preliminary summary of the provia guidance for vulnerability, impacts and adaptation assessments

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Richard J.T. KleinStockholm Environment Institute and

Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, Linköping University

The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change:

Current Status and Next Steps

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Guidance requirements and challenges

• The guidance should promote a more systematic and rigorous approach to assessing VIA.

• It should be coherent and based on the latest academic insights in VIA research.

• It should take into account the needs and constraints of users (i.e. researchers, adaptation practitioners, policymakers).

• It should be informative rather than prescriptive.

• Different users have different adaptation objectives and require different assessment guidance.

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Three elements

• Framing the question: decision trees to guide the approach and choice of methods, based on stated purpose of the assessment;

• Approaches, methods and tools for VIA assessment;

• Informing the adaptation process: includes examples of good practice to help users in using the guidance and in turning knowledge into action.

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Current status and next steps

• May 2012: Draft published on PROVIA website for review (bit.ly/provia_act4)• September 2012 – January 2013: Preparation of final draft (consultation

document)• February–March 2013: Editing, formatting and publication

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Current status and next steps

• May 2012: Draft published on PROVIA website for review (bit.ly/provia_act4)• September 2012 – January 2013: Preparation of final draft (consultation

document)• February–March 2013: Editing, formatting and publication

• Consultation with target users (e.g. implementing agencies, national government experts, local practitioners, academics)

• Develop the PROVIA Guidance as an interactive electronic tool• Prepare training modules based on initial consultations• Continue dialogue with relevant UNFCCC expert groups (LEG , CGE) on

possible use of PROVIA Guidance in preparation of National Adaptation Plans and National Communications