What is a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis?
It is a study that allows to identify and deepen the cause/effect relationships that guide the climate change and its impact on people, economic and social sectors and natural systems. It involves the collection anddata and information analysis precise (climatic, geographical, demographic, etc.) which allow to describe and evaluate the factors that determine climate risk, such as danger, exposure and vulnerability following the GIZ methodology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) & EURAC Research and the concepts ofIPCC AR5.
What are the benefits of a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Analysis?
In the context of ongoing climate change, it is crucial precisely identify and be aware of climate-related risks that affect the territory and that can affect the activities and its ability to reach programmatic goals and long-term planners. This can help aorganization, public or private, to develop strategies and plans to mitigate and manage risks through the implementation of specific actions, the promotion of sustainable practices, the construction of protective infrastructures, the training and awareness raising of the population or personnel involved.
The rationale behind this analysis has also been included in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) with the adoption of the principle “Do No Significant Harm” – DNSH (“not cause significant damage” to the environment) as a decisive criterion for the disbursement of any loan.
