Author: Torres, R. et al.
Year of publication: 2012
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: National
Details: Can be scaled
Assesment to be used by which target audience: State level decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: Latin America
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Latin America
Potential geographic coverage: Brazil, could be adapted to other contexts
Sectors covered: Not sector specific
Details: Method allows for integration of several sector-specific indicators for vulnerability and can be applied to sector of choice
Method used: Index development
Description of methodology: A spacial Socio-Climatic Vulnerability Index (SCVI) is developed and the Regional Climate Change Index (RCCI) is used in the process. It merges IPCC projections with social vulnerability indicators.
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Vulnerability
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: All hazards
Details: Applicable to all kind of hazards
Source of required data: Secondary (available data is used)
Details: Simulated monthly precipitation and surface air temperature data, IPCC emission scenarios, HDI information,
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Index incorporates a variety of climate induced hazards but does not explicitly adress impacts due to interconnected risks
Adressing uncertainty: No
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: None
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: Torres, R. et al.
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