Author: Alfieri, L. et al.
Year of publication: 2015
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Climate change adaptation 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: Continental
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Multiple actors
Details: State level decision makers and all types of decision makers within the vicinity of rivers
Output: Risk map
Region of origin: Europe
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Europe
Potential geographic coverage: Europe
Sectors covered: Water sector
Method used: Quantitative model
Description of methodology: Hydro-meteorological models, statistical methods of extreme values and of ensemble forecasting, damage model for socio-economic impact assessment
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Hazard, risk, impact
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Flood
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Oservational data, climate projections, datasets to model exposure and vulnerability
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: No
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Both
Details: Assess population numbers impacted but mainly economic damage
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): No
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: Alfieri, L. et al.
Open access: Yes