Climate Change Risk Assessment & Management Flashcards
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Which of the following best defines 'adaptive capacity' in the context of climate change vulnerability?
Answer: The ability of a system to adjust to climate change and cope with consequences
Adaptive capacity is the ability of systems, institutions, and communities to adjust to potential climate damage, exploit opportunities, or cope with consequences.
An organization applying ISO 31000 to climate risk management would most likely treat climate risk as:
Answer: An integrated component of the overall enterprise risk framework
ISO 31000 promotes integrating risk management across all organizational functions, and climate risk should be embedded within the broader enterprise risk framework.
The 'burning embers' diagram developed by the IPCC visually communicates:
Answer: Increases in climate-related risk across different levels of global warming
The burning embers diagram shows how risks in five categories—unique systems, extreme events, distribution of impacts, global aggregate impacts, and large-scale singular events—increase with temperature rise.
Which risk treatment strategy involves purchasing insurance or entering into financial instruments to offset climate losses?
Answer: Risk transfer
Risk transfer moves the financial consequences of a risk to a third party, such as an insurer or a financial market through instruments like catastrophe bonds.
In the context of climate risk, 'exposure' refers to:
Answer: The presence of people, infrastructure, or ecosystems in areas affected by climate hazards
Exposure is defined as the presence of people, livelihoods, species, or assets in places that could be adversely affected by climate hazards.
When assessing climate risks over a 30-year infrastructure project, which time horizon consideration is most critical?
Answer: Selecting climate scenarios that span the full asset lifespan under multiple warming trajectories
Long-lived infrastructure must be evaluated against multiple climate scenarios covering its full operational lifespan to avoid under-designing for future conditions.
Which concept refers to the point at which climate change impacts exceed the limits of natural or human adaptation?
Answer: Limits to adaptation
Limits to adaptation are the points beyond which existing adaptive actions can no longer prevent intolerable climate risks, either due to hard ecological constraints or soft socio-economic barriers.