Author: Asian Development Bank (ASB)
Year of publication: 2013
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Climate change adaptation assessment
Details: Including impact assessment, vulnerability assessment, and adaptation assessment
Format of assessment: Guideline
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: No information
To be carried out by whom: Consultants (climate experts)
Institutional scale of use: Multiple (see details)
Details: National, regional, local/community, and project level
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Others (please specify)
Details: Private and governmental investors
Output: Report
Region of origin: Asia
Developed by which sector: Development cooperation
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Asia, Pacific Islands
Potential geographic coverage: Asia and the Pacific
Sectors covered: Energy sector, Agriculture
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: The methodology includes 6 sets of activities and 20 underlying steps: Project screening and scoping; Impact assessment; Vulnerability assessment; Adaptation assessment; Implementation arrangements; Monitoring and evaluation
Risk framework used: AR4
Risk components incorporated: Selected (please specify)
Details: Exposure and vulnerability
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Extreme temperatures, Drought, Wildfire, Flood, Storm
Source of required data: Primary and secondary
Details: Historical climate data, climate scenario data, current climate data
Temporal scale: Current, Forward looking
Participatory elements: Yes
Details: Community participation
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Yes
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts, identification of adaptation options
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Economic
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Yes
Details: Recommendations for investments in the engery sector
Usefulness for political purposes: Improved understanding of climate change impacts to be used to incorporate climate change considerations into energy planning and policy at the country level
Applied by whom: ADB
Open access: Yes