Author: UNEP, The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
Year of publication: 2010
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Comprehensive impact and risk assessment
Details: Assesses the impact of two hazards (storm surges and sea level rise) on coast according to different states of main ecosystems (coral reefs and seagrass meadows)
Format of assessment: Guideline
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: 6 months
To be carried out by whom: Others
Details: Staff from UNEP (Divisions of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) and Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) and one scientific expert
Institutional scale of use: National
Details: Advisory group on a national level while study area concerns local coast area
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Multiple actors
Details: Local, regional and national decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: Africa, Latin America
Developed by which sector: Development cooperation
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Caribbean Islands
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide (coastal environments), coastal zones and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Sectors covered: Biodiversity, Livelihood sector, Tourism sector, Water sector
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Quantitative, statistical approach including remote sensing data and modelling combined with stakeholder consultations
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Hazard
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Cyclone (including tropical storm, hurricane and typhoon), Storm surge
Details: Data from available sources (remote sensing, census, etc) is combined with information on vulnerability from stakeholder consultations
Participatory elements: Yes
Details: At different levels (national, parish and communities) in order to complete data gaps from quantitative assessment and improve understanding of local contexts
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: No
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks
Details: Adaptation options are in this case predefined, which is the restoration of the considered ecosystems. The assessment allows to quantify the value of the investment for different levels of risk
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: Economic
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Details: Sea level rise and storm surges
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: UNEP, PIOJ
Open access: Yes