Community-Based Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Tools: A Review of Tools and Their Applications

Short Summary of Resource: This article reviews a number of tools designed for community-level climate vulnerability and adaptation assessments and highlights their advantages and limitations to help managers make informed decisions about tool selection.
Detailed description of the resource: This article reviews some of the most widely applied community-based vulnerability and adaptation tools. Criteria for tool selection included identifying tools that have been developed by both development and conservation organizations, tools applied in different geographies, and tools designed to address different overarching objectives: poverty reduction, disaster risk reduction, natural resource management, and alternative livelihoods
Keywords: CLIMATE AND WEATHER Vulnerability, CLIMATE AND WEATHER Adaptation
Content Owners / Rights Holders: Taylor and Francis
Date of Publication: 2015
Type of Resource: Research paper
Format of Resource: pdf
Relevant Sector: ALL sectors
Geographical Scope: Regional
Relevant LG Functional Area: ALL local government functions
Council Type: ALL council types
URL / DOI for resource access: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08920753.2015.1046809?journalCode=ucmg20
Relevant Governance Indicator: Adaptation planning