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
The South Pacific Island Methodology (SPIM)	Coastal resources	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
SmartLine	Coastal resources	Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Shoreline Management Planning (SMP)	Coastal resources	Methodological frameworks	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool (CVAT)	Coastal resources	Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
DIVA and DINAS-COAST	Coastal resources	Climate scenarios Impact assessment Sea level scenarios	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
European Flood Alert System (EFAS)	Water resources	Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
CALVIN (CALifornia Value Integrated Network)	Water resources	Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
GLYCIM	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator (EPIC)	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation Impact assessment	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Relative Risk Index (RRI)	Agriculture	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Guidelines on Climate Watches	Generic	Stakeholder engagement	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management (CHARM)	Generic	Stakeholder engagement Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Resource Approach to Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Human Activity	Generic	Economic analysis Impact assessment	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Estimating Adaptation Costs: M-CACES	Generic	Economic analysis	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Uncertainty and Risk Analysis	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Expert Judgment	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Economic analysis Impact assessment Vulnerability mapping	Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Policy Exercise	Generic	Adaptation planning Stakeholder engagement	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 benefit analysis	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Economic analysis Methodological frameworks	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
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
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