Services
Open access: Yes