Climate vulnerability seeks to strip away the politics and emotion that surround climate change and will assess the broad range of threats using the bottom up approachincluding co2 emissions, population growth, emerging affluence, and many othersto our five most critical resources. Social development this is a background paper for the study social dimensions of climate change in mexico, coordinated by. Synthesis of literature 1 introduction the effects of climate change are expected to be more severe for some segments of society than others because of geographic location, the degree of association with climatesensitive. Childrens vulnerability to climate change and disaster. Municipal vulnerability to climate change and climate. Nevertheless, little research has gone into calculating which countries are most vulnerable to global warming.
Since the impacts of climate change are affecting cities and will continue do so for some time, conducting a vulnerability assessment is something all cities, regardless of size, should do. Climate vulnerability index measure of climate change. Species vulnerability evaluate climate change assessment methodology. Part of the green energy and technology book series green. English infographic on world and 10 other countries about climate change and environment. According to the climate change vulnerability index, bangladeshi and india turned out to be the most vulnerable to the climate change due to extreme levels of poverty and a high dependency on agriculture, coming in first and second. Exposure is defined by natural disaster and climate variability, however sensitivity by health, food, and. The child labour index indicates the risk to business of the association with practices of. Introduction climate variability and change can have significant impacts on regional, national, and local development efforts. Climate vulnerability index cvi is being proposed to assess climate change vulnerability of communities with a case study. Climate change vulnerability index 20 most at risk. The index consists of household parameters of all the three dimensions of vulnerability such as exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capability. Good to test out different methodologies if crosswalkable. Assessing the vulnerability of fish and invertebrate.
Natureserve climate change vulnerability index ccvi a quantitative assessment based on the traits of fish, wildlife, and habitats that might make them more vulnerable to climate change. Water science and technology, special issue on climate change vol 51 no 5 pp 6978, 30, 11951210. Kerala is a climate change hotspot as per the climate change vulnerability index of verisk maplecroft, a u. The climate vulnerability monitor cvm is an independent global assessment of the effect of climate change on the worlds populations brought together by panels of key international authorities.
Climate change vulnerability index for species in nevada nature serve chin, a. Global economic output faces high climate change risk. Recently the new climate change vulnerability index ccvi, released by global risks advisory firm maplecroft. Climate change vulnerability assessment for natural resources.
For more information on the country energy sector vulnerability assessments program or about esmaps climate vulnerability assessments, please visit us at or write to us at. Maplecroft s 6th annual climate change and environmental risk atlas provides comprehensive analysis of the key risks to business in the areas of climate change vulnerability and adaptation. On this wonkcast, im joined by david wheeler, senior. Climate vulnerability assessment global climate change. Assessing the vulnerability of fish stocks to climate change.
However, this method is a preliminary step and is complicated for application in vietnam. Climate change vulnerability index 2014, lac region. The food insecurity and climate change vulnerability index offers a window on our global future up to the 2080s, looking at how climate change may affect future vulnerability to food insecurity. This wonkcast was originally recorded in april 2011. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude and rate. Epas threatened and endangered species vulnerability framework usda system for assessing vulnerability of species climate change vulnerability index for species in nevada nature serve scanning the conservation horizon is a interagency guide to climate vulnerability assessments. This map is part of maplecroft s climate change vulnerability index ccvi, which forms a central pillar of the maplecroft s 5th annual climate change and environmental risk atlas. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation climate. Coastal vulnerability was chosen as a starting point in the development of vulnerability assessments because of digital data availability and a good understanding of the trends in the major climate stressors e. Nearly a third of the worlds economic output will come from nations highly or extremely vulnerable to climate change impacts within 12 years, says a report.
Pdf south africa is viewed as a waterstressed country with an average annual rainfall of 500 mm and any climatic change could have. In order to reduce these impacts and promote climate resilient development, decision makers and development practitioners need to understand the climate vulnerabilities. Maplecrofts climate change vulnerability index ccvi, which forms a central pillar of the atlas, classifies seven cities as extreme risk, out of a list of 50 that were chosen for their. Tools for climate change vulnerability assessments for watersheds. The terrorism risk index combines data on the frequency and intensity of five years of attacks with an assessment of the threat posed by active terrorist groups, and whether counterterrorism forces in the country have the capacity to deal with this risk. Ph drops in 2016 list of countries vulnerable to climate. Climate change vulnerability assessments were conducted for 85 species in pennsylvania using the climate change vulnerability index ccvi v2.
Vulnerability assessment of mangroves to climate change. Assess 156, representative rare plant species using the climate change index. Climate change may pose threat to economic growth cnn. Climate change vulnerability assessments massachusetts. The index consists of household parameters of all the three dimensions. Climate change vulnerability index 2011 development watch uk.
The ccvi allows the user to examine the exposure and sensitivity of a species to a series of risk factors associated with climate change. Climate change impact and vulnerability assessment of. Based on the vulnerability index estimated to present the vulnerability of forests under current and projected climate change impacts representing climate driven vulnerability, five districts chamba, kangra, kullu, mandi and shimla are identified as priority forest districts for adaptation planning. Risk and vulnerability assessment is emerging as an important standalone theme in research on the human dimensions of global environmental change downing et al. Verisk maplecroft collaborates with national geographic on mapping the future climate of c. Maplecroft may make changes to the material contained in the. The assessments are currently focused on assets at risk to coastal hazards and sealevel rise within coastal parks. Vulnerability index to climate change in the latin. A small farmer family living in a floodprone area can be called vulnerable to climate change, but so can be an economic sector such as rainfed agriculture as a whole. Ph drops in 2016 list of countries vulnerable to climate change. Climate change, vulnerability, and social justice 1 climate change, vulnerability, and social justice introduction as we enter a new century, it is apparent that people have already altered the climates in which they live and will alter them even more dramatically in the coming decades. A new global ranking, calculating the vulnerability of 170 countries to the impacts of climate change over the next 30 years, identified some of the worlds largest and fastestgrowing economies, including india, as facing the greatest. The publication a framework for climate change vulnerability assessments was developed under the indogerman development cooperation project climate change adaptation in rural areas of india cca rai. The ccvi is suitable for assessing large numbers of species and comparing results across taxa.
Assessing and calculating a climate change vulnerability. Major infra projects to be screened for climate risk the hindu. Oct 30, 20 the sixth annual release of maplecroft s climate change and environmental risk atlas reveals that 31% of global economic output will be based in countries facing high or extreme risks from the impacts of climate change by the year 2025 a 50% increase on current levels and more than double since the company began researching the issue in 2008. Download scientific diagram climate change vulnerability index. Design and use of composite indices in assessments of climate change vulnerability and resilience iv executive summary increasingly, researchers and practitioners are developing composite indices to provide multidimensional, integrated assessments and synthetic measures of climate change vulnerability and resilience. It combines exposure to climate extremes and change with the current human sensitivity to those climate stressors and the capacity of the country to adapt to the impacts of climate change. The climate change vulnerability index david wheeler. Climate change and vulnerability earthscan climate. Vulnerability has three dimensions of exposure to stresses, associated sensitivity, and related adaptive capacity, and ways to measure components of each were trialled at sites in africa and the. Rapid climate change is upon us, and governments, multilateral organizations, and development agencies are preparing to dole out billions of dollars in adaptation assistance. Pdf climate change vulnerability index for south african aquifers. Mar 20, 2011 the global risks advisory firm maplecroft released an infographic about climate change vulnerability indexccvi.
The climate change vulnerability index evaluates the vulnerability of human populations to extreme climate events and changes in climate over the next 30 years. Finally, i think that the publication is a good source book on the topic of assessing vulnerability. Climate change vulnerability assessment for cities. Get a sneak peek of our climate change vulnerability index. Haiti is the 4th most vulnerable country to cc verisk maplecroft 2016. Climate change vulnerability and adaptation climate change. Vulnerability assessment using an index method has been broadly applied throughout the world. In order to reduce these impacts and promote climateresilient development, decision makers and development practitioners need to understand the climate vulnerabilities. This chapter presents the result of constructing an easy framework and a tool for assessing and calculating a climate change vulnerability index with unequal weight. Category extreme high high high high high high high high high city dhaka manila bangkok yangon djakarta ho chi minh kolkata mumbai chennai lagos rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. A vulnerability assessment establishes the nature and likelihood of the climate impact and the adaptive capacity of the community. This data set is made available under the terms of the creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3.
Kpmg us 2012 and maplecroft 2012, the climate change and. Sound and solid case studies on vulnerability and adaptation have been woefully lacking in the international discourse on climate change. Vulnerability is the extent to which people are at risk to suffer negative consequences from climate variability and extreme events or the effects of climate change. Jun 05, 20 the climate change vulnerability index ccvi uses a scoring system that integrates a species projected exposure to climate change in an assessment area with three factors associated with climate change sensitivity. The sixth annual release of maplecroft s climate change and environmental risk atlas has revealed that 31% of global economic output will be based in countries facing high or extreme risks from climate change by 2025 a 50% increase on current levels and more than double since the company began researching the. Synthesis of literature 1 introduction the effects of climate change are expected to be more severe for some segments of society than others because of geographic location, the degree of association with climate sensitive environments, and unique cultural, economic, or political charac. Climatechange vulnerability assessment for priority wildlife species of the navajo nation mawdsley and lamb 20 the primary methodology for assessing high and low vulnerability in this report is adapted from the natureserve ccvi, a spreadsheetbased tool that estimates a species relative vulnerability to climate change. Verisk maplecroft climate change vulnerability index 2017. A climate change vulnerability index in agriculture is presented at the municipal level in mexico.
In fact, london and paris are the only cities facing a low risk from the impacts of climate change, according to a new report from maplecroft, a risk consultancy. The climate change vulnerability index ccvi uses a scoring system that integrates a species projected exposure to climate change in an assessment area with three factors associated with climate change sensitivity. Climate change vulnerability index 2016 chad reliefweb. The global risks advisory firm maplecroft released an infographic about climate change vulnerability indexccvi. Our climate change vulnerability index gives you a clear picture of where climate change risks are greatest around the globe.
It includes 26 indices and interactive maps, which have been. Dfg is part of the natureservecoordinated natural heritage system. Climate planning local governments spi vulnerability index. English infographic on chad and 10 other countries about climate change and environment. The climate change and environmental risk atlas 2014. Climate change and environmental risk atlas 2014 india. The dataset is discussed in his working paper, quantifying vulnerability to climate change.
In the 2016 climate change vulnerability index ccvi released by risk analysis company verisk maplecroft, the philippines was ranked th most climatevulnerable country, an improvement from the. Why natureserve climate change vulnerability index. Climate change vulnerability data book 3 mapping methodology according to the ipcc, vulnerability is the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with adverse effects of climate change. Us fish and wildlife servicecalifornia lcc primary funding. We collect the required data from different chinese statistical yearbooks from 2004 to 2015. Climate change vulnerability index 20 most at risk cities. A number of different scholarly traditions are converging on this topic, bringing their own analytic and theoretical approaches. The climate change vulnerability, risk, and adaptation assessment of albanias energy sector will be available at. Climate change will make these risks worse and make the investments needed to achieve and maintain zero hunger even greater. Tools for climate change vulnerability assessments for. This rich and comprehensive selection of methods and tools for assessing components of. The regional report childrens vulnerability to climate change and disaster impacts in east asia and the paci. The map ranks the 10 cities which are most at risk.
Climate change vulnerability index 2017 world reliefweb. Create future maxent distribution models and maps to aid in the assessment of vulnerability. Tracking climate change vulnerability at municipal level in rural. The results of the cva reinforce what we already know to be truethat the situation we face is urgent and the world needs to immediately raise its ambition to tackle this great threat. Pdf climate vulnerability index measure of climate change. The food insecurity and climate change vulnerability index. Assessments of socialecological vulnerability to threats associated with climate change is a growing field of study in the literature on climate change and natural hazards. Municipal vulnerability to climate change and climaterelated.
Pdf climate vulnerability index measure of climate. Nov 14, 2016 english infographic on world and 10 other countries about climate change and environment. Climate change, particularly its associated sea level rise, is major threat to mangrove coastal areas, and it is essential to develop ways to reduce vulnerability through strategic management planning. Climate change vulnerability index ccvi results for 156 species assessed to date. Climate change vulnerability index 20 most at risk cities maplecroft.
Climate change vulnerability index 2014 maplecroft. Heat stress undermines export economies and disrupts global supply chains this brief insight looks at the risk of rising rates of heat stress associated with climate change and how it impacts the export value of a country. Implications for adaptation assistance, and informs his project mapping the impacts of climate change. Climate change vulnerability assessment for natural.