Making the Right Choices - Prioritizing Adaptation Options
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This tutorial introduces the concept of prioritizing adaptation options during adaptation planning and implementation.
At the outset of any adaptation initiative, it is essential to assess the impacts of climate change on natural systems (such as biodiversity) and human society (such as human health) in order to determine how and to what extent they are affected. There are a number of measures that can be taken to reduce risks and decrease vulnerability, but due to financial and human capacity constraints, not all actions can be implemented simultaneously, and it is therefore necessary to study the implications of all measures.
Understanding the implications of each adaptation option, such as its costs and benefits, is part of the strategic decision‑making process during adaptation planning. This tutorial presents the appraisal and prioritization process and some of the tools that are used to assess adaptation options once they have been selected for consideration.
Who should take this tutorial
- Policy‑makers and experts interested in increasing their knowledge of the appraisal and prioritization phase of adaptation planning.
- The engaged public and practitioners who wish to gain a basic understanding of the tools and methods used to assess and prioritize adaptation options.
- Policy‑makers and experts participating in the National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP‑GSP) face‑to‑face regional training on “Appraisal and prioritization of adaptation options”.
