Publication: A View from the Top : Vulnerability in Mountain Systems
Date
2010-06
ISSN
Published
2010-06
Author(s)
Brodnig, Gernot
Prasad, Vivek
Abstract
It is well recognized that mountain
ecosystems and their inhabitants are among the most
vulnerable to climate change. Measuring the nature and scope
of these vulnerabilities remains, however, a
work-in-progress. This note develops an analytical framework
that builds upon two existing approaches: The
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC) climate
change vulnerability concept and its components of exposure,
sensitivity, and adaptive capacity; and the mountain
specificities framework, which offers a set of vulnerability
criteria that, are particularly prevalent in mountain
settings. The framework also provides a number of sample
indicators which form the basis for scalable vulnerability
assessments to inform adaptation policies and measures.
Citation
“Brodnig, Gernot; Prasad, Vivek. 2010. A View from the Top : Vulnerability in Mountain Systems. Social Development Notes; No. 128. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/65851e21-9608-5e88-a761-97dc5e56136b License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”