Author: Brooks, N. et al.
Year of publication: 2005
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability assessment
Details: Vulnerability to mortality from climate disasters
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
Assesment to be used by which target audience: State level decision makers
Output: Report
Region of origin: Europe
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Worldwide
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide
Sectors covered: Agriculture, Infrastructure, Livelihood sector, Health sector, Biodiversity, Education sector, Forestry
Method used: Index development
Description of methodology: Calculation of mortalities from climate related disasters for each country; identification of generic vulnerability indicators (sustained by data availability); statistical correlation with mortalitiy risk; assessing significance through Monte-Carlo randomisation; indicators were validated through experts; sensitivity analysis in country analysis verified by focus group
Risk framework used: Broad risk mapping according to different definition
Risk components incorporated: Hazard, vulnerability, sensitivity, adaptive capacity, exposure
Details: Here risk is defined as interaction of climate hazards and socially constructed vulnerability
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: All hazards
Details: Multiple climate hazards
Source of required data: Primary and secondary
Details: Mortality data related to climate hazards, socio-economic data related to vulnerability indicators and expert judgement is used to estimate weights
Temporal scale: Current
Participatory elements: No
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Multiple hazards are considered and linked to vulnerability but no direct mention of interaction
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): No
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: No
Applied by whom: Brooks, N. et al..
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