The vulnerability sourcebook and climate impact chains – a standardised framework for a climate vulnerability and risk assessment

Zebisch, Marc, Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fritzsche, Kerstin, Bubeck, Philip, Kienberger, Stefan, Kahlenborn, Walter, Schwan, Susanne and Below, Till, (2021). The vulnerability sourcebook and climate impact chains – a standardised framework for a climate vulnerability and risk assessment. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 12(5), 1-25

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    Author Zebisch, Marc
    Schneiderbauer, Stefan
    Fritzsche, Kerstin
    Bubeck, Philip
    Kienberger, Stefan
    Kahlenborn, Walter
    Schwan, Susanne
    Below, Till
    Title The vulnerability sourcebook and climate impact chains – a standardised framework for a climate vulnerability and risk assessment
    Appearing in International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
    Volume 12
    Issue No. 5
    Publication Date 2021-02-04
    Place of Publication Bingley
    Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
    Start page 1
    End page 25
    Language eng
    Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to present the “Vulnerability Sourcebook” methodology, a standardised framework for the assessment of climate vulnerability and risk in the context of adaptation planning. The Vulnerability Sourcebook has been developed for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and has been applied in more than twenty countries worldwide. Design/methodology/approach – It is based on a participative development of so-called climate impact chains, which are an analytical concept to better understand, systemise and prioritise the climate factors as well as environmental and socio-economic factors that drive climate related threats, vulnerabilities and risks in a specific system. Impact chains serve as the backbone for an operational climate vulnerability assessment with indicators based on quantitative approaches (data, models) combined with expert assessments. In this paper, the authors present the concept and applications of the original Vulnerability Sourcebook, published in 2015, which was based on the IPCC AR4 concept of climate vulnerability. In Section 6 of this paper, the authors report how this concept has been adapted to the current IPCC AR5 concept of climate risks. Findings – The application of the Sourcebook is demonstrated in three case studies in Bolivia, Pakistan and Burundi. The results indicate that particularly the participative development of impact chains helped with generating a common picture on climate vulnerabilities and commitment for adaptation planning within a region. The mixed methods approach (considering quantitative and qualitative information) allows for a flexible application in different contexts. Challenges are mainly the availability of climate (change) and socio-economic data, as well as the transparency of value-based decisions in the process. Originality/value – The Vulnerability Sourcebook offers a standardised framework for the assessment of climate vulnerability and risk in the context of adaptation planning
    UNBIS Thesaurus CLIMATE CHANGE
    RISK ASSESSMENT
    Keyword Adaptation
    Vulnerability assessment
    Indicators
    Impact chains
    Copyright Holder The Authors
    Copyright Year 2021
    Copyright type Creative commons
    ISBN 17568692
    DOI 10.1108/IJCCSM-07-2019-0042
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