A7_S1.pdf

A7_S1.pdf A7_S1.pdf Rapid Assessment on Climate Change Risk CCAI pilot site: Champhone, Savannakhet, Lao PDR Session 1: Background and introduction to climate change risk assessment Southeast Asia START Regional Center SEA START RC copyright 2010 Rapid Assessment on Climate Change Risk CCAI pilot site: Champone, Savannakhet, Lao PDR Objectives • • • • Understanding on climate change and risk assessment concept Understand climate change scenarios for Lao PDR Set indicators for climate risk at the study site Practice exercise on using data from climate change scenario in risk assessment • Practice exercise on using data from future hydrological change in risk assessment • Prepare risk map for CCAI pilot site How to conduct climate change risk assessment with limited dataset SEA START RC copyright 2010 Area-based climate change risk assessment for Climate change adaptation Forewords: • Conventional climate change impact assessment and adaptation planning is based on sector by sector approach • Climate change impact, vulnerability and adaptation are place and time specific • Climate change cannot be taken as isolation issue from other issues in the area • Adaptation is about the people and society is much more dynamic than change in climate system SEA START RC copyright 2010 Being prepared for climate change : If adaptation is the answer, what is the question?