Page ii climate impacts vulnerability assessment november 2011 the result of this fhwa pilot project is the first step toward meeting one of wsdots 201120 strategic goals. Minnesota climate change vulnerability assessment summary. The climate vulnerability and capacity analysis cvca is a tool used to gather and analyze information on communitylevel vulnerabilities to and capacities for climate change. Climate impacts vulnerability assessment page 1 november 2011. Comparative analysis of climate change vulnerability assessments. Virginias climate modeling and species vulnerability assessment 1 conservation network vcn over five years ago on an effort to update virginias wildlife action plan action plan for climate change. Climate change vulnerability and risk key concepts. Pdf assessing species vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective strategies to conserve them. Tools for climate change vulnerability assessments for.
Climate change vulnerability assessment in snow leopard. Building resilience of wetlands in the lower mekong region 20172020 aims to build climate resilience by harnessing the benefits of wetlands in cambodia, lao pdr, thailand, and viet nam. The ncap provided education, conducted a climate change vulnerability assessment, and developed adaptation options for federal agencies that manage 2. Climate science indicates that climate is already changing and will continue to change stocker et al.
The literature on hazards and vulnerability from the 70s and 80s has had an important influence on the broader literature on vulnerability prowse, 2003 and. Phu my species and habitat conservation,viet nam 1 introduction mekong wet. The midwest regional chapter of the nca report highlights current and future impacts related to. Over the past decade, efforts to assess vulnerability to climate change triggered a process of theory development and assessment practice, which is reflected in the reports of the intergovernmental panel on climate change ipcc. A framework for climate change vulnerability assessments. Africa, asia, latin america and small island developing states.
Use of the tool involved community assessment of the levels of risk and severity of impacts posed by each event and outcome. Vulnerabilityisafunctionofthecharacter,magnitudeandrateofclimatechangeand variationtowhichasystemis exposed,its sensitivity,andits adaptivecapacity. Wwfs landscapelevel participatory climate vulnerability assessment method, flowing forward, was employed in this study le quesne et al. Integrating climate change vulnerability assessments into adaptation planning. A climate vulnerability assessment identifies where health susceptibilities exist due to climate change, which will continue to alter the magnitude, frequency, duration, and geographic extent of various climaterelated exposures that are detrimental to human health. This climate change vulnerability assessment documents climate. The ccvi is an excelbased tool that has been widely used to assess the vulnerability of both aquatic and terrestrial taxa to climate change. The assessment of impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the working group ii contribution to the ipccs fifth assessment report wgii ar5. The knowledge generated by a vulnerability assessment can inform allocation of resources for climate change planning and adaptation. The terms vulnerability and risk are often used to describe the potential adverse effects of climate change on ecosystems, infrastructure, economic sectors,socialgroups,communitiesandregions. For each study, common information pertaining to the aforementioned themes was collected, cate gorised, and recorded. Analysis of the vulnerability of southeast florida to sea level rise. Spm 3 assessing and managing the risks of climate change human interference with the climate system is occurring,1 and climate change poses risks for human and natural systems figure spm.
Pdf climate change vulnerability assessment ramk deo. Assessment of the vulnerability of forests and forestdependent people to climate change is a necessary. United states agency for international development climate change adaptation, thought leadership and assessments atlas prepared by. Pdf climate change vulnerability assessment of species. The new york state public service commission approved an order and funding for con edison to conduct a climate change vulnerability study, with a requirement for delivery by the end of 2019. Climate vulnerability and capacity analysis handbook cvca. Climate change vulnerability indices are derived for the 1980s,1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. Virginias climate modeling and species vulnerability. Improve their understanding and assessment of impacts. Analysis of the vulnerability of southeast florida to sea. In the pacific northwest, the current warming trend is expected to continue. It also describes and features the steps the company is taking to address these climate risks on behalf of the nearly 16 million californians. A strong element in the literature on vulnerability assessment comes from the disaster management, ecology, and hazards literature, especially as related to climate change.
Climate change vulnerability assessment ccva based on the best available scientific technical information, guidance, and stakeholder engagement, the project will assess climate vulnerability and risk to key sectors, assets and resources, and services. Climate vulnerability assessment metropolitan council. Vulnerability is an emerging concept for climate science and policy. The purpose of a vulnerability assessment is to generate knowledgethat improves understanding of the implications of climate change.
Development of a climate change vulnerability assessment using. It was commissioned by the georgetown tribal council to help inform their efforts to resettle the native village of georgetown, and to provide a starting place for working with neighboring commu. Vulnerability assessment of jamaicas transport sector march 2018 prepared for. A communitylevel tool that integrates climate change into a wider participatory vulnerability analysis. Assessing the vulnerability of fish stocks to climate change pdf, 27 pages methodology for assessing the vulnerability of marine fish and shellfish species to a changing climate pdf, 54 pages. Malawi climate change vulnerability assessment september 20 this report is made possible by the support of the american people through the u. View the cva presentation and posters from the public input session on aug.
Climate change vulnerability assessment for natural. Vulnerability assessment in climate change adaptation. Assessing climate change impacts and vulnerability. Communitybased climate vulnerability assessment and. The minnesota climate change vulnerability assessment advances our understanding of five climate hazards i. Assessing the impacts of and vulnerability to climate change.
The washington state department of transportation wsdot is working to create an integrated 21. Evaluation of vulnerability to climate change hazards and impacts. A case study using the natureserve climate change vulnerability index to inform conservation planning for species in florida final report. A climate change vulnerability assessment report for the. The sek component of the glifwc vulnerability assessment used natureserves climate change vulnerability index ccvi to quantify the vulnerability of each species to climate change by midcentury 2050. Integrating climate change vulnerability assessments into. The impacts of climate change will vary between regions, from sector to sector and even within sectors. Three wetland species were selected for the species vulnerability assessment, including the stunted. Climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation. The front range of colorado, including nrels sites in golden and near louisville, is likely to. The climate risk and vulnerability assessment crva addressed i which climate parameters are critical to infrastructure performance and durability, ii how these climate parameters are projected to change in future decades, iii if existing assets are already being. These terms are attractive because they are both intuitively understandable to a.
Climate change vulnerability assessment of forests and. It enables practi tioners and decisionmakers to identify the most vulnerable areas, sectors and social groups. The ccva and somervilles greenhouse gas inventory establish the baseline understanding of somervilles contribution to climate change and anticipated. A matrix was created to demonstrate how industries associated with the wtp worker population can be affected by climate change. The first part of this effort focused on building support in the state for. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the north. Fact sheet on the fish stock climate vulnerability assessment pdf, 1 page presentation. The con edison department of strategic planning undertook this study with support from more.
Southeast florida regional climate change compact inundation mapping and vulnerability assessment work group. Assessing vulnerability to climate change is impor tant for defining the risks posed by climate change and provides information for identifying measures to adapt to climate change impacts. It informs the identification of actions, at the community level or more broadly, that support communities in. The climate change vulnerability assessment ccva is the next step towards advancing the citys commitment to climate action and creating a comprehensive climate change plan for the city. The vulnerability maps show the percentage of vulnerable populations in a county. Understanding the specific vulnerability and risks is essential for planning and implementing adaptation actions at the regional level. It informs the identification of actions, at the community level or more broadly, that support communities in increasing their resilience to climate change. This book outlines the impact of climate change in four developing country regions. Climate change vulnerability assessment for the sacramento. Climate change, climatesmart, adaptation, vulnerability assessment, gulf of. Identify wsdot facilities vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Climate change vulnerability assessment for the sacramento county communitywide cap 7 the first five steps of the process represent the vulnerability assessment phase, which is a method for determining the potential impacts of climate change on community assets and populations. City of rochester climate vulnerability assessment. The climate vulnerability assessment cva will help us understand how and to what degree our city is vulnerable to climate change impacts. Climate change vulnerability assessment for natural resources. The contents are the sole responsibility of tetra tech ard and do not necessarily reflect the views of usaid or the u. The most recent national climate assessment nca, produced by the u.
The manual defines a climate change vulnerability assessment is a methodological. Vulnerability assessment of jamaicas transport sector. The climate vulnerability assessment was conducted to understand the vulnerability of the target area in north sikkim, india to climate change and development. Taking into account the uncertainty underlying the process of climate change, communities rated the risk levels from minimal to high, and severity of impacts in a decreasing scale of 1 to 5. Californias climate change assessments contribute to the scientific foundation for understanding climaterelated vulnerability at the local scale and informing resilience actions, while also directly informing state policies, plans, programs, and guidance, to promote effective and integrated action to safeguard california from climate change.
Results of the vulnerability analysis showed that both melaleuca shrubs and seasonally inundated grassland have a moderate baseline conservation highly vulnerable to status and are projected climate change impacts. Global change research program 2018, synthesizes climate change impacts by sector and by region. Climate change vulnerability assessment and resilience. Climate change vulnerability assessment for the northcentral. Vulnerability assessments for climate change adaptation build on work from several disciplines. The report on the synthetic assessment of the global distribution of vulnerability to climate change, with a complete set of maps and data, has been made available on this site in order to provide open access and feedback by the scientific community. Negative impacts of climate change on forests threaten the delivery of crucial wood and nonwood goods and environmental services on which an estimated 1. It introduces the readers to the concept of vulnerability to climate change, presents a general framework for assessing vulnerability and provides a rich selection of methods and tools to assess components of vulnerability at various levels.
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