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Vulnerability Assessment and Resiliency Planning: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Process and Best Practices
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In 2014, NREL worked with Abt Environmental Research to develop a vulnerability assessment and resiliency action plan as part of NREL’s Climate Change Resiliency and Preparedness (CCRP) project. This guide describes the process that NREL undertook during this project. NREL used a participatory approach to vulnerability assessment and resiliency planning that emphasized organizational context, building internal capacity, and the application of climate science in a practical and actionable manner.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/05/13 21:10:00 GMT+0LinkU.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather
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This report examines current and potential future impacts of climate trends on the U.S. energy sector. It identifies activities underway to address these challenges and discusses potential opportunities to enhance energy technologies that are more climate-resilient, as well as information, stakeholder engagement, and policies and strategies to further enable their deployment.No publisherVulnerabilitiesCase Studies2019/04/23 15:28:00 GMT+0LinkA Review of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Current Practices and Lessons Learned from DOE's Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience
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Changes in climate and extreme weather, including increasing temperatures, decreasing water availability, more intense storm events, and sea level rise have already damaged or disrupted electricity services. In the absence of concerted action to improve resilience, the ability of electric utilities to produce and transmit electricity, adjust to changes in population and the economy, and meet consumer energy demands are vulnerable. An assessment of potential impacts and vulnerabilities can help utilities to better prepare for and be resilient to changing climate and extreme weather. Examples of various approaches are highlighted throughout the report in order to demonstrate the current practices and begin to identify best practices in vulnerability assessments. This report also identifies common data gaps and resource limitations in an effort to inform areas of future research and investment that can help energy companies prepare for future climate change impacts.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/04/23 15:00:00 GMT+0LinkEnhancing Power Sector Resilience: Emerging Practices to Manage Weather and Geological Risks
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Over the past 20 years, natural disasters have become more frequent, and the costs of associated damages and losses are rising. In 2012 alone, the 357 natural disasters recorded worldwide resulted in 9,655 fatalities, 125 million victims, and US$157 billion in associated damages and losses. Far‐flung power infrastructure from upstream generation plants and transmission lines to downstream distribution networks and operational systems is particularly vulnerable to weather and geological events. Building a resilient power sector is likely to be particularly challenging in countries where the power supply system is weak or aging, which is the case in many developing countries.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/04/22 18:30:00 GMT+0FileClimate Vulnerability Assessment: An Annex to the USAID Climate-Resilient Development Framework
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A climate vulnerability analysis can identify the what, where, when, and why of vulnerability, considering the social, economic, and environmental systems upon which people depend. In this way, climate vulnerability assessments (VAs) offer valuable information to help reduce risk.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/04/18 20:02:00 GMT+0FileClimate Change Vulnerability Mapping for Southeast Asia
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This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried out by overlaying climate hazard maps, sensitivity maps, and adaptive capacity maps following the vulnerability assessment framework of the United Nations’ Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The study used data on the spatial distribution of various climate-related hazards in 530 sub-national areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Based on this mapping assessment, all the regions of the Philippines; the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam; almost all the regions of Cambodia; North and East Lao PDR; the Bangkok region of Thailand; and West Sumatra, South Sumatra, West Java, and East Java of Indonesia are among the most vulnerable regions in Southeast Asia.No publisherVulnerabilitiesRiskPublication2019/04/18 20:02:00 GMT+0FileClimate Change and the Electricity Sector: Guide for Climate Change Resilience Planning
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This Guide provides a broad framework for assessing the vulnerability of electric utility assets and operations to climate change and extreme weather and developing appropriate resilience solutions. Vulnerability assessments help utilities to determine where and under what conditions their systems may be vulnerable to rising temperatures and sea levels, changing precipitation patterns, or more frequent and severe episodes of extreme weather. Resilience plans, which are informed by the findings of the vulnerability assessments, identify solutions and prioritize climate resilience actions and investments. By completing the key steps in this Guide (Figure ES.1), utilities will develop planning-level documents that identify specific actions for managing or mitigating climate change risks.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/04/18 20:02:00 GMT+0FileVulnerability Assessment Methodologies: A Review of the Literature
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This literature review provides an overview of the tools and methods used to measure vulnerability, as pertains to development interventions focused on economic strengthening, at the population level as well as the household and individual level.No publisherVulnerabilitiesPublication2019/04/18 20:02:00 GMT+0File