Assess climate risk

Climate risk assessments identify the likelihood of current and future climate hazards and their impacts. For an assessment to be done, up to date data on current and projected future climate related hazards and vulnerabilities is needed, which needs to be collected and maintained. These risk assessments need to be prepared in collaboration with other assessments of risks related to disasters and sustainable development. The risk assessments need to be a living document involving the relevant decision-makers, who also need to become aware and understand the risks and how they are best addressed.

Why?

Assessing risks can inform current and future investment decisions and prioritization of climate action. 

How?

Before beginning a risk assessment, the organization in charge need to establish goals and aims of the assessment, carry out a stakeholder analysis, as well as make a review of existing resources and data.
Risk assessments can be done at various levels; national, regional and local, and for different sectors and organizations. Several overviews exist of how to carry out a climate risk assessment.

Cities are encouraged to publish their Climate Change Risk Assessment. The primary public reporting platform for cities is the CDP Cities, States and Regions Open Data Portal. 

See below for examples and inspiration.  

 

Articles

Kampala
Article

Climate and Vulnerability Risk Assessment for Water and Sanitation in Uganda

This document used the risk assessment methodology of the GWP and UNICEF Strategic Framework for WASH Climate Resilient Development, which is based on a step-by-step participatory assessment procedure, aimed at involving government planners, decision-makers, and practitioners responsible for WASH service delivery in Uganda.

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Global knowledge exchange - Urban Climate Risk Assessment

13/02/2023 - 15:00 to 17:00

On February 13, 2023 at 15:00-17:00 CET an interactive global knowledge exchange on urban climate risk assessment will  was hosted for city officials and risk assessment practitioners to discuss and exchange knowledge on assessing and addressing informal settlements, and exchange knowledge of successes and challenges with implementation, after risk assessments.

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Panoramic view of Dodoma, Tanzania's capital city
Case Study

Dodoma, Tanzania - Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Dodoma, Tanzania. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, and water scarcity.

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Mohammed V Palace in Conakry
Case Study

Conakry, Guinea: City Scoping and Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Conakry, Guinea. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, and water scarcity.

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View of Liberville
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Libreville, Gabon: Rapid climate risk assessment

The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Libreville, Gabon. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city as exclusion of vulnerable people, heat island effects, decrease of air quality and decrease of quality of citizens’ health.

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The old harbour in Bizerte, Tunisia.
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Bizerte, Tunisia; Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Bizerte, Tunisia. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including floods, coastal erosion, salinity, droughts and landslides.

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Antananarivo, Madagascar: skyline - view from the Haute Ville - Anosy Lake
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Antananarivo, Madagascar - Rapid Climate Risk Assessment

The Global Center on Adaptation has completed the city scoping and rapid climate risk assessment for Antananarivo, Madagascar. The study identifies different climate-related hazards for the city, including climate migration, informal settlements, social inequality and the socio-economic impacts of climate change.

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Jamestown in Accra Ghana
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Accra – Climate Risk Assessment and Institutional Scoping

GCA's City Adaptation Accelerator is carrying out a Climate Risk Assessment and Institutional Scoping in Accra, Ghana. Results will be published here. 

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A topographical map
Topographical maps help in assessing risks. New York City, USA. | Credit Frank Ramspott

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