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Compendium on methods and tools to evaluate impacts of, and vulnerability and adaptation to, climate
change
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Tool for Environmental Assessment and Management (TEAM)
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Description
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This software package creates graphs and tables that allow experts to compare the relative
strengths of adaptation strategies using both quantitative and qualitative criteria.
TEAM assists the user in evaluating issues such as equity, flexibility, and policy coordination.
The user lists the strategies across the top of the table and the evaluation criteria down the
side, and then enters a score indicating the relative performance of each strategy under the
various criteria. This table can then be used to construct a variety of graphs of the data. It will
not necessarily identify the optimal strategy (unless one strategy outperforms all others in all
criteria), but is instead designed to allow the user to more clearly see the strategies’
relative strengths and weaknesses.
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Appropriate Use
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TEAM is useful when it is important to consider a wide range of criteria and to explicitly identify
unquantifiable and uncertain aspects associated with potential adaptations. It should be used in
conjunction with other decision-making tools (e.g., cost-benefit analysis, discussion and workshops
with key decision-makers).
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Scope
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All locations; covers coastal zones, water resources, agriculture, as well as a general assessment
component; national or site-specific.
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Key Output
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Relative effectiveness of alternative adaptation measures across a range of criteria.
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Key Input
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A ranking of how well policy objectives are met using alternative strategies.
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Ease of Use
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Relatively easy to apply; more rigorous results require more analysis; only basic computer skills are
needed.
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Training Required
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A user with an understanding of key policy objectives could achieve proficiency in 1 to 2 days.
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Training Available
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Contact Susan Herrod-Julius for more information.
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Computer Requirements
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IBM-compatible 386 with a 3.5” drive and a mouse; Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Excel 5.0c
spreadsheet software.
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Documentation
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The user’s manual can be obtained from Ms Susan Herrod Julius. See also the web site 
http://www.epa.gov/eims/global/team1.pdf.
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Applications
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Used in China, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Trinidad, Italy, Egypt, and Malawi.
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Contacts for Framework, Documentation, Technical Assistance
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Susan Herrod-Julius
8601D, U.S. EPA Headquarters. Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
20460; Tel: 202.564.3394; e-mail: herrod-julius.susan@epa.gov.
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Cost
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Free to obtain documentation
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References
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Smith, A., H. Chu, and C. Helman. 1996. Tool for Environmental Assessment and Management: Quick
Reference Pamphlet. Decision Focus Incorporated, Washington, DC.
Smith, A., H. Chu, and C. Helman. 1996. Documentation of Tool for Environmental Assessment and
Management. Decision Focus Incorporated, Washington, DC.
Burton, I., J. Smith, and S. Lenhart. 1998. Adaptation to climate change: Theory and assessment. In
Handbook on Methods for Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies, J. Feenstra, I.
Burton, J. Smith, and R. Tol (eds.). UNEP and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. Herrod Julius, S. and Scheraga, J.D. The TEAM Model for Evaluating Alternative
Adaptation Strategies.
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