Guidelines for climate and vulnerability assessments
Creator: Umwelt Bundesamt
Type of methodology: Methodological recommendations
Approach type: CVRA (Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment)
Short description: Process-based methodology and recommendations for CIVA, based on the development of impact chains and the evaluation of climate impact, adaptive capacity and vulnerability.
URL to access information about the tool: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/sites/default/files/medien/376/publikationen/gui…
Hazards covered: Others
Audiences: Architects and engineers
Assessment level: Regional/national level, also including buildings
Evaluation system:
Climate impact x Adaptive capacity = Vulnerability
Strengths:
- Builds on IPCC definitions of a CVRA
- Provides a description of the steps to implementing a CVRA
Limits:
Not specific to buildings but contains an example of impact chain for buildings
Recommendations for climate impact & vulnerability assessments:
- Working step 1: Plan and prepare the assessment
- 1.1 Involving experts from responsible institution
- 1.2 Specifying the methodological framework and key terms
- 1.3 Specifying scenarios for climate stimuli, spatial exposure and sensitivity
- Working step 2: Step-by-step execution of the climate impact and vulnerability assessment
- 2.1. Developing impact chains (climate stimuli + direct climate impacts + climate impacts)
- 2.2 Operationalising selected sectoral climate impacts
- 2.3 Evaluating and aggregating climate impacts
- 2.4 Evaluating adaptive capacity
- 2.5 Evaluating vulnerability
- Working step 3: Communicating and using results
