Temperate_ClimateVulnerabilityAssessmentPlanning_USDN_SmallCitiesGroup_Jan2019_FinalTools for Climate Vulnerability & Adaptation Planning
Carol Davis
Sustainability Manager
Town of Blacksburg, Virginia
cdavis@blacksburg.gov
Things to ask yourself:
#1: Do you see climate issues (mitigation, vulnerability, adaptation, resiliency) being
meaningfully integrated in your locality’s long range planning efforts?
(Hazard Mitigation Plan, Comp Plan/Master Plan, CIP)
#2: Has your locality been participating in CDP, the Covenant of Mayors or otherwise made
a commitment to do a Climate Vulnerability Assessment or Adaptation Plan?
Things to ask yourself:
Things to ask yourself:
#3: Do you see climate vulnerability/adaptation planning as a part of
the mission of your department or a key next step your locality’s
sustainability/climate/energy planning work?
Things to ask yourself:
#4: Do you feel like your locality has the
capacity, expertise or other resources needed to perform a Climate Vulnerability
Assessment or develop a Climate Adaptation/Resiliency Plan?
What does it mean to assess…
…climate vulnerability in your community?
GHG
emission
reductions
Climate mitigation plans…
are not the same as
climate vulnerability, adaptation or resiliency plans
Hazard mitigation plans…
are closer, but they often miss the mark
Hazard mitigation and climate vulnerability planning…
do share this same basic assessment framework
Hazards Vulnerabilities
Risks
Hazard:
What does
the damage.
Vulnerabilities:
Who and what gets
damaged.
Risk:
The estimated degree of impact to people, services, facilities
and structures in a community.
Attributes
of Hazard:
•Magnitude
•Frequency
•Proximity
•Predictability
Sectors of
Vulnerability:
•People
•Buildings
•Infrastructure
•Natural Environment
•Critical Services
•Economy
Risk:
Figuring out the risk, or estimated degree of impact requires us to
assess how the hazard and its potential attributes intersect with the various sectors of vulnerability.
Hazard Mitigation Planning Climate Vulnerability Planning
Avoidance; Response & Recovery
Predictable, Past Experiences
May Not Address Climate
Localized
(usually) Uncontroversial
Expert-driven
Planning Lens?
Adaptation & Resiliency
New Realities, Freak Events
Climate Focused
Widespread
(can be) Politicized
Broader Community; Equity Lens
Hazard Mitigation Planning Climate Vulnerability Planning
Avoidance; Response & Recovery
Predictable, Past Experiences
May Not Address Climate
Localized
(usually) Apolitical
Expert-driven
Planning Lens?
Adaptation & Resiliency
“Freak” Events, New Realities
Climate-Focused
Widespread
(can be) Politicized
Broader Community; Equity Lens
I have my climate mitigation & hazard mitigation plans…
…now what?
I have my climate mitigation & hazard mitigation plans…
…now what?
•Tailor to your locality
•Localized climate modeling
•Guided process to:
•identify hazards and vulnerabilities (community systems at risk)
•assess level of risk
•assess local adaptive capacity
•develop local adaptation/resiliency strategies
•Draw from cache of strategies from other localities (to build your plan)
•Subscription service (much more affordable than a consultant)
Tailor to Your Locality: City Profile
●Demographic information
●Economic sectors
●Budgetary considerations
●Sustainability plans
●Climate commitments
Tailor to Your Locality: City Profile
Tailor to Your Locality
●Automatically imported from dozens of vetted climate models
●Specific to your region
Localized Climate Data
Localized Climate Data: Relative to Selected Hazards
Localized Climate Data: Under Different Emissions Scenarios
Localized Climate Data: Look for the Icon
Guided Process
●Identify hazards (H) and vulnerabilities/community systems at risk (CS)
●Assess level of risk for each H+CS (anticipated severity and freqency)
●Assess potential impact(s)
●Assess local adaptive capacity + adaptive capacity factors
●Focus in on areas of high risk and low (existing) adaptive capacity in order to…
●Develop actionable local adaptation and resiliency strategies
Guided Process: Identify Hazards
Guided Process: Identify Hazards
Guided Process: Identify Vulnerabilities/Community Systems at Risk
Guided Process: Identify Community Systems at Risk
Guided Process: Assess Risks
Guided Process: Assess Risks
Guided Process: Concrete Metrics for Risk Assessment
Guided Process: Assess Potential Impacts
Guided Process: Concrete Metrics for Impact Assessment
•Critical assets•Service delivery•Health & safety•Local economy
Guided Process: Assess Adaptive Capacity
Guided Process: Assess Adaptive Capacity
Guided Process: Assess Adaptive Capacity
Guided Process: Summary Pages (downloadable into excel)
Learn from other Communities
●Investigate other communities’ adaptation strategies
●Explore funding options
●Identify implementation partnerships
●Contribute and share your own ideas
●Very USDN!
Learn from other Communities
Learn from other Communities
Identify Action Categories and Key Implementation Partners
Help build the community of practice
Subscription Service: Free Trial Period
https://temperate.io/
●Guided process with localized climate data
●Designed for cities with limited resources
●Much more affordable than hiring a consultant
●Support available from the experts at ICLEI
●Time-limited discounts and extended free trial available for USDN Small-Cities Group
●Sign up by by Jan 31 and receive an extended 90-day free trial (normally 2 weeks)
●25% discount on 1-year subscription
●Different pricing available depending on level of consulting support you are looking for
Summary
$1,125 $1,342
$3,150$2,175
Pricing Structure
Questions?
Jessica Cahail
Project Manager
Azavea
jcahail@azavea.com
Carol Davis
Sustainability Manager
Blacksburg, Virginia
cdavis@blacksburg.gov
Michael Steinhoff
Director of Tools and
Technical Innovation
ICLEI
michael.steinhoff@iclei.org