EN ISO 14091:2021 Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment

Risk assessment provides a basis for climate change adaptation planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation for any organization, regardless of size, type and nature. This document gives guidelines for assessing the risks related to the potential impacts of climate change. It describes how to understand an organization’s vulnerability and how to develop and implement a sound risk assessment in the context of climate change. It can be used for assessing both present and future climate change risks. 

This document is structured starting with an introduction to the concept of climate change risk assessment, followed by the preparation, the implementation and the documentation and communication of the climate change risk assessment. 

The standard provides guidance on the use of screening assessments and impact chains, allowing for qualitative and quantitative analysis. This type of  information, documented in an internationally agreed way, helps organizations of all kinds and sizes make better business decisions. It is also a useful tool for climate-related reporting.