Nairobi compendium

Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate change

The UNFCCC Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate change is designed to assist Parties and other potential users in selecting the most appropriate methodology for assessments of impacts and vulnerability, and preparing for adaptation to climate change. The Compendium was developed in 1999 and updated in 2003, 2005, 2008 and more recently in 2009.

At its 28th Session, the SBSTA requested the secretariat to develop, by its thirty-second session and in collaboration with relevant organizations, institutions and networks, a user-friendly version of the Compendium.

In collaboration with a large number of organizations, institutions and networks present at the International Workshop on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change: guidance and tools, Berlin, Germany, 28-30 May 2009, the secretariat updated relevant existing entries and added new entries related to mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development cooperation.

To make it more user-friendly and easily accessible, the compendium is now available online, with all entries searchable through three filters: sector (e.g. agriculture, forestry, etc), theme (climate scenarios, impact assessment, etc), and type (e.g. guidance document, modelling tool etc).

To ensure that new, robust and practical methods and tools are included in the compendium, and the current entries up to date, please send your suggestions for new entries and updates to existing ones using the form.

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Method / Tool	Sector	Theme	Type
GWP Action pledge	Water resources
Guidelines for the Preparation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Climate scenarios Methodological frameworks Sea level scenarios Socio-economic scenarios	Guidance document
The South Pacific Island Methodology (SPIM)	Coastal resources	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
RIBASIM	Water resources	Adaptation evaluation	Modelling tool Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Aquarius	Water resources	Adaptation evaluation	Modelling tool Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Input-Output Modeling (with IMPLAN)	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation	Modelling tool
Econometric (Ricardian-Based) Models	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation	Modelling tool
Relative Risk Index (RRI)	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Uncertainty and Risk Analysis	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Historical or Geographic Analogs: Forecasting by Analogy	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Guidance document
Expert Judgment	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Economic analysis Impact assessment Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Climate change and Environmental Degradation Risk and Adaptation assessment (CEDRA) by Tearfund	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Impact assessment Stakeholder engagement	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Cost-Effectiveness	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Project Risk Screening Tool by ADB	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Multicriteria Analysis (MCA)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Tool for Environmental Assessment and Management (TEAM)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Methodological frameworks	Modelling tool
UNDP Quality Standards for the Integration of Adaptation to Climate Change into Development Programming	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Methodological frameworks	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Adaptation Decision Matrix (ADM)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Screening of Adaptation Options	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Identifying Adaptation Options	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Adaptation Actions Database (UK)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Nottingham Declaration Action Pack (NDAP)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Stakeholder engagement	Modelling tool Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Community-based Risk Screening Tool Adaptation & Livelihoods (CRiSTAL)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement	Modelling tool Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Vulnerability Indices	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Stakeholder engagement	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Agent Based Social Simulation	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Stakeholder engagement	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
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