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Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Change

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dc.contributor.authorBonch-Osmolovskiy, Misha
dc.contributor.authorHeltberg, Rasmus
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:00:20Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:00:20Z
dc.date.issued2011-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops a methodology for regional disaggregated estimation and mapping of the areas that are ex-ante the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and variability and applies it to Tajikistan, a mountainous country highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The authors construct the vulnerability index as a function of exposure to climate variability and natural disasters, sensitivity to the impacts of that exposure, and capacity to adapt to ongoing and future climatic changes. This index can inform decisions about adaptation responses that might benefit from an assessment of how and why vulnerability to climate change varies regionally and it may therefore prove a useful tool for policy analysts interested in how to ensure pro-poor adaptation in developing countries. Index results for Tajikistan suggest that vulnerability varies according to socio-economic and institutional development in ways that do not follow directly from exposure or elevation: geography is not destiny. The results indicate that urban areas are by far the least vulnerable, while the eastern Region of Republican Subordination mountain zone is the most vulnerable. Prime agricultural valleys are also relatively more vulnerable, implying that adaptation planners do not necessarily face a trade-off between defending vulnerable areas and defending economically important areas. These results lend support to at least some elements of current adaptation practice.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5554
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3324
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5554
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADAPTATION DEFICIT
dc.subjectADAPTATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectADAPTATION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PLANNERS
dc.subjectADAPTATION PLANNING
dc.subjectADAPTATION PRACTICE
dc.subjectADAPTATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectADAPTATION RESPONSES
dc.subjectADAPTATION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE
dc.subjectADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectADAPTING
dc.subjectADAPTIVE ACTIONS
dc.subjectADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADAPTIVE RESPONSES
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCROP DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectCROP LAND
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDRY MONTHS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME VALUES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectHOT MONTHS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMALADAPTATION
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL CLIMATIC DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSERVICE AREAS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL LIMITS TO ADAPTATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE VARIATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.titleMapping Vulnerability to Climate Changeen
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okr.crossref.titleMapping vulnerability to climate change
okr.date.disclosure2011-01-01
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okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
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