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
IPCC Technical Guidelines for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Climate scenarios Impact assessment	Guidance document
UNDP Adaptation Policy Framework (APF)	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement Vulnerability mapping	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) Climate Adaptation: Risk, Uncertainty and Decision Making	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning Climate scenarios Impact assessment Methodological frameworks Sea level scenarios Socio-economic scenarios	Guidance document
IPCC-TGCIA Guidelines on the Use of Scenario Data for Climate Impact and Adaptation	Generic	Adaptation evaluation Climate scenarios Impact assessment Methodological frameworks Sea level scenarios Socio-economic scenarios	Guidance document
Climate Information and Prediction Services (CLIPS) Project and Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs)	Generic	Climate scenarios	Guidance document Knowledge platform
Adoption of Existing Socioeconomic Scenarios	Generic	Climate scenarios Socio-economic scenarios	Guidance document
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
Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Common Methodology (CM)	Coastal resources	Methodological frameworks Sea level scenarios	Guidance document
UNEP Handbook on Methods for Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies	Generic	Climate scenarios Impact assessment Methodological frameworks Sea level scenarios	Guidance document
The Good Practice Guide: Community Awareness and Education in Emergency Management	Generic	Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
Natural Disaster Mitigation in Drinking Water and Sewerage Systems: Guidelines for Vulnerability Analysis	Generic	Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
Handbook for Estimating the Socio-Economic and Environmental Effects of Disasters	Generic	Impact assessment Methodological frameworks	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Guidelines for Emergency Assessment	Generic	Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
Community-based Disaster Risk Management Field Practitioners Handbook	Generic	Methodological frameworks Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Historical or Geographic Analogs: Forecasting by Analogy	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Guidance document
Developing Socio-Economic Scenarios for use in Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments	Generic	Sea level scenarios	Guidance document
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) Socio-Economic Scenarios	Generic	Socio-economic scenarios	Guidance document Resources (data)
Climate Related Risks Estimate as Indicators of Necessity for Adaptation Responses	Generic	Economic analysis	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Costing the Impacts of Climate Change in the UK	Generic	Economic analysis	Guidance document Resources (case studies)
Identifying Adaptation Options	Generic	Adaptation evaluation	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) Adaptation Wizard	Generic	Methodological frameworks	Guidance document Risk screening and adaptation decision support tool
Business Area Climate Impacts Assessment Tool (BACLIAT )	Generic	Impact assessment Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
Multistakeholder Processes	Generic	Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
MPPACC (Model of Private Proactive Adaptation to Climate Change)	Generic	Stakeholder engagement	Guidance document
WHO Guidelines: Methods of Assessing Human Health Vulnerability and Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change	Human health	Adaptation evaluation Adaptation planning	Guidance document
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