Author: Goharian, E. et al.
Year of publication: 2016
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: Water reservoirs
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Local 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: USA
Sectors covered: Water sector
Method used: Quantitative model
Description of methodology: Analysis of General Circulation Models to project streamflow; incorporation of hydrologic model from reservoir; system dynamics model used to simulate the reservoirs operation; incorporation of climate change conditions; assessment of vulnerability and sensitivity analysis
Risk framework used: AR5
Risk components incorporated: Vulnerability, sensitivity, exposure, adaptive capacity
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Changing precipitation patterns
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Historical precipitation and temperature data, climate change projections
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Several climate change impacts considered in modelling approach
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks
Details: Vulnerability assessment
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: None
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Partly
Details: Consideration of long term climate projections
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: Goharian, E. et al.
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