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dc.titleVulnerability Indicators of Adaptation to Climate Change and Policy Implications for Investment Projects
dc.contributor.authorYu, Bok-Keun
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Sebastián J.
dc.contributor.authorSanchez-Aragon, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorYoon, Sang Won
dc.contributor.authorLudeña, Carlos E.
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change and Sustainability Division
dc.coverageBarbados
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageBolivia
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageNicaragua
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2015-11-12T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2015-10-09T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractRelevant and appropriate indicators for vulnerability at both the local levels are significant for effective adaptation to climate change. The paper reviews the literature of these indicators, and explores this issue using a selected sample of development projects from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assess the measurement of vulnerability. We find the importance of assessing vulnerability based on local indicators reflecting the characteristics of different sectors. The results of analyzing the IDB projects case studies suggest that projects should be designed from project inception to include more relevant indicators of measuring exposure and sensitivity besides adaptive capacity, depending on the attributes of projects. We show that relevant vulnerability indicators can be developed for projects based on existing information.
dc.format.extent42
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.18235/0000208
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Vulnerability-Indicators-of-Adaptation-to-Climate-Change-and-Policy-Implications-for-Investment-Projects.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectForestry
dc.subjectCoastal Area
dc.subjectWater Services
dc.subjectIrrigation Infrastructure
dc.subjectDevelopment Bank
dc.subjectInvestment Project
dc.subject.jelcodeF34 - International Lending and Debt Problems
dc.subject.jelcodeH43 - Project Evaluation • Social Discount Rate
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeZ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsAdaptación;BID Cambio Clima;Climate Change
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
idb.operationRG-T1872
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