Climate Vulnerability Index

The Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI), also referred to as Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI), is a tool that identifies places that are susceptible to floods and heat-related effects of climate change by combining built, social, and ecological elements.[1][2] It is also described as a systematic tool to rapidly assess climate change risk.[3] The Climate Vulnerability Index has been used to extensively analysis the impacts of climate change on World Heritage Properties.[3] These mapping methods can be used to examine vulnerability at both a regional and local level to understand the relevant elements.

People, infrastructure, and/or ecological resources are more likely to suffer harm in areas that are more sensitive to climate change as temperatures rise, floods get worse, and high winds get stronger.[4]

Climate vulnerability includes a number of aspects such as physical exposure, sensitivity to injury, and a lack of coping and adaptability skills.[5] Understanding vulnerability enables us to make choices about the distribution of resources, the formulation of policies, and the prioritizing, siting, and design of projects.

## References

1. ↑ "Climate Change Vulnerability Index | Resilient Connecticut" (in en-US). 2021-02-01. https://resilientconnecticut.uconn.edu/ccvi/.
2. ↑ Pandey, Rajiv; Jha, ShashidharKumar (2012-06-01). "Climate vulnerability index - measure of climate change vulnerability to communities: a case of rural Lower Himalaya, India" (in en). Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 17 (5): 487–506. doi:10.1007/s11027-011-9338-2. ISSN 1573-1596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-011-9338-2.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Home" (in en). https://www.jcu.edu.au/cvi-heritage.
4. ↑ Balica, S. F.; Wright, N. G.; van der Meulen, F. (2012-10-01). "A flood vulnerability index for coastal cities and its use in assessing climate change impacts" (in en). Natural Hazards 64 (1): 73–105. doi:10.1007/s11069-012-0234-1. ISSN 1573-0840. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0234-1.
5. ↑ Sullivan, C.; Meigh, J. (2005-03-01). "Targeting attention on local vulnerabilities using an integrated index approach: the example of the climate vulnerability index". Water Science and Technology 51 (5): 69–78. doi:10.2166/wst.2005.0111. ISSN 0273-1223. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2005.0111.

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