Author: USAID
Year of publication: 2014
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
Details: Climate scientists as this is a highly scientific approach requiring in-depth understanding of data analysis
Institutional scale of use: National
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Others (please specify)
Details: Decision makers in development cooperation
Output: Others (see details)
Details: Vulnerability maps
Region of origin: North America
Developed by which sector: Development cooperation
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Africa
Potential geographic coverage: Mali, could be adapted to other contexts
Sectors covered: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Education sector, Commercial sector, Health sector
Method used: Index development
Description of methodology: Spatial Index approach: identification of focus of interest; data collection; development of spatial indicators (utilizing expert judgement); conversion of spatial data into grids- normalization of indicators; weighting of indicators; mapping; projections for RCP4.5 and RCP 8.5
Risk framework used: AR4
Risk components incorporated: Exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Changing precipitation patterns, Changing temperature patterns, Extreme temperatures
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Spatial datasets that represent the components of interest (e.g. vulnerability of food production, livelihood insecurity), a focus has to be identified which needs to be represented in the data
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: No
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Details: Through sensitivity analysis of the results, uncertainty within the models are considered and robustness of results is verified
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks
Details: Assessment determines spatial vulnerability to climate hazards
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: None
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): No
Details: Does not include EWE
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University (CIESIN) for USAID Mali
Open access: Yes