Author: UKCIP, University of Oxford
Year of publication: 2013
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability assessment
Details: Assesses organisation’s vulnerability to climate change, implement adaptation strategies
Format of assessment: Web tool
Estimated costs for conducting: No information
Estimated duration of assessment: Weeks to months
To be carried out by whom: Consultants (climate experts)
Institutional scale of use: National
Details: Depends on the institutional scale of the organization implementing the adaptation measures
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Multiple actors
Details: Either private sector representatives or civil society organizations
Output: Excel sheet
Details: Adaptation strategy and implementation plan including aspects of M&E
Region of origin: Europe
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Worldwide
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Expert judgement and interviews, use of national climate databases and climate projections
Risk framework used: AR4
Details: Introduction of risk terminology via combination of vulnerability with probability of occurrence
Risk components incorporated: All
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Changing precipitation patterns, Cyclone (including tropical storm, hurricane and typhoon), Drought, Extreme rainfall, Flood, Storm surge
Details: Tool contains links to available sources of information and includes several workshops for stakeholder involvement
Participatory elements: Yes
Details: Stakeholders of same organization
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: Partly
Details: Advice is given to consider knock-on effects (example of higher temperatures→ more tourists → higher water consumption)
Adressing uncertainty: Yes
Details: Every step includes assessment of certainty of information contained and assumptions made
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts, identification of adaptation options, priorization of adaptation options
Details: Regular M&E and review of adaptation strategies when required
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: No information
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): Yes
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Yes
Open access: Yes