Author: Ellison, J.
Year of publication: 2014
Available languages: English
Type of assessment: Vulnerability 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
Details: Climate scientists as this is a highly scientific approach requiring in-depth understanding of data analysis
Institutional scale of use: Local/community
Details: Mangrove forests
Assesment to be used by which target audience: Local decision makers
Details: Provides a baseline for strategic management of mangrove forests in face of sea level rise
Output: Report
Region of origin: Australia and Oceania
Developed by which sector: Science
Applied in practice: Yes
Geographic coverage in analysis: Africa, Pacific Islands
Potential geographic coverage: Worldwide
Sectors covered: Biodiversity, Forestry
Details: Mangrove areas
Method used: Mixed method approach
Description of methodology: Multidisciplinary approach (biotic, abiotic, human management of mangroves) then determining a vulunerability rank which identifies which parts of a mangrove forest are more vulnerable to climatic changes than others
Risk framework used: No explicit use of risk framework
Risk components incorporated: Vulnerability, sensitivity, adaptive capacity
Hazards and impacts considered in the assessment: Sea level rise
Source of required data: Primary and secondary
Details: Quantitative data related to components of exposure, sensitivity, adaptive capacity; Information from stakeholder workshops is included
Temporal scale: Forward looking
Participatory elements: Yes
Details: Stakeholder workshops
Consideration of interconnectedness and -dependencies of risks: No
Details: Single risk is evaluated
Adressing uncertainty: No information
Scope of assessment: Identification of risks, assessment of impacts
Economic/Non-Economic losses incorporated: None
Details: Only vulnerability assessment
Applicability for entire risk spectrum (from extreme weather events to slow onset processes): No
Details: Focus only on sea level rise
Recommendations for Adaptation measures included in Climate Risk Assessment: Partly
Applied by whom: School of Land and Food, University of Tasmania
Open access: Yes