The geography of future climate
Description
This publication presents NORADAPT 's first comprehensive climate ranking of all Norwegian municipalities.
NORADAPT have gathered data on expected climate and societal changes, and compared these data with actions the municipalities are taking to adapt to climate change. This gives a picture of the total climate risk for Norwegian municipalities in the future.
The ranking consists of 12 indicators: four indicators for different ways a municipality is prone to climate hazards, four indicators for different ways a municipality is vulnerable to climate change and four indicators for different ways a municipality is adapting to climate change.
In particular, to assess the municipalities' efforts to adapt to climate change, the chosen indicators come from three sources:
- The Norwegian Environment Agency's grant scheme for local climate adaptation measures
- The Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection’s (DSB) municipal survey
- Norwegian Climate Monitor (two indicators)
It is difficult to assess how affected and vulnerable Norwegian municipalities are to climate change, and how well they are working to adapt to the changes. One problem is that exposure to natural hazards, vulnerability and adaptation are complex concepts that can also affect each other in different ways, and only a few indicators does not tell the whole story.
Nevertheless, the climate ranking presented in this work gives important insights into how the various dimensions of climate risk are distributed between municipalities and regions within the country. This is a useful starting point for more complete local analyses.
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Published in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023