Resilience and Climate Resources, Reference Document

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR
INTEGRATION OF CLIMATE
RESILIENCE IN KERALA
Resilience and climate resources, reference document
December 2022
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Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1. General Climate Change Information (Global Level) ............................................................................. 2
2. Climate change concerns in project design and operations (Global Level) ........................................... 6
3. Initiatives, standards and requirements directly related to resilient assets .......................................... 8
4. Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities and Resilience and Adaptation Priorities (National, Regional,
and State-Level) ....................................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 India-Specific Datasets.............................................................................................................. 11
4.2 Kerala-Specific Datasets ........................................................................................................... 13
4.3 Hazard-Specific Kerala dataset (information required for preparation of DPR) ........................ 14
5. Meteorological data (for project design and operations) .................................................................... 16
6. Sector-specific documents related to resilience .................................................................................. 20
6.1 Transport (Terrestrial and water) ............................................................................................. 20
6.1.1 For meteorological data pertaining to DPR preparation and design click here ........ 20
6.1.2 Sectoral Information................................................................................................. 21
6.2 Water Supply ............................................................................................................................ 24
6.3 Energy....................................................................................................................................... 27
6.4 Coastal Structures..................................................................................................................... 30
6.5 Buildings ................................................................................................................................... 33
7. Gap analysis ......................................................................................................................................... 36
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Introduction
This document contains compiled reference materials, information sources, and data pertaining to the
incorporation of climate change considerations into project design. The reference links provided consists of
high-level information covering a range of topics which include guidance tools for policy making,
understanding standards, policies and initiatives adapted by other countries, and sector-specific case studies
relevant for KIIFB, as well as meteorological data, hazard maps (India and Kerala specific), and probability
maps/dataset,. It also consists of a gap assessment in the end which points out the areas where the data
quality is lacking or not available.
It is intended to be used by the officials/technical staff for integration of climate change considerations and
climate resilience in projects.
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1. General Climate Change Information (Global and Country)
This section contains the information regarding global datasets related to climate change like country context of climate change, broad priority
development and climate goals, overviews of key sectors, historical climate conditions, projected climate changes and sectoral impacts, potential
priority adaptation measures, and limitations, challenges, and needs. It also consists of links of certain spatial data tools to observe and analyse the
intensity of a particular hazard at a given geographic location.
Global Datasets
Title Description Link
1. Copernicus Climate Data Store This platform is intended to support adaptation and mitigation https://climate.copernicus.eu/climate-data-
policies by providing free access to climate data based on the best store
available science and tools for interpreting that data. It provides
access to information on historical, current, and future climates
across the world. This platform is supported by the European
Commission.
2. European Climate-Adapt Platform This platform was developed by the European Commission and https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/
European Environment Agency to provide comprehensive, reliable
data to inform adaptation decisions. It includes data on projected
climate change impacts, adaptation case studies and an extensive
set of tools for managing climate change impacts.
3. ThinkHazard! Developed by the World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction https://thinkhazard.org
and Recovery (GFDRR), this platform provides hazard-level ratings
for all countries and sub-national units.73 Rated hazards—including
extreme heat, water scarcity, flooding, earthquakes, landslides,
tsunamis, cyclones, and wildfires—can help identify a project
location’s baseline exposure to risks.
4. Notre Dame-Global Adaptation Index (ND- ND-GAIN works to enhance the world’s understanding of https://gain.nd.edu/our-work/country-index/
GAIN) Country Index. adaptation through knowledge, products and services that inform
public and private actions, and investments in vulnerable
communities.
5. The Global Risk Data Platform A multiple-agency effort to share spatial data information on global https://app.mapx.org/?project=MX-YBJ-YYF-
risk from natural hazards, such as fires, volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, 08R-UUR-QW6&language=en
landslides, earthquakes, tropical cyclones and multi-hazards.
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6. World Resources Institute Aqueduct Aqueduct tools identify and evaluate water risks around the world. https://www.wri.org/applications/aqueduct/
water-risk-
atlas/#/?advanced=false&basemap=hydro&i
ndicator=w_awr_def_tot_cat&lat=30&lng=-
80&mapMode=view&month=1&opacity=0.5
&ponderation=DEF&predefined=false&proje
ction=absolute&scenario=optimistic&scope=
baseline&threshold&timeScale=annual&year
=baseline&zoom=3
7. Natural Hazards Map Interactive maps that help to understand the worldwide risks of https://www.fmglobal.com/research-and-
earthquake and flood, and the regional risk posed by hail (U.S.). resources/nathaz-toolkit/flood-map
8. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Leading scientific body established by the United Nations to assess https://www.ipcc.ch/
(IPCC) the risks of climate change. The IPCC summarizes the state of
knowledge on climate change, examining published and peer-
reviewed literature to develop three working group reports
covering the Physical Science Basis of Climate Change; Impacts,
Adaptation and Vulnerability; and Mitigation of Climate Change.
9. National Communications submitted to the Country context, broad priority development and climate goals, https://unfccc.int/non-annex-I-NCs
United Nations Framework Convention on overviews of key sectors, historical climate conditions, projected
Climate Change (UNFCC) climate changes and sectoral impacts, potential priority adaptation
measures, and limitations, challenges, and needs.
10. Climate Change Knowledge Portal The Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP) provides global data https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.o
on historical and future climate, vulnerabilities, and impacts. rg/
11. Open Climate Data OpenDRI brings the philosophies and practices of the global open https://www.gfdrr.org/opendri
data movement to the challenges of reducing vulnerability and
building resilience to natural hazards and the impacts of climate
change across the globe.
12. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Shares spatial data information on global risk from natural hazards. https://wesr.unepgrid.ch/?project=MX-XVK-
Global Risk Data Platform HPH-OGN-HVE-GGN&language=en
13. GFDRR tool To calculate the likelihood of experiencing different hazard events https://www.gfdrr.org/en/100-year-flood
each year.
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Non-Indian Country Level
1. High-Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS) HIRDS is a simple online tool that can estimate the magnitude and https://hirds.niwa.co.nz/
frequency of high-intensity rainfall at any point in New Zealand.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s (NIWA) High-
Intensity Rainfall Design System (HIRDS) offers planners and engineers
more certainty about the frequency of high-intensity rainfall events,
enabling them to better design stormwater drainage, flood defence
systems and other vital structures.
2. The United States Climate Change Adaptation The Cross-Agency Working Group on Adaptation’s Climate Change https://www.epa.gov/arcx#:~:text=EPA's%
Resource Center (ARC-X) Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X) helps the local and regional 20Adaptation%20Resource%20Center%20
governments in small to mid-size US cities make decisions about (ARC,tailored%20specifically%20to%20thei
resilience planning. It provides access to data on climate risks, r%20needs.
guidance on developing adaptation strategies, case studies and
information on potential funding opportunities.
3. Silicon Valley 2.0 The County of Santa Clara’s Silicon Valley 2.0 Project created a https://sustainability.sccgov.org/silicon-
decision-support tool that maps infrastructure assets and their valley-20
exposure to climate-related hazards and quantifies the risk of asset
loss. The tool is accompanied by a Climate Adaptation Strategic Guide
targeting cities, the County and other key agencies, and stakeholders.
4. Brazil’s AdaptaClima Platform The AdaptaClima platform was launched in December 2017 to http://adaptaclima.mma.gov.br/
support the dissemination of information and material on climate
change to decision-makers. It is an interactive and collaborative space
for sharing tools, studies, and methodologies. The development of the
platform was coordinated by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment.
5. Argentina’s Climate Risks Map System The Argentinian government’s National Climate Change Office https://simarcc.ambiente.gob.ar/
(SIMARCC) developed an interactive website (known as SIMARCC) that provides
risk maps covering different scenarios of threats and vulnerabilities
related to climate change. This platform combines georeferenced
data on the potential hazards of climate change with data on social
vulnerabilities. This tool was designed to be useful for decision-
makers in the public and private sectors.
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Non-Indian Country Level Non-Indian Country Level Non-Indian Country Level
6. The Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Web Developed in a partnership between NOAA, The Nature Conservancy, http://sealevel.climatecentral.org/matrix
Tools Comparison Matrix and the nonprofit environmental news organization Climate Central
can help users easily compare this plethora of tools.
7. NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management The purpose of this map viewer is to provide federal, state, and local https://coast.noaa.gov/slr
developed the Sea Level Rise Viewer coastal resource managers and planners with a preliminary look at sea
level rise and coastal flooding impacts. The viewer is a screening-level
tool that uses best-available, nationally consistent data sets and
analyses. Data and maps provided can be used at several scales to
help estimate impacts and prioritize actions for different scenarios.
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2. Climate change concerns in project design and operations (Global Level)
This section contains the general climate information regarding global datasets focusing on the incorporation of climate change concerns in
project design and operations. It includes a Disaster and climate risk stress test methodology for integrating Climate Change and Natural Disasters
in the economic analysis, a resilience rating system to serve as a guide to access resilience as well as a step-by-step guidance and checklists to help
in the assessment of infrastructure assets exposed to a given hazard.
General Climate Resilience Information

1. Resilience Rating System The World Bank Group has developed a Resilience Rating https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35039#:~:t
System that provides guidance and specific criteria to ext=Resilience%20is%20the%20capacity%20to,resilience%20along
assess resilience along two complementary dimensions. %20two%20complementary%20dimensions
The resilience rating methodology, from C through to A+ in
each dimension, can serve as a guide for institutions, and
public and private sector participants.
2. Integrating Climate Change and This guidance note proposes a simple methodology for https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/35751
Natural Disasters in the integrating CC and Natural Disasters in the economic
Economic Analysis of Projects: A analysis by adding a stress test for climate change and
Disaster and Climate Risk Stress natural disasters to the economic analysis of a project.
Test Methodology
3. Integrating Resilience Attributes This Guidance Note presents a dynamic approach that can https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/37654
into Operations: A Note for be adapted to meet their specific needs and improve the
Practitioners design and implementation of resilience building
operations. Instead of a prescriptive or an exclusive
approach, the Guidance provides multiple entry points for
teams to complement, deepen and/or strengthen the way
they think about, design, implement and track progress of
resilience initiatives.
4. Indicators in Climate-ADAPT This page presents indicators maintained by the EEA and Https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/knowledge/c-a-indicators
strategic partner organisations that describe observed and
projected climate change and its impacts in Europe
5. Incorporating Climate Change The methodology provides step-by-step guidance and https://www.climatelinks.org/sites/default/files/asset/document/
Adaptation in Infrastructure checklists to follow in the assessment of infrastructure OVERARCHING_METHODOLOGY_CCA_ENGINEERING_DESIGN.pdf
assets that are exposed to changing climatic conditions as
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General Climate Resilience Information
Planning and Design well as in the selection of planning and management
Overarching Guide decisions.
Background Information
1. Advancing the Climate The report compiles available information on the impacts https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-07/climate-resilience-
Resilience of Canadian and risks of climate change on Canada’s infrastructure canadian-infrastructure-en.pdf
Infrastructure from a regional perspective and for six types of built
infrastructure. Illustrative examples of current technical
solutions to addressing these risks are also presented.
2. Planning for Infrastructure This report is an attempt to make the case for planners http://planning-org-uploaded-
Resilience and the communities they serve to begin the process of media.s3.amazonaws.com/publication/download_pdf/PAS-
integrating long-term climate and flood resilience into the Report-596-rev.pdf
plans and processes that are essential to making
infrastructure happen.
3. Climate-resilient Infrastructure This report examines how core infrastructure sectors can https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/policy-perspectives-
be made resilient to climate change. It focuses on the climate-resilient-infrastructure.pdf
following sectors: transportation, energy,
telecommunications, and water. Many of these
recommendations are relevant for both rural and urban
areas, as well as for other types of infrastructure sectors,
such as health or education.
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3. Initiatives, standards and requirements directly related to resilient assets
This section provides information related to initiatives, policies and standards followed for climate-aligned assets and projects. This guidance also
provides a tool, governments and development co-operation can draw on in their efforts to strengthen the resilience of human and natural
systems to the impacts of climate change.
Initiatives and Standards

1. Advancing the Climate Resilience of Canadian The report examines international examples of https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2021-
Infrastructure policies, principles, and tools. 07/climate-resilience-canadian-infrastructure-
en.pdf
2. Resilience Rating System The World Bank Group has developed a Resilience https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10
Rating System that provides guidance and specific 986/35039#:~:text=Resilience%20is%20the%20ca
criteria to assess resilience along two pacity%20to,resilience%20along%20two%20compl
complementary dimensions. The resilience rating ementary%20dimensions.
methodology, from C through to A+ in each
dimension, can serve as a guide for institutions,
public and private sector participants.
3. Climate Resilience Principles This document is intended for a wide audience https://www.climatebonds.net/files/page/files/cli
seeking guidance on • The potential range and type mate-resilience-principles-climate-bonds-initiative-
of climate resilience investments • How to define 20190917-.pdf
and assess physical climate risks • How to credibly
demonstrate climate resilience outcomes
4. The Climate Bonds Taxonomy It is a guide to climate-aligned assets and projects. https://www.climatebonds.net/standard/taxonom
It is a tool for issuers, investors, governments, and y
municipalities to help them understand the key
investments that will deliver a low-carbon economy
5. Disaster Risk Finance - A Toolkit The purpose of this disaster risk toolkit is to provide https://www.indexinsuranceforum.org/sites/defau
practical guidance on how to choose which disaster lt/files/Publikationen03_DRF_ACRI_DINA4_WEB_1
risk finance instruments for which circumstance. 90617.pdf
The main audience is policymakers in developing
countries who are responsible for disaster risk
management, at national, regional, and local levels.
6. Recommendations of the Task Force on The Task Force’s report establishes https://assets.bbhub.io/company/sites/60/2021/1
Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations for disclosing clear, comparable, 0/FINAL-2017-TCFD-Report.pdf
and consistent information about the risks and
opportunities presented by climate change. Their
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widespread adoption will ensure that the effects of
climate change become routinely considered in
business and investment decisions. Adopting these
recommendations will also help companies better
demonstrate responsibility and foresight in
considering climate issues
7. Financial Instruments for Resilient The purpose of this project – the first of the new https://www.preventionweb.net/files/61875_fina
Infrastructure Centre for Global Disaster Protection in ncialinstrumentsforresilientinf.pdf
collaboration with Lloyd’s of London – is to design
financial risk transfer instruments that provide
incentives for resilient infrastructure and building
back better (BBB) post-disasters.
8. Strengthening Climate Resilience Guidance for Governments and Development Co- https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/4b08b7be-
operation: This guidance provides a tool, en/1/3/3/index.html?itemId=/content/publication
governments and development co-operation can /4b08b7be-
draw on in their efforts to strengthen the resilience en&_csp_=c6f3f519f231a3bb752ee0777d54c922
of human and natural systems to the impacts of &itemIGO=oecd&itemContentType=book#section-
climate change. It highlights three aspirations to d1e12978
consider when planning and implementing action
to build climate resilience (country ownership;
inclusiveness; and environmental and social
sustainability).
9. Green bonds This document describes the emergence of a https://www.oecd.org/environment/cc/Green%20
market for green bonds and examines how the bonds%20PP%20%5Bf3%5D%20%5Blr%5D.pdf
market has evolved
10. Green Bonds for Climate Resilience The Guide provides practical guidance to issuers of https://gca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/A-
all types - sovereigns, sub-sovereigns, financial guide-for-issuers-Full-report-online.pdf
institutions, and corporates - on how to raise capital
in the green bond market for investment in climate
adaptation and resilience (hereafter referred to
more simply as climate resilience). It can also act as
a useful guide for investors to refer to when
evaluating the credibility of climate resilience
claims by issuers
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11. Innovative finance for resilient infrastructure This report, published by Lloyd’s in association with https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/pdf-
the UK’s Centre for Global Disaster Protection, innovativefinance-final-web/1/pdf-
identifies and provides an outline design of four InnovativeFinance_FINAL_web.pdf
financial instruments that could be used to
incentivise and deliver greater investment in
resilience.
12. Economic Principles for Integrating Adaptation This report argues that adaptation to climate https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/staff-
to Climate Change into Fiscal Policy change should be part of a holistic development climate-notes/Issues/2022/03/10/Economic-
strategy involving both private and public sector Principles-for-Integrating-Adaptation-to-Climate-
responses. Governments can prioritize public Change-into-Fiscal-Policy-464314
investment in adaptation programs with positive
externalities, address market imperfections and
policies that make private adaptation inefficient,
and mobilize revenues for, and distribute the
benefits of, adaptation
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4. Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerabilities and Resilience and Adaptation Priorities (National, Regional, and State-Level)
This section relays information on national circumstances, national GHG inventory, mitigation actions, and an analysis of the constraints, gaps, and related
finance, technology, and capacity-building needs of India. It also consists of hazard-specific regional data that can be used to analyse and determine the extent of
the given threat on a particular area (national as well as regional). It also presents the user with high level Kerala specific data (action plans and hazard specific
data).
4.1 India-Specific Datasets

India Specific Datasets
This report embodies information on national
circumstances, national GHG inventory,
mitigation actions, and an analysis of the
1. India’s Third Biennial
constraints, gaps, and related finance, https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/INDIA_%20BUR-3_20.02.2021_High.pdf
Update Report
technology and capacity-building needs,
including information on domestic
measurement, reporting and verification (MRV)
This report is the ultimate culmination of the
2. Groundwater zonation efforts of the members of the committee and
report/document for other experts in the field of ground water who http://cgwb.gov.in/Documents/GEC2015_Report_Final%2030.10.2017.pdf
India have made significant contribution in creating
the revised GEC 2015 methodology.
3. India’s Nationally
India’s updated first nationally determined https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-
Determined
contribution working towards climate justice 08/India%20Updated%20First%20Nationally%20Determined%20Contrib.pdf
Contributions
This report provides an assessment of impact of
4. Indian Network for climate change in 2030s on four key sectors of
Climate Change the Indian economy, namely Agriculture, Water, https://gbpihed.gov.in/PDF/Publication/Climate_change_4_4.pdf
Assessment report Natural Ecosystems & Biodiversity and Health in
four climate sensitive regions of India.
5. Report on Climate Based on an all-India assessment, this report
Vulnerability identifies the most vulnerable states and
Assessment for districts in India concerning current climate risk
https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/Full%20Report%20%281%29.pdf
Adaptation Planning in and the main drivers of vulnerability. The
India Using a Common assessment is based on a set of common
Framework indicators and a common methodology. States
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India Specific Datasets
also carried out district-level vulnerability
assessments individually.
This Atlas presents Desertification /Land
Degradation Status Maps depicting Land Use,
6. Desertification and
Process of Degradation and Severity Level along
Land Degradation https://www.sac.gov.in/SACSITE/Desertification_Atlas_2016_SAC_ISRO.pdf
with area statistics consolidated for entire
atlas for India
country as well state-wise for 2011-13- and
2003-05-time frame and reports the changes
This Atlas provided hazard maps on larger scale
7. Vulnerability atlas of in digitized form so that the information is
https://bmtpc.org/DataFiles/CMS/file/Publication/VAI_3rd2019.pdf
India readily available to the planners, administrators
and disaster managers in a user-friendly way
The report sets out a structured process
building on a methodological framework to
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT (CRM)
8. Climate Risk
FRAMEWORK FOR INDIA to assess and develop
Management https://nidm.gov.in/PDF/pubs/GIZ_NIDM_Climate%20RiskManagementFramework.pdf
various measures at both national as well as
Framework for India
state levels and in an exemplary fashion and
applies this to the context of India as a proof of
concept
It presents an assessment of the impacts of
9. Climate Change and climate change in the 2030s on four key sectors
India: A 4 X4 of the economy that are climate dependent, https://gbpihed.gov.in/PDF/Publication/Climate_change_4_4.pdf
Assessment namely, Agriculture, Water, Natural Ecosystems
and Biodiversity and Human Health
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4.2 Kerala-Specific Datasets
Kerala Action Plans
1. Kerala State Disaster Management Plan The State Disaster Management Plan Profile http://www.kerenvis.nic.in/WriteReadData/UserFil
establishes operational and management es/file/49412317-Kerala-Disaster-Management-
procedures for Disaster Management and includes Plan-Profile-India.pdf
broad vulnerability of the State, strategies to be
adopted for the prevention and mitigation of
disasters, capacity-building measures to be taken
and the roles and responsibilities of different
Departments of the State in responding to
threatening disaster situations
2. State Performance Report-Action Plan 2020-21 This report includes a state wise analysis of the https://rural.nic.in/sites/default/files/StatePerform
performance and action plan as per different anceReport2020-21andActionPlan2021-
guidelines and acts. 22Volume2_15062021.pdf
3. State Action Plan on Climate Change The Kerala State Action Plan on Climate Change https://envt.kerala.gov.in/wp-
developed by the Department of Environment and content/uploads/2019/10/Kerala-State-Action-
Climate Change, the Government of Kerala aims to Plan-on-Climate-Change-KSAPCC-2014-August.pdf
address the negative consequences of climate
change and thus reduce the risk associated with it.
It also envisaged climate change strategies need to
be integrated development planning process in the
state
4. Stakeholder Recommendations for Kerala State This report is a compilation of two roundtable https://www.cansouthasia.net/wp-
Action Plan on Climate Change: discussions organized in Kerala during the content/uploads/Kerala-SAPCC-Review.pdf
September 2016 – January 2017 period by Thanal,
Climate Action Network South Asia, Phia and
UNICEF’s climate change and disaster risk reduction
programme. The objective of the roundtables was
to secure recommendations through dialogue
between various state actors, government
departments, universities, civil society
organizations and media to strengthen Kerala’s
State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) based
on learning and the latest best practices since 2014.
5. Think Hazard – Kerala This tool provides a general view of the hazards, for https://thinkhazard.org/en/report/1495-india-
a given location, that should be considered in kerala
project design and implementation to promote
disaster and climate resilience.
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4.3 Hazard-Specific Kerala dataset (information required for preparation of DPR)
Regional Datasets (Rainfall and Temperature)

1. Temp/rainfall datasets This page provides an up-to-date weather forecast and https://mausam.imd.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram/Datasupply.p
any relevant warnings that are currently ongoing in the hp
area.
2. State-wise data on jet This page is a factual compilation of various https://www.indiastat.com/kerala-state/data/meteorological-
climate parameters meteorological data that can be accessed state-wise, data/annual-rainfall
annually and currently.
3. Predicted minimum and The project will create a hyper resolution climate change https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/cc-for-lgs-2/
maximum temperature and model and translation of the various RCP scenario-based
rainfall, Kerala State Disaster rainfall and temperature information into flood,
landslide, heat and drought hazard probabilities.
Management Authority
Regional Datasets (Droughts and Landslides)
1. Changing Characteristics of This paper discusses on the observed changes in rainfall https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328437120_Changi
Droughts over Kerala, India: over Kerala and prominence of more drought events in ng_Characteristics_of_Droughts_over_Kerala_India_Inter-
Inter-Annual Variability and the recent decades. Trend analysis is carried out on both Annual_Variability_and_Trend
Trend spatial and area averaged rainfall for the last century and
last half century.
2. Drought Susceptibility Map The map indicates the rainfall deficit that in a given https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/KL-
of Kerala, Kerala State season of Kerela. Drought-1.jpg
Disaster Management
Authority
3. Landslide Susceptibility Map A map of landslide susceptibility for the state of Kerela https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
of Kerala (NCESS, 2010), for the year 2010. content/uploads/2022/07/13.KL_Landslide-Susceptibility-Map-
Kerala State Disaster Landslide dataset can be downloaded with the additional scaled.jpg
Management Authority link. https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
content/uploads/2020/08/Landslide-1.rar
Regional Datasets (Storm Surges and Sea Level Rise)
1. National Assessment for This compilation includes different images of the Kerela https://www.keralacoast.org/pdf/Kerala%20Shoreline%20Maps
Shoreline Changes - Kerala coast with an analysis of the shoreline changes in detail. .pdf
Coast
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Regional Datasets (Coastal Erosion)
1. Fact sheet on Coastal This document shows the data on shoreline changes https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/5.DN-
Erosion-related losses in and its effect on the nearby areas very briefly. Coastal-Erosion-2002-12.pdf
Kerala (2002 – 2012)
2. Coastal hazard Susceptibility A map showing the coastal hazards identified along https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Map-
Map of Kerala, Kerala State Kerela. Coastal-Hazard-Susceptibility.jpg
Disaster Management
Authority
Kerala Groundwater Datasets
1. Ground Water Yearbook of This report is a compilation of water level and water http://cgwb.gov.in/Regions/KR/Reports/GWYB_Report_2020-
Kerala quality data collected from monitored wells during 21.pdf
2020-21
2. Centre for Water Resources CWRDM has substantially contributed to the scientific http://www.cwrdm.org/home-content
Development and hydrologic studies and water management in Kerala.
Management (CWRDM) Starting with the establishment of data management
system for the region, CWRDM has tackled different
problems pertaining to watershed development,
wetland management, water management for
agriculture, forest and urban hydrology, estuarine
management, groundwater development, water quality
management, water related environmental issues,
irrigation, and drainage issues, etc.
Regional Datasets (Flood)
1. Flood hazard assessment of An approach using Remote Sensing & GIS techniques https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299978233_Flood_
Vamanapuram River Basin, hazard_assessment_of_Vamanapuram_River_Basin_Kerala_Ind
Kerala, India ia_An_approach_using_Remote_Sensing_GIS_techniques
2. Flood Hazard Mapping of The objective of the study is to identify the flood prone https://www.worldwidejournals.com/international-journal-of-
Karuvannur River Basin of area in Karuvannur river basin based on basin scientific-research-
Kerala, India morphometry using GIS. (IJSR)/recent_issues_pdf/2016/December/December_2016_14
82153309__214.pdf
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5. Meteorological data (for project design and operations)
This section provides the user with relevant meteorological data (India and Kerala Specific) which can be used in the analysis with the help of current and future
projection dataset. It also contains studies related to the plausible occurrence of extreme precipitation events in RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5. It also provides easy to
read maps for the state of Kerela (taluk-wise data included) focusing on anything relevant to Flood Hazards.
Meteorological Data
This page shows the latest weather conditions and
1. Indian Meteorological Department forecast for the next two weeks as per the Ministry https://mausam.imd.gov.in/
of Earth Sciences.
2. Climate Change Downscaling for Local Change in temperature and rainfall during the http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
Governments Report 2022 projected period was derived as the difference content/uploads/2022/05/CCDownScalingReport1
between the average of the projected period 2022.pdf
(near/medium/long) and the 30-year historical
period.
3. Maximum Temperature in Kerela A detailed dataset of the Maximum Temperature http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
and Temperature Change for all areas in Kerela. content/uploads/2022/05/MaxTemp-1.xlsx
4. Minimum Temperature in Kerela A detailed dataset of the Minimum Temperature http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-

and Temperature Change for all areas in Kerela. content/uploads/2022/05/MinTemp.xlsx
5. Precipitation in Kerela A detailed dataset of the Precipitation and http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-

Precipitation Change for all areas in Kerela. content/uploads/2022/05/Precipitation.xlsx
6. District wise analysis of Kerela An analysis of all districts in Kerela using http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
forecasting for precipitation, maximum and content/uploads/2022/05/Map_PtnAlpKtmIdu-
minimum temperature. 1.pdf
7. Flood Hazard probability maps, Kerala State This page provides easy to read maps for the state https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/hazard-maps/
Disaster Management Authority of Kerela focusing on anything relevant to Flood https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
Hazards. The second link is a report with data in content/uploads/2022/06/Flood-Probability-
relation to Flood Hazards probability
Report-2022_Final.pdf
8. Regional climate future projections This is the dataset of downscaled regional climate Click here for more info
future projections at 50km model grid resolution
available from the WCRP CORDEX South Asia
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Meteorological Data
activity, which includes contributions from CCCR,
IITM and other organizations. This dataset is freely
available on the ESGF for climate change research
studies for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 Scenario.
Note: Needs the software to process NetCDF

formats. It requires programming software like
python or MATLAB to process such a huge data
and for further representation. Also, the website
mentions that the data is intended for use in
scientific research only and use of this dataset for
other purposes such as commercial applications,
engineering or design studies is not recommended
without consultation with a qualified expert.
9. Dynamical Downscaling of Regional Climate: This report investigates observed extreme KSDMA_Project_report_2017-2018.pdf
Simulation of Extreme Rainfall Events and precipitation events in the last three decades and (kerala.gov.in)
Their Impacts over the State of Kerala in the presents dynamic downscaling of near-future
Near-Future climate and studies the plausible occurrence of
extreme precipitation events in RCP4.5 and RCP
8.5
Taluk-wise data
Vulnerability Taluk Description Link
https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
Kollam
content/uploads/2022/05/Kollam_Hist.pdf
Thiruvananthapuram
content/uploads/2022/05/Thiruvananthapuram__Hist.pdf
Taluk wise Maps showing
1. Flood Hazard Probability Pathanamthitta flood inundation area for
content/uploads/2022/05/Pathanamthitta_Hist.pdf
(based on Historic Data) Maps varying flood return
to varying flood hazard Alappuzha probabilities within the
content/uploads/2022/05/Alappuzha_Hist.pdf
district.
Kottayam
content/uploads/2022/05/Kottayam_Hist.pdf
Idukki
content/uploads/2022/05/Idukki_Hist.pdf
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Taluk-wise data
Ernakulam
content/uploads/2022/05/Ernakulam_Hist.pdf
Thrissur
content/uploads/2022/05/Thrissur__Hist.pdf
Palakkad
content/uploads/2022/05/Palakkad__Hist.pdf
Malappuram
content/uploads/2022/05/Malappuram_Hist.pdf
Kozhikode
content/uploads/2022/05/Kozhikode_Hist.pdf
Wayanad
content/uploads/2022/05/Wayanad__Hist.pdf
Kannur
content/uploads/2022/05/Kannur_Hist.pdf
Kasaragod
content/uploads/2022/05/Kasaragod_Hist.pdf
Thiruvananthapuram
content/uploads/2022/05/Thiruvananthapuram_RCP85.pdf
Kollam
content/uploads/2022/05/Kollam_RCP85.pdf
Pathanamthitta
content/uploads/2022/05/Pathanamthitta_RCP85.pdf
Alappuzha
content/uploads/2022/05/Alappuzha_RCP85.pdf
Kottayam Taluk wise Maps showing
2. Flood Hazard Probability (based content/uploads/2022/05/Kottayam_RCP85.pdf
flood inundation area for
on RCP 8.5 Climate Change https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
Idukki varying flood return
Scenario) Maps to varying flood content/uploads/2022/05/Idukki_RCP85.pdf
probabilities within the
hazard https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
Ernakulam district.
content/uploads/2022/05/Ernakulam_RCP85.pdf
Thrissur
content/uploads/2022/05/Thrissur_RCP85.pdf
Palakkad
content/uploads/2022/05/Palakkad_RCP85.pdf
Malappuram
content/uploads/2022/05/Malappuram_RCP85.pdf
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Taluk-wise data
Kozhikode
content/uploads/2022/05/Kozhikde_RCP85.pdf
Wayanad
content/uploads/2022/05/Wayanad_RCP85.pdf
Kannur
content/uploads/2022/05/Kannur_RCP85.pdf
Kasaragod
content/uploads/2022/05/Kasaragd_RCP85.pdf
http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-
content/uploads/2022/03/Flood-Return-Probability-102550-
3. Raster File of Flood Hazard
years.zip
Probability of Kerala based on
Historic Data
content/uploads/2022/03/Flood-Return-Probability-
100200500-years-1.zip
content/uploads/2022/05/Flood-Return-
4. Raster File of Flood Hazard
Probability_CC_RCP8.5-10-25-50-years.zip
Probability of Kerala based on
RCP8.5 Climate Change Scenario
content/uploads/2022/05/Flood-Return-
Probability_CC_RCP8.5-100-200-500-years.zip
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6. Sector-specific documents related to resilience
This section compiles the relevant information that the different sectors need to consider to better their adaptation measures, policy making and
climate resilience. The case studies presented in this section capture knowledge and lessons adapted by given countries and governments that helped in
making their assets climate resilient.
6.1 Transport (Terrestrial and water)
6.1.1 For meteorological data pertaining to DPR preparation and design click here
Potentially useful information for the preparation DPR Specific Information to be potentially
Hazards Extreme
Extreme Precipitation/Flooding Drought Sea Level Rise Extreme Temperature Storm Surge
Considered: Winds/Cyclone
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6.1.2 Sectoral Information
Transport (Terrestrial and Water)

Title Description Link Hazards
1. Impacts of Climate Change on Transport: A This report provides a general EU-wide outlook on https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/38625027.pdf
focus on road and rail transport infrastructures the future vulnerability of transport to climate
change with a focus on rail transport and its
infrastructures. It also analyses some specific
adaptation measures, illustrating key issues to be
considered for policymaking.
2. Green Building and Climate Resilience This report summarizes the most recent research on https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/pdfs/student_w
the likely impacts of climate change at various scales: ork/planning/green_building_climate_resilience.pdf
regional, neighbourhood, and site or building. Also
reported are predicted climate changes by region,
and wherever possible we present a range of
predicted future characteristics in the categories of
temperature, precipitation, coastlines, air quality,
and fires.
3. Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment This report provides information to help SIDS https://unctad.org/system/files/official-
Framework for Caribbean Coastal Transport increase the resilience of their transport document/dtltlb2018d1_en.pdf
Infrastructure infrastructure, with a focus on ports and airports.
4. Climate Proofing ADB Investment in the This publication reviews and documents the https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/
Transport Sector: Initial Experience experiences gained in recent years in transportation 152434/climate-proofing-adb-investment-
investments. While only a subset of all climate risk transport.pdf
and vulnerability assessments conducted in ADB
across all sectors in recent years, the case studies
presented in this publication capture knowledge and
lessons embedded in ADB operations in its support
of developing member countries. It also identifies
opportunities to further integrate climate risk
management into transportation-related investment
projects.
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5. Integrating adaptation in the design of the For this article, Metroselskabet, the Copenhagen https://climate-
metro of Copenhagen metro company, developed a climate change adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/case-
adaptation strategy, which supports the integration studies/integrating-adaptation-in-the-design-of-the-
of adaptation aspects since the planning and metro-of-copenhagen/#challenges_anchor
dimensioning phase of the metro system.
6. Overview of Engineering Options for Increasing Most infrastructure in its current state cannot https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/474
Infrastructure Resilience withstand the impact of natural hazards. To address 111560527161937/pdf/Final-Report.pdf
this critical shortcoming, the World Bank Group has
sponsored a project to investigate the vulnerability
of key infrastructure, mitigation/improvement
measures, and the costs that are associated with
such improvements.
7. The Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis in the This paper describes the use of CBA for the social and https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/the-
Transport Sector: A Mexican Perspective economic evaluation of transport infrastructure in practice-of-cost-benefit-analysis-in-the-transport-
Mexico and is made from the point of view of the role sector_5km4q8hh4kmr-
of the Ministry of Finance’s Investment Unit in the en;jsessionid=v7sQvWYBOxQedDMkS64hmpHt0i03
appraisal process. UsC4-wfCmXpA.ip-10-240-5-68
8. Climate-Resilient Transport This policy guide provides background and context https://www.piarc.org/ressources/documents/d46f
on the problem and practical steps to develop, 198-37980-HVT047_UoB_AfTR-
prepare and implement adaptation plans for CC_KO4_PolicyGuide_Revised_06.pdf
transport resilience to climate change. Its
information is based on findings in a recent State of
Knowledge report on Adaptation for Transport
Resilience in Low-Income Countries in Africa and
South Asia, and as such, it is targeted at policymakers
in these regions.
9. Port Industry Survey on Climate Change This report relates the key findings of the survey, https://unctad.org/system/files/official-
Impacts together with some additional information about document/ser-rp-2017d18_en.pdf
climate trends and climate-related impacts on
seaports. It also provides some context on the
implications of climate variability and changes for
seaports, notably by presenting an overview of
recent trends and projections on relevant climatic
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factors as well as an overview of key impacts that
climate variability and change.
10. Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in This report proposes a path forward for replicating https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/879
Small Island Developing States: A Call for Action best practices and deploying resilient transport 491510323939763/pdf/120998-PUBLIC-11-15-
infrastructure in SIDS. 2017-WB-RTSIDS-Report.pdf
11. Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Ports This guidance, which has been prepared by the https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/climat
and Inland Waterways international experts on PIANC’s Working Group 178, e-change-adaptation-planning-ports-and-inland-
introduces the potential consequences of climate waterways
change and some of the challenges to be addressed
if ports and waterways are to adapt effectively.
12. Cost-benefit of building resilience in transport The benefits of building "resilience" in transport https://blogs.worldbank.org/transport/cost-benefit-
systems: What do we know systems are documented in the context of climate building-resilience-transport-systems-what-do-we-
change. They include avoided or reduced losses due know
to asset unavailability or damage to assets, transport
service disruptions, and co-benefits. When it comes
down to extreme weather events, the benefits of
system resilience are measured in terms of reduced
damage to access roads, lower levels of injury and
loss of life (safety), and the avoided loss of incomes
and livelihoods.
13. Adapting Urban Transport to Climate Change This Sourcebook on Sustainable Urban Transport https://www.transformative-
addresses the key areas of a sustainable transport mobility.org/assets/publications/SUTP_Sourcebook5
policy framework for a developing city. f-2_AdaptingTransport-to-ClimateChange.pdf
14. Forecasting the impacts of climate change on The economic impacts of droughts are quantified by https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S
inland waterways focusing on the impacts of the change of transport 136192091930149X
activity in terms of cargo transported or, better, the
cargo transportation potential of a given fleet. The
impacts of climate change on IWW are estimated by
combining physical impacts with activity data on the
IWW network.
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6.2 Water Supply
Hazards Extreme
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Water Supply
1. Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation in The overall objective of the guide is to support the https://www.climatelinks.org/sites/default/files/ass
Infrastructure Planning and Design consideration of climate change risks and adaptation et/document/OVERARCHING_METHODOLOGY_CCA
in USAID infrastructure development activities. _ENGINEERING_DESIGN.pdf
2. Resilient Water Supply and Sanitation Services Japan has built the resilience of its water supply and https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/h
sanitation (WSS) services through an adaptive andle/10986/29351/123342-WP-PUBLIC-P159507-
management approach based on lessons learned ResilientWSSJapanCaseStudyFINALweb.pdf?sequenc
from past natural disasters. This report offers key
e=1&isAllowed=y
insights for low- and middle-income countries
(LMICs) seeking to sustain and build the resilience of
WSS services.
the likely impacts of climate change at various scales: ork/planning/green_building_climate_resilience.pdf
regional, neighbourhood, and site or building. Also
reported are predicted climate changes by region,
and wherever possible we present a range of
and fires.
4. City of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant Their vision is to reduce the vulnerability of human https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=
Climate Change Mitigation: communities and ecosystems in the Skagit River 1549&context=ssec; https://www.epa.gov/arc-
basin to the impacts of a changing climate. x/anacortes-washington-rebuilds-water-treatment-
plant-climate-change
5. Boston Raises Wastewater Facility to Avoid Climate change effects, such as the sea-level rise and https://www.epa.gov/arc-x/boston-raises-
Inundation more intense precipitation, are increasing this wastewater-facility-avoid-inundation;
vulnerability, as well as the city's risks from extreme https://www.cityofboston.gov/news/uploads/30044
heat and other climate-related phenomena.
_50_29_58.pdf;
https://www.mwra.com/monthly/wac/presentation
s/2014/030714-climatechange.pdf
6. The Resilience of Water Supply and Sanitation The reports emanating from this study focus on https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/4
in The Face of Climate Change issues related to the provision of water and 4172/9789241598422_eng.pdf
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Water Supply
sanitation services, installing services with greater
resilience to the impacts of climate change will rely
in turn on improved management of water
resources.
7. Adapting to Climate Change Strengthening the A study to assess the impacts of climate change on https://think-
Climate Resilience of the Water Sector urban infrastructure in Bangladesh, particularly asia.org/bitstream/handle/11540/987/adapting-
Infrastructure in Khulna, Bangladesh water supply and drainage systems and to identify climate-change-ban.pdf?sequence=1
adaptation options to strengthen its climate
resilience.
8. Building a Climate-Resilient City: Water supply This paper examines ways to build resilience in the https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/pcc-
and sanitation systems water supply and sanitation system as a brief-climate-resilient-city-water-supply-
contribution to urban resilience building. Its purpose sanitation.pdf
is to highlight areas of best practice for developing a
more resilient water supply and sanitation system.
9. Benefits of Investing in Water and Sanitation This report draws together and summarises existing https://www.oecd.org/berlin/47630231.pdf
information on the benefits of water and sanitation.
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6.3 Energy
Hazards Extreme
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Energy (including Energy generation and Transmission)

the likely impacts of climate change at various ork/planning/green_building_climate_resilience.pdf
scales: regional, neighbourhood, and site or building.
Also reported are predicted climate changes by
region, and wherever possible we present a range of
and fires.
2. Improving Power Sector Resilience to Natural This paper, prepared as a sectoral note for the https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/h
Hazards Lifelines report on infrastructure resilience, andle/10986/31910/Stronger-Power-Improving-
investigates the vulnerability of the power system to Power-Sector-Resilience-to-Natural-
Hazards.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
natural hazards and climate change and provides
recommendations to increase its resilience. It first
describes how power outages are often the
consequence of natural disasters and outlines the
main vulnerabilities of the power sector.
3. Building a Resilient Power Sector This report analyzes climate impacts on power https://docs.wbcsd.org/2014/03/Building_A_Resilie
systems and recognizes that water is central to the nt_Power_Sector.pdf
industry and to the risks we face. The
interdependencies between water and electricity are
growing more complex because most electricity
generation requires water while pumping, moving,
and treating water requires electricity.
4. Climate Risk and Adaptation in the Electric This report highlights and raises awareness of the https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/
Power Sector exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector in 29889/climate-risks-adaptation-power-sector.pdf
Asia and the Pacific to climate change. It also
identifies adaptation options available to each source
of energy generation as well as for the distribution
and end use of electrical energy.
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Energy (including Energy generation and Transmission)
5. National Solar Park Project: Climate Change The National Solar Park Project aims to demonstrate https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-
Assessment: the ability of large-scale solar power to improve the documents/51182-001-cca.pdf
electricity supply and stability of the Government of
Cambodia’s national grid and substitute for planned
fossil-fuel and hydropower generation in the future.
The project will support investments for the
development of a solar park and transmission
interconnection infrastructure.
6. Thermal power generation is disadvantaged in a All available daily-scale thermal power plant-level https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-
warming world curtailment data from the U.S. and E.U. are compiled 9326/abd4a8/pdf
and combined those data with historical daily-scale
temperature and monthly-scale runoff to provide the
first observational evaluation of the sensitivity of
thermal power plant capacity to heat and water
availability.
7. Ho Chi Minh City Adaptation to Climate Change This study was done to assist Ho Chi Minh City https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/
(HCMC) People’s Committee in adapting to and 27505/hcmc-climate-change-summary.pdf
coping with climate change and variability.
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6.4 Coastal Structures
Hazards Extreme
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Coastal Structures
the likely impacts of climate change at various ork/planning/green_building_climate_resilience.pdf
scales: regional, neighbourhood, and site or
building. Also reported are predicted climate
changes by region, and wherever possible we
present a range of predicted future characteristics
in the categories of temperature, precipitation,
coastlines, air quality, and fires.
2. Coastal Hazards & Climate Change Asset This document defines the vulnerability of natural https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/6493
Vulnerability Assessment Protocol resources to climate change as the extent to which 25
a species, habitat, or ecosystem is susceptible to
harm from climate change impacts.
3. Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines for This project contains other components, such as http://cwc.gov.in/sites/default/files/reference-
Coastal Protection and Management in India case studies, pilot subprojects, and capacity manual-climate-change-adaptation-guide-lines.pdf
building. The case studies selected from different
Indian states and international examples have
helped formulate the Guidelines. The pilot
subprojects have provided real examples of
recommended solutions for the future management
of the shoreline.
4. Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea- The article describes existing knowledge on coastal https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/16/2151/pdf
Level Rise hazards, their effects on coastal areas and
adaptation responses. It also describes the main
challenges and current advances.
5. Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in This report proposes a path forward for replicating https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/879
Small Island Developing States: A Call for Action best practices and deploying resilient transport 491510323939763/pdf/120998-PUBLIC-11-15-
infrastructure in SIDS. 2017-WB-RTSIDS-Report.pdf
6. Changes in the shoreline at Paradip Port, India The present work analyzes the impact of global https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S
in response to climate change warming at the Port of Paradip, which is a major 0169555X17305135?via%3Dihub;
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Coastal Structures
port in India situated along its east coast. The https://www.iitb.ac.in/en/research-
methodology involves considering wind data highlight/climate-change-affects-ports-india
produced by a regional climate model (RCM) over
the past as well as future 25 years, simulating waves
with this input, running a numerical shoreline
evolution model using such wave information, and
further evaluating changes in the shoreline from
past to future.
7. Coastal Ecosystem Services, Social Equity, and The study assessed the coastal ecosystem services https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/10/815/htm
Blue Growth: A Case Study from South-Eastern along the south-eastern coast using the Common
Bangladesh International Classification of Ecosystem Services
(CICES) and it described the threats to these
services, some of which are presently connected to,
and may worsen in the future due to, blue growth
initiatives.
8. Cost-benefit analysis of coastal flood defence In this study, the benefits of coastal renovation https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/265/2022/
measures in the North Adriatic Sea projects along the coast of the Emilia-Romagna
region (Italy) in terms of avoiding economic losses
from ESL inundation events under both current and
future conditions are estimated.
9. Economic Analysis of Climate-Proofing This report aims to describe the conduct of the cost- https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/
Investment Projects benefit analysis of climate-proofing investment 173454/economic-analysis-climate-proofing-
projects. It should not be understood as a substitute projects.pdf
but as a complement to ADB’s Guidelines for the
Economic Analysis of Projects (ADB 1997) with the
objective of highlighting the application of the
guidelines to the economic analysis of climate-
proofing investment projects.
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6.5 Buildings
Hazards Extreme
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Buildings
1. Vulnerability and Adaptation Levels of the The findings indicate that there is a great need to https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-
Construction Industry in Kenya to Climate initiate early warning systems, incorporate rigorous 3-319-93336-8_65.pdf
Change risk assessments to determine infrastructure
vulnerability levels, integrate adaptation measures
and strengths for infrastructure and buildings to
continue functioning in a changing planet, and avert
retrogression and mark-timing development-wise.
2. Adapting buildings The website contains new data resources and https://www.climatejust.org.uk/messages/adapting-
collates existing data and information into user- buildings
friendly summaries and guidance.
3. Green Building and Climate Resilience This report summarizes the most recent research https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/pdfs/student_w
on the likely impacts of climate change at various ork/planning/green_building_climate_resilience.pdf
scales: regional, neighbourhood, and site or
building. Also reported are predicted climate
changes by region, and wherever possible we
present a range of predicted future characteristics
in the categories of temperature, precipitation,
coastlines, air quality, and fires.
4. Climate Resiliency Design Guidelines The Guidelines provide step-by-step instructions on https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/orr/pdf/NYC_Climate
how to supplement historic climate data with _Resiliency_Design_Guidelines_v4-0.pdf
specific, regional, forward-looking climate change
data in the design of City facilities.
5. Estimating the benefits of Climate Resilient The present project aims to estimate the benefits of https://www.iclr.org/wp-
Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure the products to date and to characterize the content/uploads/2020/03/SPA-Climate-resiliency-
(CRBCPI) potential value of future projects under book.pdf
consideration. It quantifies benefits in terms of the
present value of avoided future economic and life-
safety losses, both in dollar terms and in terms of
lives saved and nonfatal injuries avoided. It also
describes less-tangible benefits in qualitative terms,
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Buildings
such as by characterizing the initiative’s contribution
to Canadians’ peace of mind and how the initiative
will facilitate better-informed, less-expensive
decision-making by smaller local governments.
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7. Gap analysis
This section includes a qualitative assessment of the impacts on the state and their gaps.
Impact Gaps
Kerala’s state action plan needs to prioritise disaster vulnerability indexes for each
Priority need for high-resolution data on projections of sea level rise
district and sector, as well as adaptation and mitigation plans. Each district is to be
and wave action for the state
ranked according to its vulnerability index and the types of disasters it faces.
Need for costs estimates of adaptation strategies Improved assessment of total costs (direct + indirect + intangible)
Analysis of the cross-sectoral effect of water and potential cascade effects to all
Water Supply
sectors
Flooding tipping points Tipping points for coastal flooding and adaptation are not explored in existing studies.
Regional SLR patterns Locally different sea-level rise is not considered in impact studies
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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR

General Climate Resilience Information

Initiatives and Standards

4.1 India-Specific Datasets

Regional Datasets (Rainfall and Temperature)

4. Minimum Temperature in Kerela A detailed dataset of the Minimum Temperature http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-

5. Precipitation in Kerela A detailed dataset of the Precipitation and http://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-

Note: Needs the software to process NetCDF

6.1 Transport (Terrestrial and water)

Transport (Terrestrial and Water)

Energy (including Energy generation and Transmission)

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