Abstract
This document gives guidelines for assessing the risks related to the potential impacts of climate change. It describes how to understand vulnerability and how to develop and implement a sound risk assessment in the context of climate change. It can be used for assessing both present and future climate change risks.
Risk assessment according to this document provides a basis for climate change adaptation planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation for any organization, regardless of size, type and nature.
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Status: PublishedPublication date: 2021-02Stage: International Standard published [60.60]
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Edition: 1Number of pages: 39
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Technical Committee :ISO/TC 207/SC 7
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