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Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate
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Climate Change Data Portal by the World Bank
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Description
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The Climate Change Data Portal provides an entry point for access to climate and climate
related data and tools. The Portal provides access to comprehensive global and country data
information related to climate change and development. The portal intends to serve as a common
platform and flexible network to collect, integrate, and display climate change relevant
information at the global scale.
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Appropriate Use
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The WB Climate Change Data Portal is intended to provide quick and readily accessible climate and
climate-related data to policy makers and development practitioners. The portal intends to support
integration of climate change adaptation into development.
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Scope
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All nations. Spatially referenced information.
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Key Output
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More efficient means to evaluate how to apply and visualize comprehensive climate-related information
to the design of a project or policy.
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Key Input
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Historical climatology (CRU dataset from the University of East Anglia), climate projections from the
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and a high resolution Global Circulation Model(Japan MRI),
socioeconomic data at a country level, natural disasters hotspots for disaster risk management, data
in changes in crop yields under climate change for 14 major crops worldwide (IIASA), access to WB
project and document datasets, Climate Risk Screening Tool ADAPT.
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Ease of Use
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Low to medium
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Training Required
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None
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Training Available
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A User Guidebook is available on the World Bank webpage for the Climate Change Data Portal. (See link
below).
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Computer Requirements
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Internet connection
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Documentation
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A User’s Guidebook for the Climate Change Data Portal can be obtained online at 
http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/doc/Cliamte_change_Portal_USERsMANUAL.pdf.
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Applications
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The portal and screening tool ADAPT have been used in the assessment of project vulnerability
to climate change. TheCC Data Portal has also been used for capacity building and learning purposes
related to the integration of adaptation to climate change into development plans.
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Contacts for Framework, Documentation, Technical Assistance
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Ana Bucher at abucher@worldbank.org
Ian Noble at inoble@worldbank.org
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Cost
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Free
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